Lace and Embroidery
A comprehensive guide to Class 26 of the Trademark Filing Classification. Trademarks must be applied or registered under classes and each class represents a distinct class of goods or services. In this post, we comprehensively cover the goods which fall under Class 26 of trademark classification.
Trademark Class 26 pertains to lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers.
The following goods are also classified under Class 26:
-Slide fasteners.
Trademark Class 26 includes mainly dressmakers’ articles.
The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 26:
-Certain special types of hooks;
-Certain special types of needles;
-Yarns and threads for textile use.
A
appliqués [haberdashery]
artificial flowers
artificial fruit
artificial garlands
artificial plants
B
badges for wear, not of precious metal
beads, other than for making jewelry / beads, other than for making jewellery
belt clasps
binding needles
birds’ feathers [clothing accessories]
blouse fasteners / dress body fasteners
bobbins for retaining embroidery floss or wool [not parts of machines]
bodkins
bows for the hair
boxes for needles
braids
brassards / arm bands [clothing accessories]
brooches [clothing accessories]
buckles [clothing accessories]
buttons*
C
chenille [passementerie]
collar supports
competitors’ numbers
cords for clothing
cords for rimming, for clothing
corset busks / whalebones for corsets
D
darning needles
darning lasts
decorative articles for the hair
E
edgings for clothing
elastic ribbons
embroidering crochet hooks
embroidery / fancy goods [embroidery]
expanding bands for holding sleeves
eyelets for clothing
F
false beards
false hair
false hems
false moustaches
fastenings for clothing
fastenings for suspenders / fastenings for braces
feathers [clothing accessories]
festoons [embroidery]
frills [lacework]
frills for clothing
fringes
G
gold embroidery
H
haberdashery*, except thread
hair bands
hair grips / bobby pins
hair curling pins
hair barrettes / hair slides
hair pins
hair nets
hair colouring caps / hair coloring caps
hair curling papers
hair extensions
hair curlers, other than hand implements
hat ornaments, not of precious metal
heat adhesive patches for repairing textile articles
heat adhesive patches for decoration of textile articles [haberdashery]
hook and pile fastening tapes
hooks [haberdashery]
hooks for corsets
human hair
I
None
J
None
K
knitting needles
L
lace for edgings
lace trimmings / passementerie
letters for marking linen
M
mica spangles
monogram tabs for marking linen / numerals or letters for marking linen
N
needle cushions
needle cases
needles*
needles for wool combing machines
numerals for marking linen
O
ornamental novelty badges [buttons]
ostrich feathers [clothing accessories]
P
picot [lace]
pin cushions
pins, other than jewellery [jewelry (Am.)]
plaited hair / tresses of hair
prize ribbons
Q
None
R
reins for guiding children
ribbons [haberdashery]
rosettes [haberdashery]
rug hooks
S
saddlers’ needles
sewing needles
sewing boxes
sewing thimbles
shoe fasteners
shoe hooks
shoe laces
shoe ornaments, not of precious metal
shoe eyelets
shoe buckles
shoemakers’ needles
shoulder pads for clothing
shuttles for making fishing nets
silver embroidery
skirt flounces
snap fasteners
spangles for clothing
T
tapes for curtain headings
tassels [haberdashery]
tinsels [trimmings for clothing] / orsedew [trimmings for clothing]
top-knots [pompoms]
toupees
trimmings for clothing
trouser clips for cyclists
U
None
V
None
W
wigs
woollen laces
wreaths of artificial flowers
X
None
Y
None
Z
zip fasteners / slide fasteners [zippers] / zippers
zippers for bags / zip fasteners for bags