Trademark Class 28 of Nice Classification - the complete guide

What is Trademark Class 28?

Trademark Class 28 covers goods related to toys, games, and sporting equipment. This class is essential for businesses producing or distributing products designed for play, recreation, or physical activities.

Examples include manufacturers of board games, toy companies, and sporting goods producers.

Class 28 ensures proper trademark classification for products catering to leisure and entertainment markets.

What are key features of Class 28?

Key features include recreational and entertainment products designed for individual or group use, as well as equipment for physical activities.

Class 28 for trademarks: a brief description

Class 28 includes a diverse range of goods, from toys and board games to sporting equipment and gym apparatus. It serves industries focusing on entertainment, physical fitness, and leisure activities.

Products in this class cater to individuals of all ages, offering fun, fitness, and mental engagement.

Practical examples of Class 28

Examples include toy manufacturers, fitness equipment brands, and producers of outdoor recreational gear.

What Does Class 28 Include?

Goods Falling under Class 28: Toys, Games, and Sports Equipment  

Class 28 primarily consists of toys, games, sports equipment, and amusements. In this class comes novelty items for entertainment and even some decorative accessories in relation to holiday celebrations, especially for Christmas trees.

Key Products in Class 28

The class takes in amusement and game apparatus, including controllers and accessories to play games. It categorizes novelty toys for parties and celebrations, like carnival masks, paper party hats, confetti, party poppers, and Christmas crackers-those things that really lighten the atmosphere of a celebration.

Other goods in this class include any hunting and fishing equipment. The list, in this regard, includes fishing rods, landing nets for fishermen, decoys, and hunting game calls that assist consumers in enjoying the outdoors. These goods fall under Class 28 because they are considered for use in leisure and sports, rather than in industrial or professional contexts.

This class also includes a wide variety of sports and games equipment. It includes equipment for competitive sports, recreational games, and traditional games, to make sure everything for physical exercise and entertainment falls under Class 28.

Trademark Class 28 does not include

Class 28 Exclusions: Ornaments, Apparatus, and Specialized Sports Equipment

Whereas Class 28 basically covers toys, games, and sporting goods, some items, which might be considered to relate to the aforementioned class, are specifically excluded from this class and are found under other trademark classes. Generally, these products involve items for purposes other than illumination, protection, or special tools used in sport and outdoor activities.

The goods excluded from class 28 have to be: for example Christmas tree decorations like candles (which are in class 4); electric lights will go into Class 11 while confectionery and chocolate being foodstuffs fall into class 30 but are excluded, as they clearly are not games or toys as such. Further illustration is found in the absence of diving gear in this Class 9 which is technical rather than sporting, for instance.

Other Exclusions

Certain products used for sport and play are also classified elsewhere. For instance, sex toys and love dolls are classified under Class 10, since they are considered medical or personal care apparatus. Gymnastics and sports clothing is classified under Class 25, as clothes are categorized as fashion items and not as sports equipment.

Further, various protective and functional items in respect of sport and outdoor activities are not classified in Class 28. Protective helmets, goggles and mouthguards for sports are classified in Class 9, and sporting firearms in Class 13. Gymnasium mats are in Class 27, while some fishing and hunting apparatus, such as hunting knives, harpoons (Class 8), hunting firearms (Class 13) and commercial fishing nets (Class 22) are classified according to their principal function rather than their recreational purpose. These exclusions are important in that they ensure enterprises register their products in appropriate trademark classes for correct legal protection.

Full list of goods or services

280284 — abdomen protectors for sports,  
280268 — action figures,  
280273 — adhesive abdominal exercise belts, electric, for muscle stimulation,  
280189 — amusement machines, automatic and coin-operated,  
280128 — apparatus for games,  
280129 — appliances for gymnastics,  
280216 — arcade video game machines,  
280008 — archery implements,  
280002 — artificial fishing bait,  
280096 — artificial snow for Christmas trees,  
280201 — ascenders [mountaineering equipment],  
280196 — athletic supporters [sports articles],  
280234 — baby gyms,  
280114 — backgammon games,  
280166 — bags especially designed for skis,  
280261 — bags especially designed for surfboards,  
280280 — balance bicycles [toys],  
280220 — ball pitching machines,  
280275 — ball-jointed dolls [BJD],  
280011 — balls for games,  
280030 — balls for playing boules games,  
280075 — bar-bells,  
280141 — baseball gloves,  
280015 — batting gloves [accessories for games],  
280039 — bells for Christmas trees,  
280019 — billiard balls,  
280122 — billiard cue tips,  
280121 — billiard cues,  
280021 — billiard markers,  
280013 — billiard table cushions,  
280123 — billiard tables,  
280178 — bingo cards,  
280154 — bite indicators [fishing tackle],  
280155 — bite sensors [fishing tackle],  
280001 — bladders of balls for games,  
280078 — board games,  
280026 — bob-sleighs,  
280044 — body-building apparatus / strength training apparatus,  
280177 — bodyboards,  
280244 — boomerangs,  
280031 — bowling apparatus and machinery,  
280263 — bowling balls,  
280007 — bows for archery,  
280032 — boxing gloves,  
280025 — building blocks [toys],  
280041 — building games,  
280165 — butterfly nets,  
280195 — camouflage screens [sports articles],  
280029 — candle holders for Christmas trees,  
280003 — caps for pistols [toys],  
280270 — card games,  
280090 — carnival masks,  
280020 — chalk for billiard cues,  
280055 — chess games,  
280056 — chessboards,  
280051 — chest expanders [exercisers] / exercisers [expanders],  
280206 — chips for gambling,  
280027 — Christmas crackers [party novelties],  
280120 — Christmas tree stands,  
280006 — Christmas trees of synthetic material,  
280080 — clay pigeon traps,  
280101 — clay pigeons [targets],  
280142 — climbers' harness,  
280124 — coin-operated billiard tables,  
280266 — cone markers for sports,  
280192 — confetti,  
280105 — conjuring apparatus,  
280217 — controllers for game consoles,  
280224 — controllers for toys,  
280040 — counters [discs] for games,  
280094 — creels [fishing traps],  
280047 — cricket bags,  
280074 — cups for dice,  
280067 — darts,  
280082 — decoys for hunting or fishing / lures for hunting or fishing,  
280050 — dice,  
280052 — discuses for sports,  
280179 — divot repair tools [golf accessories] / pitch mark repair tools [golf accessories],  
280088 — dolls,  
280085 — dolls' beds,  
280103 — dolls' clothes,  
280016 — dolls' feeding bottles,  
280086 — dolls' houses,  
280104 — dolls' rooms,  
280054 — dominoes,  
280057 — draughtboards / checkerboards,  
280049 — draughts [games] / checkers [games],  
280230 — drones [toys],  
280221 — dumb-bells,  
280009 — edges of skis,  
280287 — educational games,  
280143 — elbow guards [sports articles],  
280276 — electric muscle stimulation bodysuits for sports,  
280193 — electronic targets,  
280264 — exercise weights,  
280274 — external cooling fans for game consoles,  
280157 — fairground ride apparatus,  
280132 — fencing gauntlets / fencing gloves,  
280131 — fencing masks,  
280130 — fencing weapons,  
280262 — fidget toys,  
280076 — fish hooks,  
280279 — fishing gaffs,  
280084 — fishing lines,  
280083 — fishing tackle,  
280247 — flippers for diving,  
280093 — flippers for swimming,  
280069 — floats for fishing,  
280158 — flying discs [toys],  
280070 — foosball tables,  
280079 — games,  
280282 — gaming keyboards,  
280202 — gaming machines for gambling,  
280283 — gaming mice,  
280072 — gloves for games,  
280259 — golf bag tags,  
280225 — golf bag trolleys / golf bag carts,  
280061 — golf bags, with or without wheels,  
280034 — golf clubs,  
280153 — golf gloves,  
280277 — grip tapes for rackets,  
280107 — gut for fishing,  
280033 — gut for rackets,  
280227 — gyroscopes and flight stabilizers for model aircraft,  
280267 — hand clappers [noisemaker toys],  
280256 — hand-held consoles for playing video games,  
280127 — hang gliders,  
280167 — harness for sailboards,  
280048 — hockey sticks,  
280272 — hoops for exercise incorporating measuring sensors,  
280159 — horseshoe games,  
280180 — hunting game calls,  
280099 — ice skates,  
280182 — in-line roller skates,  
280249 — inflatable games for swimming pools,  
280168 — jigsaw puzzles,  
280228 — joysticks for video games,  
280190 — kaleidoscopes,  
280286 — kick pads for martial arts,  
280037 — kite reels,  
280036 — kites,  
280144 — knee guards [sports articles],  
280060 — landing nets for anglers,  
280043 — machines for physical exercises,  
280160 — mah-jong,  
280023 — marbles for games,  
280222 — masks [playthings],  
280169 — masts for sailboards,  
280223 — matryoshka dolls,  
280232 — needles for pumps for inflating balls for games,  
280064 — nets for sports,  
280045 — novelty toys for parties,  
280062 — novelty toys for playing jokes,  
280119 — ornaments for Christmas trees, except lights, candles and confectionery,  
280199 — pachinkos,  
280226 — paddleboards,  
280170 — paintball guns [sports apparatus],  
280171 — paintballs [ammunition for paintball guns] [sports apparatus],  
280204 — paper party hats,  
280146 — paragliders,  
280012 — party balloons,  
280240 — party poppers [party novelties],  
280118 — percussion caps [toys] / detonating caps [toys],  
280183 — piñatas,  
280254 — play tents,  
280271 — playground sandboxes,  
280257 — playhouses for children,  
280191 — playing cards,  
280161 — plush toys,  
280235 — plush toys with attached comfort blanket,  
280210 — poles for pole vaulting,  
280243 — portable games and toys incorporating telecommunication functions,  
280215 — portable games with liquid crystal displays,  
280285 — printed lottery tickets,  
280258 — protective cups for sports,  
280229 — protective films adapted for screens for portable games,  
280147 — protective paddings [parts of sports suits],  
280233 — pumps specially adapted for use with balls for games,  
280184 — punching bags,  
280087 — puppets / marionettes,  
280097 — quoits,  
280081 — rackets / bats for games,  
280077 — rattles [playthings],  
280092 — reels for fishing,  
280185 — remote-controlled toy vehicles,  
280239 — rhythmic gymnastics ribbons,  
280005 — ring games,  
280014 — rocking horses,  
280035 — rods for fishing,
280098 — roller skates,  
280250 — roller skis,  
280059 — rollers for stationary exercise bicycles,  
280186 — rosin used by athletes,  
280181 — roulette wheels,  
280126 — sailboards,  
280198 — scale model kits [toys],  
280091 — scale model vehicles,  
280194 — scent lures for hunting or fishing,  
280115 — scooters [toys],  
280207 — scratch cards for playing lottery games,  
280100 — seal skins [coverings for skis],  
280046 — shin guards [sports articles],  
280116 — shuttlecocks,  
280148 — skateboards*,  
280260 — skeleton sleds,  
280066 — ski bindings,  
280251 — ski sticks / ski poles,  
280252 — ski sticks for roller skis / ski poles for roller skis,  
280110 — skis,  
280022 — skittles,  
280106 — skittles [games] / ninepins,  
280113 — sleds [sports articles],  
280149 — slides [playground equipment],  
280188 — sling shots [sports articles],  
280203 — slot machines [gaming machines],  
280288 — smart toys,  
280175 — snow globes,  
280197 — snowboards,  
280187 — snowshoes,  
280162 — soap bubbles [toys],  
280109 — sole coverings for skis,  
280112 — spinning tops [toys],  
280150 — spring boards [sports articles],  
280174 — starting blocks for sports,  
280017 — stationary exercise bicycles,  
280042 — strings for rackets,  
280208 — stuffed toys,  
280125 — surf skis,  
280172 — surfboard leashes,  
280102 — surfboards,  
280212 — swimming belts,  
280213 — swimming jackets,  
280205 — swimming kickboards,  
280238 — swimming pool air floats,  
280095 — swimming pools [play articles],  
280248 — swimming webs / webbed gloves for swimming,  
280010 — swings,  
280156 — table-top games,  
280111 — tables for table tennis,  
280038 — targets,  
280151 — teddy bears,  
280173 — tennis ball throwing apparatus,  
280065 — tennis nets,  
280089 — theatrical masks,  
280117 — toy air pistols,  
280242 — toy dough,  
280219 — toy figures,  
280265 — toy glow stick bracelets for parties,  
280237 — toy imitation cosmetics,  
280145 — toy mobiles,  
280218 — toy models,  
280278 — toy musical instruments,  
280058 — toy pistols,  
280241 — toy putty,  
280231 — toy robots,  
280163 — toy vehicles,  
280004 — toys for pets,  
280024 — toys*,  
280269 — trading card games,  
280245 — trading cards for games,  
280209 — trampolines,  
280236 — tricycles for infants [toys],  
280164 — twirling batons,  
280255 — video game consoles,  
280214 — video game machines,  
280246 — waist trimmer exercise belts,  
280211 — water wings,  
280152 — waterskis,  
280176 — weight lifting belts [sports articles],  
280281 — weight vests for physical training purposes,  
280253 — yoga swings.