Trademark Class 18: Leather Goods

According to NICE Classification, Trademark Class 18 is opted to register a trademark for leather goods.

The NICE Classification was established in 1957 by NICE Agreement, and it divides marks into 45 different classes by Goods and Services (Classes 1-34 for Goods and Classes 35-45 for Services). The purpose of these classifications is to allow users to seek to trademark a goods or services into classes most appropriate to their business.

TM Class 18 includes mainly leather, leather imitations, travel goods not included in other class and saddlery.

Why Should We Opt For TM Class 18?

You would choose Trademark Class 18 if you were registering for:

• Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other classes animal skins, hides
• Trunks and travelling bags
• Umbrellas and parasols
• Walking sticks
• Whips, harness and saddlery

You would not use Trademark Class 18 if you were registering for:

• Clothing (Class 25- Clothing, Footwear, Headgear)
• Footwear (Class 25- Clothing, Footwear, Headgear)
• Headgear (Class 25- Clothing, Footwear, Headgear)

Related Classes

A related trademark class is one that is related to another class; this is due to the Indian Trademark Office (ITO has determined that applicants registering within Class 18 may register in these other classes too.

If you are not sure while choosing Class 18 for your product, you also consider the following “Related Classes”: Class 25- Clothing, Class 14- Precious Metals, Class 35- Advertising and Business Services, Class 44- Medical and vet services and Class 42- Science and Technology.

Example of Class 18 includes AMERICAN TOURISTER under Class 16 and Class 18, PATAGONIA under Class 18 and Class 25.

Trademark Registration fees also vary on bases of the Class system. You must pay a separate registration fee for each class of goods and services that you want to register. For instance, if you are going to register a trademark for Chemicals in Class 1 and Rubber in Class 17, you should pay two separate fees.

It is necessary to choose the correct class at the time of registering a trademark, if you register a trademark in the wrong class, you must start the registration process from the beginning.

List of All Goods Covered Under TM Class 18

• Sausage skins and imitations thereof, gut for making sausages.

• Umbrellas and parasols, umbrellas handles, umbrellas, umbrellas covers, umbrellas sticks, umbrellas or parasol ribs, umbrella rings, parasols, frames for umbrellas or parasols.

• Walking sticks, mountaineering sticks/ alpenstocks, walking stick seats, canes/walking sticks, walking stick handles/walking canes handles.

• Luggage, bags, wallets and other carriers, wheeled shopping bags, vanity cases, valises, trunks [luggage], travelling trunks, travelling sets [leatherware], travelling bags, tool bags of leather, suitcases, suitcase handles, slings for carrying infants, sling bags for carrying infants, shopping bags, school bags/school satchels, rucksacks/backpacks, purses, pouches] of leather, pouch baby carriers, pocket wallets, of leather, of leather, not fitted, net bags for shopping, music cases, key cases, haversacks, hat boxes of leather, handbags, handbag frames, garment bags for travel, game bags [hunting accessories], for packaging/pouches, for packaging/envelopes, for packaging, empty, chain mesh purses, card cases [notecases], briefcases, boxes of vulcanised fibre, beach bags, bags for sports, bags for climbers, bags for campers, bags [envelopes, bags, attaché cases.

• Leather and imitation leather, pelts and hides, and goods made thereof, valves of leather, unworked or semi-worked, trimmings of leather for furniture/leather trimmings for furniture, straps for soldiers' equipment, straps for skates, shoulder belts [straps] of leather/bandoliers/leather shoulder belts/leather shoulder straps, other than for cleaning purposes/skins of chamois, other than for cleaning purposes, of leather or leatherboard, of leather, of leather, of leather, moleskin [imitation of leather], leatherboard, leather twist/leather thread, leather straps/leather thongs, leather laces, leather, kid, imitation leather, goldbeaters' skin, girths of leather, furniture coverings of leather, fur/fur-skins, for springs/casings, for plate springs, curried skins, coverings of skins [furs], chin straps, chamois leather, cattle skins, casings, cases, butts [parts of hides], boxes of leather or leather board, animal skins/pelts.

• Saddlery, whips and animal apparel, whips, traces [harness], straps of leather [saddlery], stirrups, stirrup leathers, saddlery, saddle trees, riding saddles, reins, parts of rubber for stirrups, pads for horse saddles, nosebags [feed bags], muzzles, leather leashes/leather leads, knee-pads for horses, horseshoes, horse collars, horse blankets, harness straps/harness traces, harness for animals, harness fittings, halters/head-stalls, fastenings for saddles, covers for horse-saddles/saddle cloths for horses, covers for animals/clothing for pets, collars for animals, cat o' nine tails, bridoons, bridles [harness], blinkers [harness]/blinders [harness], bits for animals [harness].