Trademark Class 20: Furniture and Finished Wood/Plastic Goods
Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; containers, not of metal, for storage or transport; unworked or semi-worked bone, horn, whalebone or mother-of-pearl; shells; meerschaum; yellow amber; and certain goods of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum, substitutes for these materials, or plastic.
What Class 20 covers in practice.
Class 20 covers furniture of any material, including metal, together with mattresses, pillows, cushions and other bedding except linen, mirrors, picture frames, indoor window blinds, and containers not of metal for storage or transport, such as plastic crates, barrels and water tanks. It also includes small hardware not of metal, such as plastic screws, hinges and furniture fittings, and goods of wood, cane, bamboo, wicker, horn, bone, shell, amber or plastic not classified elsewhere. Statues and figurines of wood, wax, plaster or plastic are also here.
Goods of these materials move to another class when the list classifies them by purpose: wooden floor boards go to Class 19, household baskets and plastic cups to Class 21, and reed mats to Class 27. Bed linen is Class 24, laboratory furniture Class 9 and furniture for medical use, such as hospital beds, Class 10. Indian filers include furniture makers and showrooms, steel almirah and office-furniture brands, mattress and pillow companies, moulded plastic chair and crate manufacturers, plastic water-tank makers and cane, bamboo and woodcraft units.
Not in Class 20
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Bedsheets, pillow covers and quilts Class 24 ↗
The note sends bed linen and eiderdowns to Class 24; Class 20 keeps only the mattress, pillow or cushion itself.
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Hospital beds and medical furniture Class 10 ↗
The note excludes special furniture for medical use, and the Class 10 list includes hospital beds and dentists' armchairs.
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Plastic kitchen containers, cups and household baskets Class 21 ↗
The note sends baskets for domestic use and plastic cups to Class 21, which covers household and kitchen containers.
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Wooden flooring and floor boards Class 19 ↗
The note lists wooden floor boards among goods classified by purpose, and the Class 19 note covers building materials of wood.
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Outdoor blinds and awnings of textile Class 22 ↗
The note sends outdoor blinds of textile to Class 22 (of metal to Class 6, of other non-metal materials to Class 19); only indoor blinds stay in Class 20.
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Vehicle rearview mirrors Class 12 ↗
The note sends mirrors for specific uses elsewhere, with rearview mirrors in Class 12, while household and toilet mirrors stay in Class 20.
What actually falls under Class 20.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 20 people actually search for.
Air beds and camping mattresses
Air mattresses and air beds for medical purposes are Class 10.
Bamboo / cane furniture
Beds / bed frames
Cradles and baby cots
Curtain rods, rails and rings
The curtains themselves are Class 24.
Cushions / bolsters
Display stands and showcases
Furniture
Indoor window blinds
Outdoor blinds are Class 6, 19 or 22 depending on material.
Mattresses and pillows
Mirrors / picture frames
Office furniture
Pallets, not of metal
Plastic bottle caps and closures
Bottle caps and closures of metal are Class 6.
Plastic chairs / stools
Plastic crates and packaging containers
Household and kitchen containers are Class 21, and plastic packaging bags and pouches are Class 16.
Plastic water storage tanks
Class 20 lists tanks not of metal nor of masonry. Metal tanks are Class 6 and masonry tanks Class 19.
Sofas
Statues of wood, plaster or plastic
Plaster of Paris and resin idols are Class 20; clay or terracotta idols are Class 21, stone or marble Class 19, and brass Class 6.
Steel almirah / cupboards (metal)
An almirah is furniture, and furniture is Class 20 whatever it is made of, including metal. Class 6 keeps raw metal, metal building materials and fittings of metal for furniture, not the finished cupboard.
Wooden furniture fittings
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 20.
Mattresses, pillows, cushions and other bedding except linen are Class 20. The textile items used with them, such as bedsheets, pillowcases, mattress covers, quilts and bedspreads, are Class 24. Air mattresses and waterbeds made for medical purposes go to Class 10. A mattress brand that also sells bed linen usually files in both Class 20 and Class 24.
A plastic water storage tank falls under tanks not of metal nor of masonry, which are Class 20. Metal tanks are Class 6 and masonry tanks Class 19. Class 11 lists only particular tanks that work as part of an installation, such as pressure water tanks and flushing tanks, so an ordinary overhead storage tank stays in Class 20.
It depends on use. Containers not of metal for storage or transport, such as plastic crates, pallets, barrels and packaging containers of plastic, are Class 20. Containers for household or kitchen use, such as kitchen containers, lunch boxes and household dustbins, are Class 21. Plastic carry bags and packaging pouches are Class 16. A moulder making both industrial and kitchen ranges should cover both classes.
Plaster of Paris idols are Class 20, which lists statues and figurines of wood, wax, plaster or plastic and works of art of resin. Idols of clay, terracotta, porcelain or glass are Class 21, stone or marble Class 19, brass or other common metal Class 6, and gold or silver Class 14. A seller offering both PoP and clay idols should cover Classes 20 and 21.
Class 20 protects the brand used on the furniture itself. The Class 35 note says the sale of goods is not, by itself, a service, but it covers bringing together a variety of goods for the benefit of others so customers can view and buy them, in a retail store, wholesale outlet or website. A showroom or online store selling furniture from several makers should consider Class 35; a maker selling only its own range is protected mainly by Class 20.
Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; containers, not of metal, for storage or transport; unworked or semi-worked bone, horn, whalebone or mother-of-pearl; shells; meerschaum; yellow amber; and certain goods of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum, substitutes for these materials, or plastic.
Common examples include: Air beds and camping mattresses, Bamboo / cane furniture, Beds / bed frames, Cradles and baby cots, Curtain rods, rails and rings, Cushions / bolsters, Display stands and showcases, Furniture.
Furniture falls under Trademark Class 20 — Furniture and Finished Wood/Plastic Goods.
Mattresses and pillows falls under Trademark Class 20 — Furniture and Finished Wood/Plastic Goods.
Sofas falls under Trademark Class 20 — Furniture and Finished Wood/Plastic Goods.
Beds / bed frames falls under Trademark Class 20 — Furniture and Finished Wood/Plastic Goods.
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