Trademark class 14: jewellery & watches
Class 14 covers precious metals and their alloys, jewellery including imitation jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones, and watches, clocks and other chronometric instruments.
Updated
- Class
- 14
- Type
- Goods
- Commonly confused with
- Classes 9, 26, 18, 20, 25
What class 14 covers
Precious metals and their alloys; jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments.
Jewellery and watch brands, precious metal and gemstone dealers, and makers of key rings, cufflinks and jewellery boxes.
Classes confused with class 14
- Class 9, software & electronics: Smart wearables. Smartwatches are class 9 because their main function is electronic; mechanical and quartz watches are class 14.
- Class 26, haberdashery: Non-jewellery adornments. Charms not for jewellery or key rings, hair accessories and haberdashery trimmings are class 26; jewellery charms are class 14.
- Class 18, leather goods: Leather goods. Bags, wallets and leather accessories are class 18 even when made of exotic leather; purses and handbags stay in class 18 whatever their material.
- Class 20, furniture: Decorative objects. Statues and ornaments are classified by material: works of art in precious metal are class 14, in wood, wax or plaster they are class 20.
- Class 25, clothing & footwear: Wearable goods. Clothing, footwear and headwear stay in class 25 even when decorated with precious materials.
Classes filed alongside class 14
- Class 18, leather goods: Bags and leather accessories in the same line.
- Class 25, clothing & footwear: Apparel collections.
- Class 35, advertising & business: Jewellery and watch retail operations.
- Class 3, cosmetics & cleaning: Fragrance and cosmetics lines.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Watches, clocks and chronometric instruments are class 14. Smartwatches are class 9 because their primary function is electronic rather than horological.
Yes. Imitation and paste jewellery is class 14 alongside fine jewellery; the class covers adornment, not just precious materials.
Mostly. Key rings and key chains with a trinket or decorative fob, their charms, and split rings of precious metal are class 14. Plain split rings for keys are class 6 in common metal and class 20 when not of metal.
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