Trademark class 26: haberdashery

What class 26 covers

Lace and embroidery, and haberdashery ribbons and bows; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers; hair decorations; false hair.

Haberdashery and sewing-notion brands, hair accessory and extension makers, fastener producers for zips and buttons, and artificial flower suppliers.

Classes confused with class 26

• Class 3, cosmetics & cleaning: Body cosmetics. False eyelashes are class 3 cosmetics; false hair, wigs and hair decorations are class 26.
• Class 14, jewellery & watches: Jewellery. Charms for jewellery, key rings and key chains are class 14; charms for other objects are class 26.
• Class 23, yarns & threads: Yarns and threads. Sewing threads are class 23; the needles, ribbons and other notions used with them are class 26.
• Class 10, medical devices: Medical hair. Hair prostheses and needles for medical purposes are class 10; wigs and sewing needles are class 26.
• Class 8, hand tools: Hand implements. Curling tongs, eyelash curlers and tattoo needles as hand implements are class 8; hair curlers and pins are class 26.
• Class 16, paper & printed matter: Paper goods. Paper ribbons and bows for gift wrapping are class 16; textile and other material versions are class 26.

Classes filed alongside class 26

• Class 25, clothing & footwear: Clothing lines that use the fastenings and trims.
• Class 23, yarns & threads: Threads and yarns in the same sewing range.
• Class 3, cosmetics & cleaning: Hair care and cosmetic products.
• Class 24, fabrics & textiles: Fabrics sold alongside notions.

Monitoring class 26 filings

Whatever classes your own mark is filed in, notolens scans all 45 Nice classes for conflicting filings rather than restricting monitoring to a selection. Trademark monitoring flags conflicting applications while they can still be opposed.