Trademark Class 26: Lace, Buttons and Fasteners
Lace and embroidery, and haberdashery ribbons and bows; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers; hair decorations; false hair.
What Class 26 covers in practice.
Class 26 covers dressmakers' articles and small decorative items: lace and embroidery, haberdashery ribbons and bows, buttons, hooks and eyes, zippers, buckles, pins and needles. It also covers hair goods, such as wigs, hair extensions, false beards, hair bands, barrettes, hair nets and hair curlers other than hand implements, along with artificial flowers, fruit, plants, garlands and wreaths, including garlands with built-in lights.
The explanatory note and the alphabetical list draw lines by material and function. Yarn and thread, including metal embroidery thread, are Class 23; false eyelashes are Class 3; curling tongs are Class 8; hair prostheses are Class 10; and charms, brooches or beads sold as jewellery are Class 14. Paper ribbons and bows that are not haberdashery are Class 16. In India, typical filers include button and zipper makers, saree lace and border manufacturers, wig and human-hair exporters, and makers of artificial flower decorations.
Not in Class 26
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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False eyelashes Class 3 ↗
The Class 26 note excludes false eyelashes, which sit in Class 3 with cosmetics.
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Yarn and embroidery thread Class 23 ↗
The Class 26 note sends yarns and threads for textile use to Class 23, which lists embroidery thread including thread of metal; only the finished lace or embroidery is Class 26.
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Curling tongs and hair straightening irons Class 8 ↗
The Class 26 note excludes hand implements for curling hair, which are Class 8, where hair straightening irons are also listed.
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Jewellery charms and beads for making jewellery Class 14 ↗
The Class 26 note sends jewellery charms to Class 14, and beads for making jewellery are also a Class 14 term; Class 26 keeps only the non-jewellery versions.
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Hair prostheses Class 10 ↗
The Class 26 note places hair prostheses in Class 10 as medical goods, while ordinary wigs stay in Class 26.
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Paper gift ribbons and bows Class 16 ↗
The Class 26 note excludes paper ribbons and bows, other than haberdashery or hair decorations, and places them in Class 16.
What actually falls under Class 26.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 26 people actually search for.
Artificial flowers (decorative)
Artificial garlands and wreaths
Garlands and wreaths that incorporate lights stay in Class 26; fairy lights for festive decoration sold on their own are Class 11.
Badges for wear, non-precious
Badges of precious metal are Class 14.
Beads, other than for making jewellery
Beads for making jewellery are Class 14.
Brooches (clothing accessories)
Brooches sold as jewellery are Class 14; Class 26 covers brooches as clothing accessories.
Buttons and fasteners
Embroidery / lace (finished decorative trim)
Hair accessories (clips, bands)
Hair curlers, electric and non-electric
Hair curlers that are not hand implements are Class 26; curling tongs and hair straightening irons are Class 8.
Heat adhesive decorative patches for textiles
Non-paper gift-wrap ribbons and bows
Paper ribbons and bows, other than haberdashery or hair decorations, are Class 16.
Sewing needles / pins (dressmaking)
Shoe laces
Shoe laces, shoe buckles and shoe trimmings are Class 26, not Class 25 with the footwear.
Tassels (haberdashery)
Wigs, hair extensions and human hair
Hair prostheses are Class 10, and false eyelashes are Class 3.
Zips / zippers
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 26.
Wigs, toupees, hair extensions, false beards and human hair are Class 26. Class 3 takes false eyelashes and the adhesives used to fix false hair or false eyelashes. Hair prostheses are Class 10. A salon-supply brand selling both wigs and wig adhesive would need Class 26 and Class 3.
It depends on the form in which it is sold. Lace trimmings, lace for edgings and edgings for clothing are Class 26 terms, as are gold embroidery and silver embroidery. Zari thread, as metallic thread for textile use, is Class 23, where thread of metal for embroidery is listed. Lace fabrics sold by the length are Class 24. A unit that sells both thread and finished borders needs Classes 23 and 26.
Both classes have them, split by what the item is. Brooches as clothing accessories, and badges for wear not of precious metal, are Class 26. Brooches sold as jewellery and badges of precious metal are Class 14. A brand that sells decorative garment brooches and also a jewellery line should cover both classes.
No. Zippers for bags, buckles for bags and clasps for bags are listed in Class 26, even though finished bags are Class 18. A component maker supplying bag and garment manufacturers files in Class 26 for its zippers, buckles and fasteners. Class 18 is for the brand that sells the finished handbags, luggage or wallets.
Artificial garlands and wreaths stay in Class 26 even when they incorporate lights; the Class 26 note says so directly. Fairy lights or string lights for festive decoration, sold on their own, are Class 11. A Diwali decoration brand selling both lit garlands and separate light strings would need Classes 26 and 11.
Lace and embroidery, and haberdashery ribbons and bows; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers; hair decorations; false hair.
Common examples include: Artificial flowers (decorative), Artificial garlands and wreaths, Badges for wear, non-precious, Beads, other than for making jewellery, Brooches (clothing accessories), Buttons and fasteners, Embroidery / lace (finished decorative trim), Hair accessories (clips, bands).
Artificial flowers (decorative) falls under Trademark Class 26 — Lace, Buttons and Fasteners.
Artificial garlands and wreaths falls under Trademark Class 26 — Lace, Buttons and Fasteners. Garlands and wreaths that incorporate lights stay in Class 26; fairy lights for festive decoration sold on their own are Class 11.
Badges for wear, non-precious falls under Trademark Class 26 — Lace, Buttons and Fasteners. Badges of precious metal are Class 14.
Beads, other than for making jewellery falls under Trademark Class 26 — Lace, Buttons and Fasteners. Beads for making jewellery are Class 14.
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