Trademark class 27: floor coverings

What class 27 covers

Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; wall hangings, not of textile.

Carpet, rug and mat brands, wallpaper and wall covering producers, artificial turf makers, and gym and yoga mat suppliers.

Classes confused with class 27

• Class 19, building materials: Floors vs coverings. Floorboards and floor tiles are building materials in class 19; products laid over the finished floor, like carpet and linoleum, are class 27.
• Class 24, fabrics & textiles: Textile walls. Wall hangings of textile are class 24; wallpaper and non-textile wall coverings are class 27.
• Class 11, lighting & heating: Heated floors. Electrically heated carpets are class 11 apparatus; ordinary carpets and rugs are class 27.
• Class 20, furniture: Mats for equipment. Mats for infant playpens are class 20; bath mats, door mats, gymnastic and yoga mats are class 27.

Classes filed alongside class 27

• Class 24, fabrics & textiles: Home textiles and fabric wall hangings.
• Class 19, building materials: Flooring materials under the same brand.
• Class 20, furniture: Furniture and home goods lines.
• Class 28, games & toys: Sports equipment alongside gym mats.

Monitoring class 27 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.