Trademark class 28: games & toys

What class 28 covers

Games, toys and playthings; video game apparatus; gymnastic and sporting articles; decorations for Christmas trees.

Toy and board game brands, video game hardware makers, sporting goods manufacturers, and fishing and hunting equipment suppliers.

Classes confused with class 28

• Class 9, software & electronics: Software and protective gear. Downloadable game software is class 9, as are protective helmets, goggles and mouthguards for sports; consoles and physical games are class 28.
• Class 25, clothing & footwear: Sportswear. Clothing for gymnastics and sports is class 25; the equipment used to play is class 28.
• Class 13, firearms & fireworks: Real weapons. Sporting and hunting firearms are class 13; toy weapons and hunting accessories like decoys are class 28.
• Class 27, floor coverings: Mats. Gymnasium and yoga mats are class 27 floor coverings; the gym equipment used on them is class 28.
• Class 22, ropes & fibre: Fishing gear. Commercial fishing nets are class 22; angling rods, reels and artificial bait for sport fishing are class 28.

Classes filed alongside class 28

• Class 9, software & electronics: Game software and companion apps.
• Class 25, clothing & footwear: Sportswear and team merchandise.
• Class 41, education & entertainment: Gaming, coaching and event services.
• Class 16, paper & printed matter: Rulebooks, trading cards and printed materials.

Monitoring class 28 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.