Any business claiming to be the trademark owner can apply for trademark registration under the Trademarks Act, 1999. Not only businesses but any person, including individuals, companies, sole proprietors, or any legal establishment, can register their trademark in India. Trademarks can be a brand name or a brand logo representing the business. It also includes specific numeric combinations, names, and surnames representing the person's work.
Registering a trademark has various benefits, including protecting your brand value and goodwill. As per the relevant provisions of the Trademarks Act, 1999, trademarks are divided into certain classes for various goods and services. This trademark classification and hierarchy allows government officials to deal precisely with the trademarks list. One of the significant classes in the trademark classification is the class 20 trademark. The trademark class 20 includes the goods of certain categories related to furniture and plastic goods. Read on to know more about the goods included in class 20, also known as furniture trademark class and plastic class.
Did you know? There are a total of 45 trademark classes, out of which 34 trademark classes are for goods and 11 trademark classes are for services.
Also read: How to Check Trademark Status - Complete Procedure For Checking Trademark Status
Trademark Class 20 For Furniture and Plastic Goods
To register the trademark for your business, you must know the trademark classes and the goods or services included in the trademark classification. A total of 45 trademark classes are established, representing different types of goods and services in each class. Here, let’s look into class 20 and the goods that fall under this class.
The class 20 trademark covers the goods such as furniture, plastic goods, picture frames, goods of other items that do not come under any other class. These other items include wood, cane, horn, shell, whalebone, mother-of-pearl, ivory, wicker, bone, and meerschaum. The substitutes for these materials mentioned above are also included under class 20. Let’s look into class 20 as to which goods are included and are out of the ambit of this furniture trademark class and plastic class.
The goods included and classified under class 20 are as follows:
- Metal furniture and furniture used for camping
- Bedding materials such as mattresses, pillows, etc.
- Toilet mirrors, furnishing and looking glasses
- Registration number plates but not made of metal
- Letter boxes not made of metal or masonry
The goods that are out of scope and must NOT be classified under trademark class 20 are as follows:
- Specific types of mirrors; are classified based on their function and purpose
- Certain types of furniture for laboratories
- Special furniture used for medical purposes
- Bedding linen
- Eiderdowns
Extensive List of Goods Classified Under Trademark Class 20
The following goods must be classified under the class 20 trademark. Check out this extensive list of goods that are classified under trademark class 20 furniture, plastic goods, substitute materials, parts of the furniture and plastic materials, other types of goods that are not included in any other trademark classes, and more.
- 3D wall art (made of wood material)
- Air pillows, Air cushions and Air mattresses (not for medical purposes)
- Amberoid bars
- Amberoid plates
- Animal horns
- Animal claws
- Animal hooves
- Armchairs
- Adjustable beds
- Almirah mats
- Adjustable seat carriers
- Antique style furniture
- Baby changing tables
- Baby walkers
- Ball catches (not of metal)
- Bamboo
- Bamboo almirah
- Bamboo curtains
- Barrels (not of metal)
- Bamboo baskets (for industrial purposes)
- Barstools
- Bead curtains (for decoration)
- Bean bag beads
- Bed fittings (not of metal)
- Bed casters (not of metal)
- Bed frames of metal
- Bed rails
- Bedding (except linen)
- Beds for household pets
- Beds for birds
- Bentwood furniture
- Bed chairs
- Bedsteads made of wood material
- Beehives
- Benches (furniture)
- Benches used for work
- Binding screws for cables (not of metal)
- Bins (not of metal)
- Bolsters
- Bolts (not of metal)
- Blinds
- Blanking plugs
- The book rests (furniture)
- Bottle racks
- Bone carvings
- Bottle caps (not of metal)
- Bottle closures (not of metal)
- Bottle casings of wood
- Booster seats
- Broom handles (not of metal)
- Brush mountings
- Box springs
- Busts of wood, wax or plastic
- Cabinets (Furniture)
- Cabinetwork
- Cases/bins/boxes (wood or plastic)
- Cask stands (not of metal)
- Camp beds
- Cask hoops/barrel hoops (not of metal)
- Casks of wood for decanting wine
- Chests of drawers
- Cane furniture
- Chests for toys
- Chopping blocks (tables)
- Card index tables
- Clips for cables and pipes (not made of metal)
- Closures for containers
- Clothes hooks
- Coat hangers
- Coat stands
- Coffin fittings (not of metal)
- Chaise lounges
- Claws
- Collars for fastening pipes (not of metal)
- Closets
- Comb foundations for beehives
- Containers for liquid fuel (not of metal)
- Collecting tins (non-metallic)
- Containers (not of metal)
- Computer tables
- Coral
- Console tables
- Corks for bottles
- Costume stands
- Cots / bassinettes / cradles
- Covers for clothing [wardrobe]
- Crates
- Cupboards
- Countertops
- Curtain rings
- Curtain holders (not made of textile materials)
- Curtain rollers
- Curtain fittings
- Curtain rails
- Curtain tie-backs
- Curtain rods
- Curtain hooks
- Cylinders for gas (not metal)
- Cushions
- Deck chairs
- Decorative mirrors
- Decorations of plastic for foodstuffs
- Desks
- Decorative mobiles
- Dinner wagons (furniture)
- Decorative wood boxes
- Display boards
- Desk units
- Dining chairs
- Display stands
- Divans
- Dish Cabinets
- Dog kennels
- Door fittings (not of metal)
- Door handles/bolts/bells/knockers (not of metal)
- Doors for furniture
- Display partitions
- Dowels (not of metal)
- Drawing tables
- Drafting tables
- Dressers
- Drain traps
- Dressing tables
- Easy-chairs
- Edgings of plastic for furniture
- Egg trays (plastic)
- Electric baby cradles
- Embroidery hoops
- Fans for personal use (non-electric)
- Figurines (wood, wax, plaster or plastic)
- Feather beds
- Figurines of ivory/bone/resin
- Filing cabinets
- Fire guards
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- Fishing baskets
- Fire screens
- Flagpoles
- Fishing tools
- Floating containers (not of metal)
- Fitted furniture
- Fixing bolts/nails/plugs (non-metallic)
- Flower-pot pedestals
- Flower stands (furniture)
- Floating inflatable seats
- Fodder racks
- Folding beds
- Footstools
- Freestanding partitions
- Footrests
- Furniture partitions
- Fuel cans
- Furniture casters (non-metallic)
- Furniture Shelves
- Garment covers used for storage purposes
- Glass knobs
- Gazing globes
- Gravity catches
- Gun racks
- Hairdresser’s chairs
- Hampers
- Hand fans
- Hand-held mirrors
- Handling pallets (not of metal)
- Hat hooks
- Hat stands
- Head-rests
- Hinges (not of metal)
- Headboards
- Honeycombs
- High stools
- Horn
- Hospital beds
- Hooks for clothing
- House numbers (not of metal)
- Hydrostatic (water) beds (not for medical purposes)
- Identification bracelets/tags (not of metal)
- Index cabinets
- Indoor blinds
- Infant beds
- Infant walkers
- Inflatable neck support cushions
- Inflatable furniture
- Imitation foods comprised of plastic
- Ivory, unworked or semi-worked
- Jewellery organizer displays
- Joints for furniture
- Japanese style cushions/low desks/floor seats
- Jerrycans (non-metallic)
- Kennels for household pets
- Key holders
- Knife handles (not of metal)
- Kick step
- Knobs (not of metal)
- Kimono racks
- Kneeling stools
- Ladders of wood or plastics
- Labels of plastic
- Latches (not of metal)
- Letter boxes (non-metallic)
- Lecterns
- Library shelves
- Loading pallets (not of metal)
- Loading gauge rods for railway waggons
- Lockers
- Library shelves
- Locks for vehicles
- Locker mirrors
- Louvre blinds
- Locks (other than electric)
- Magazine racks
- Mailboxes
- Massage tables
- Mats (removable)
- Mannequins
- Mats for infant playpens
- Mattresses
- Meat case furniture
- Meat chests (not of metal)
- Massage tables
- Medicine cabinets
- Mosaic tables
- Meerschaum
- Mattress pads
- Mirror tiles
- Mobile boarding stairs for passengers
- Metal bedsteads
- Mouldings for picture frames
- Mooring buoys (not of metal)
- Mother-of-pearl, unworked or semi-worked
- Metal hat racks
- Nameplates
- Neck pillows
- Nesting boxes for household pets
- Newspaper display stands
- Nuts (not of metal)
- Nightstands
- Non-metal bins/bottle caps/buoys/barrels
- Office furniture
- Oil drainage containers
- Ottomans
- Oyster shells
- Packaging containers of plastic
- Padded furniture
- Plastic decoration items
- Paper blinds
- Padlocks (non-metallic)
- Pet cushions
- Pallets
- Picture frames
- Pillows
- Paper blinds
- Plastic cover for shelves
- Placards of wood or plastics
- Parasol stands
- Partitioning of metal
- Pet crates/cushions
- Plaited straw
- Plastic key cards (not encoded and non-magnetic)
- Piano benches
- Picnic tables
- Plate racks
- Plugs/Poles, not of metal
- Pulleys of plastics for blinds
- Racks (furniture)
- Rattan
- Rails
- Reeds (plaiting materials)
- Reels for flexible hoses (not of metal, non-mechanical)
- Reservoirs
- Rods for net curtains/beds
- Rings
- Rollers
- Rivets (not of metal)
- Saw horses
- Saddle racks
- Saw benches (furniture)
- School furniture
- Sash pulleys
- Scratching posts for cats
- Screens (furniture)
- Screw tops for bottles
- Scented coat hangers
- Scythe handles (not of metal)
- Seats of metal
- Sections of wood for beehives
- Screens of reed
- Settees
- Screw rivets/nuts/inserts/eyes/spikes
- Shelves for filing-cabinets
- Seat pads
- Shoe organisers
- Shoulder poles (yokes)
- Shop shelvings
- Sideboards
- Show shelves
- Signboards of wood or plastics
- Silvered glass (mirrors)
- Shower chairs
- Slatted indoor blinds
- Sleeping bags for camping
- Side tables
- Sleeping pads/sleeping mats
- Slanted shelves
- Sofas
- Stag antlers
- Sleeping mats
- Stair rods
- Sneeze guards
- Stakes for plants or trees
- Sofa beds
- Standing desks
- Split cane flower sticks
- Stands for calculating machines
- Stackable furniture
- Statues of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
- Stair rods
- Staves of wood
- Step stools (non-metallic)
- Sun loungers
- Steps (ladders)
- Swivel stools/chairs/stands
- Stoppers
- Straw mattresses
- Surfboard display racks
- Straw plaits/edgings
- Suction pads
- Stuffed animals
- Table tops
- Tables of metal
- Table leaves
- Tea carts
- Taps for casks (not of metal)
- Temporary casters
- Tent pegs
- Throw pillows
- Tie racks
- Toolboxes/handles
- Toy chests
- Tortoiseshell imitation
- Towel dispensers
- Transportable beds
- Tree protectors
- Transport pallets
- Trestles
- Trophies
- Trolleys for computers
- Turnbuckles
- Typing desks/shelves for typewriters
- Tuns
- Umbrella stands
- Urns
- Upholstered convertible furniture
- Valves
- Vanity units
- Vats (not of metal)
- Venetian blinds
- Wall-mounted diaper changing platforms
- Wall sofas
- Washstands
- Wardrobes
- Water-pipe valves of plastic
- Water beds
- Wickerwork
- Wax statutes
- Wind chimes (decoration)
- Wicker baskets
- Window fittings
- Wig stands
- Wood ribbon
- Wooden bins
- Works of art (wood, wax, plaster or plastic)
- Wooden ladders
- Woven timber blinds (furniture)
- Woven timber blinds
- Writing desks
- Wooden sticks for holding ice cream/candy
- Yellow amber
Also read: What Are Trademark Classes? Explained in Detail Along with Trademark Class List
Conclusion
This article is intended to cover everything you need to know about the trademark class 20 classification. The extensive list of class 20 trademarks containing the goods of furniture, plastic and other items might also include different types of materials as recommended by the law. The extensive list of class 20 trademarks containing the goods of furniture, plastic, and other items might also have different types of materials as recommended by the law.
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