Trademark Class 27 of Nice Classification - the complete guide

What is Trademark Class 27?

Trademark Class 27 covers floor coverings and related products. This includes carpets, rugs, mats, and linoleum flooring, as well as other materials used for floor protection and decoration.

Examples include area rugs, yoga mats, and vinyl flooring. Businesses in this class serve residential, commercial, and industrial markets.

Class 27 ensures proper trademark classification for goods enhancing indoor and outdoor spaces.

What are key features of Class 27?

Key features include decorative and functional floor coverings made from various materials, catering to aesthetic and practical needs.

Class 27 for trademarks: a brief description

Class 27 includes floor coverings and mats designed for residential, commercial, and industrial use. This class focuses on products that protect and enhance the appearance of floors while providing comfort and functionality.

Businesses in this category offer solutions for interior decoration, safety, and insulation.

Practical examples of Class 27

Examples include carpet manufacturers, yoga mat producers, and companies specializing in vinyl or linoleum flooring.

What Does Class 27 Include?

Class 27 mainly comprises various types of floor coverings and wall decorations. The items comprised in this class include, but are not limited to, carpets, mats, artificial surfaces, and wallpapers used in residences, commercials, and recreations.

Key Products in Class 27

This class also includes automobile carpets, which are designed to be used inside automobiles to provide comfort and protection. It also encompasses all types of mats, including but not limited to bath mats, door mats, gymnastic mats, and yoga mats, laid on the floor for functional and protective purposes in different environments.

Artificial grass is also catered for in Class 27, the specification of artificial grass that may be used either in sport fields, playgrounds, and landscaping. These surfaces have become popular for professional and recreational applications owing to their durability and natural appearance.

This class also includes wallpaper, such as textile wallpaper, used to ornament interior spaces. Such wall coverings enhance the aesthetics and ambiance, hence becoming an important feature in home and commercial design. Class 27 covers a wide range of flooring and wall decoration products to ensure correct classification for trademark protection.

Trademark Class 27 does not include

While Class 27 covers a wide range of floor coverings and wall decorations, certain products that may seem related are explicitly excluded and classified under different trademark classes. These exclusions primarily include flooring materials, heated carpets, and textile-based decorative items.

For example, metal floors, floorings, and floor tiles are classified under Class 6, whereas non-metallic flooring, such as ceramic tiles and wood flooring, are to be classified under Class 19. Again, even geotextiles, a product of first usage in building and construction civil engineering, is being put into Class 19 since their functions are functional rather than decorative.

Additional Exclusions

Certain other specialized products are also excluded from Class 27. For instance, electrically heated carpets, insofar as they incorporate heating elements, are classified in Class 11, as an electrical apparatus, rather than as a floor covering. Mats specifically designed to be used with infant playpens are classified in Class 20, since they are accessories relating to furniture and not to floor coverings in general.

Also, textile wall hangings are not classified under Class 27 but under Class 24, since they relate to the goods of textile and fabric rather than to wallpaper or coverings for walls. Such exclusions are important to ensure that companies classify their products in the right trademark class, hence classifying them correctly and offering legal protection.

Full list of goods or services

270003 — artificial turf,  
270001 — bath mats,  
270015 — carpet underlay,  
270010 — carpets for automobiles / automobile carpets,  
270011 — carpets* / rugs*,  
270008 — door mats,  
270002 — floor coverings,  
270026 — floor mats for vehicles,  
270025 — floor mats of rubber,  
270019 — floor mats, fire-resistant, for fireplaces and barbecues,  
270004 — gymnastic mats / gymnasium mats,  
270014 — linoleum floor coverings,  
270023 — linoleum tiles [floor coverings],  
270017 — mats of woven rope for ski slopes,  
270006 — mats*,  
270012 — non-slip mats,  
270024 — prayer mats,  
270009 — reed mats,  
270021 — tatami mats,  
270022 — textile wallcoverings,  
270018 — textile wallpaper,  
270016 — vinyl floor coverings,  
270013 — wall hangings, not of textile,  
270007 — wallpaper,  
270020 — yoga mats.