Trademark Class 27: Carpets and Floor Coverings
Carpets, rugs, mats and matting; linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; and wall hangings (non-textile).
What Class 27 covers in practice.
Class 27 covers products laid over or fixed onto floors and walls that already exist: carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and vinyl floor coverings, and wallpaper, including textile wallpaper. The explanatory note names mats for particular uses, such as bath mats, door mats, gymnastic mats and yoga mats, along with automobile carpets and artificial turf. Wall hangings belong here only when they are not made of textile.
The test is whether the product is a covering added to a finished surface. Floors and floor tiles themselves, wooden floor boards and wall tiles are building materials in Class 19, or Class 6 if made of metal. Electrically heated carpets are Class 11, mats for infant playpens are Class 20, and textile wall hangings are Class 24. Carpet and rug weavers, dhurrie and handloom mat makers, yoga-mat brands, car-accessory sellers and wallpaper importers are typical Indian filers.
Not in Class 27
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Floor tiles, parquet and wooden floor boards Class 19 ↗
The Class 27 note sends floors, floorings and floor tiles not of metal, and wooden floor boards, to Class 19 as building materials.
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Electrically heated carpets Class 11 ↗
The Class 27 note sends electrically heated carpets to Class 11 with heating apparatus.
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Mats for infant playpens Class 20 ↗
The Class 27 note excludes mats for infant playpens, which are listed in Class 20 alongside playpens.
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Textile wall hangings and tapestries Class 24 ↗
The Class 27 note sends wall hangings of textile to Class 24; Class 27 only covers wall hangings not of textile.
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Vehicle seat covers Class 12 ↗
Car floor mats are Class 27 as floor coverings, but seat covers for vehicles are a Class 12 term.
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Yoga blocks, straps and wheels Class 28 ↗
Only the mat is a floor covering; other yoga accessories are sporting articles listed in Class 28.
What actually falls under Class 27.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 27 people actually search for.
Artificial turf
Bags adapted for yoga mats
Yoga mat bags are listed in Class 27, unlike most bags, which are Class 18.
Bath mats
Bath mats are Class 27, while towels and bath linen are Class 24.
Carpet underlay
Carpets and rugs
Floor mats for vehicles
Car mats and automobile carpets are Class 27, while seat covers for vehicles are Class 12.
Flooring mats
Prayer mats and meditation mats
Reed mats
Textile wallcoverings
Textile wallcoverings and textile wallpaper stay in Class 27, while textile wall hangings and tapestries are Class 24.
Vinyl and linoleum floor coverings
Vinyl laid over an existing floor is Class 27; floors and floor tiles not of metal are Class 19.
Wall hangings, not of textile
Wall hangings of textile, including tapestries, are Class 24.
Wallpaper
Yoga mats / exercise mats
Yoga mats and gymnastic mats are Class 27 as floor coverings; the Class 27 explanatory note names both. Yoga blocks, straps and wheels, and gym machines, are Class 28.
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 27.
Class 27. Floor mats for vehicles and automobile carpets are listed there because they are floor coverings. Other car accessories follow their own function: seat covers for vehicles are Class 12, and dashboard mats adapted for holding phones are Class 9. A car-accessories brand selling both mats and seat covers needs Class 27 and Class 12.
It depends on whether the product is a covering or the floor itself. Vinyl floor coverings, linoleum and carpets laid over an existing floor are Class 27. Floors, floor tiles, parquet flooring and wooden floor boards not of metal are building materials in Class 19, and metal floor tiles are Class 6. A flooring business selling both types should cover Classes 19 and 27.
Only the bag. Bags adapted for yoga mats are listed in Class 27 alongside the mats. Yoga blocks, yoga straps, yoga wheels and yoga swings are Class 28 sporting articles, and yoga towels and yoga blankets are Class 24. A yoga-accessories brand selling the full kit typically needs Classes 24, 27 and 28, plus Class 25 for yoga clothing.
No. Class 27 covers wall hangings that are not of textile, plus wallpaper and wallcoverings, including textile wallpaper. Wall hangings of textile and tapestries used as wall hangings are Class 24. So a printed fabric hanging is Class 24, while textile wallpaper pasted onto the wall stays in Class 27. A home-decor brand selling both should file in each class.
No. Mats for infant playpens and reusable baby changing mats are Class 20, disposable nappy changing mats for babies are Class 5, and electrically heated carpets are Class 11. Baby gyms are Class 28. Plain carpets, rugs and floor mats without these special uses stay in Class 27, so describe each product by its actual use.
Carpets, rugs, mats and matting; linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; and wall hangings (non-textile).
Common examples include: Artificial turf, Bags adapted for yoga mats, Bath mats, Carpet underlay, Carpets and rugs, Floor mats for vehicles, Flooring mats, Prayer mats and meditation mats.
Artificial turf falls under Trademark Class 27 — Carpets and Floor Coverings.
Bags adapted for yoga mats falls under Trademark Class 27 — Carpets and Floor Coverings. Yoga mat bags are listed in Class 27, unlike most bags, which are Class 18.
Bath mats falls under Trademark Class 27 — Carpets and Floor Coverings. Bath mats are Class 27, while towels and bath linen are Class 24.
Carpet underlay falls under Trademark Class 27 — Carpets and Floor Coverings.
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