Trademark Class 18: Leather Products

Trademark Class 18 covers leather and travel-related items, including umbrellas, parasols, walking sticks, leather or imitation leather articles, animal skins, hides, trunks, traveling bags, whips, saddlery, and harnesses. This class provides comprehensive protection in these sectors.
Registration under Class 18 grants exclusive rights in the leather goods industry. It secures your products—leather goods, travel accessories, and saddlery—against copying, allowing you to market them uniquely in both domestic and international markets.
Class 18 protection is essential for businesses manufacturing or distributing leather products and travel accessories. It prevents competitors from encroaching on your market and enhances your brand’s differentiation.
Class 18 protection is renewable every 10 years, ensuring your brand remains fresh and secure, providing long-term stability and protection.

Here are the Items under Class 18

Sausage skins and imitations thereof	gut for making sausages.
Umbrellas and parasols	frames for umbrellas or parasols, parasols, umbrella rings, umbrella or parasol ribs, umbrella sticks, umbrella covers, umbrella handles, umbrellas.
Walking sticks	canes/walking sticks, mountaineering sticks/alpenstocks, walking stick seats, walking stick handles/walking cane handles.
Luggage, bags, wallets and other carriers	attaché cases, bags for sports, bags for climbers, bags for campers, bags [envelopes, pouches] of leather, for packaging/envelopes, of leather, for packaging/pouches, of leather, for packaging, bags, beach bags, boxes of vulcanised fibre, briefcases, card cases [notecases], chain mesh purses, game bags [hunting accessories], garment bags for travel, handbag frames, handbags, hat boxes of leather, haversacks, key cases, music cases, net bags for shopping, pocket wallets, pouch baby carriers, purses, rucksacks/backpacks, school bags/school satchels, shopping bags, sling bags for carrying infants, slings for carrying infants, suitcase handles, suitcases, tool bags of leather, empty, travelling bags, travelling trunks, travelling sets [leatherware], trunks [luggage], valises, vanity cases, not fitted, wheeled shopping bags.
Leather and imitation leather, pelts and hides, and goods made thereof	animal skins/pelts, boxes of leather or leather board, butts [parts of hides], cases, of leather or leatherboard, casings, of leather, for springs/casings, of leather, for plate springs, cattle skins, chamois leather, other than for cleaning purposes/skins of chamois, other than for cleaning purposes, chin straps, of leather, coverings of skins [furs], curried skins, fur/fur-skins, furniture coverings of leather, girths of leather, goldbeaters' skin, imitation leather, kid, leather laces, leather straps/leather thongs, leather twist/leather thread, leather, unworked or semi-worked, leatherboard, moleskin [imitation of leather], shoulder belts [straps] of leather/bandoliers/leather shoulder belts/leather shoulder straps, straps for soldiers' equipment, straps for skates, trimmings of leather for furniture/leather trimmings for furniture, valves of leather.
Saddlery, whips and animal apparel	bits for animals [harness], blinkers [harness]/blinders [harness], bridles [harness], bridoons, cat o' nine tails, collars for animals, covers for horse-saddles/saddle cloths for horses, covers for animals/clothing for pets, fastenings for saddles, halters/head-stalls, harness straps/harness traces, harness for animals, harness fittings, horse collars, horse blankets, horseshoes, knee-pads for horses, leather leashes/leather leads, muzzles, nose bags [feed bags], pads for horse saddles, reins, riding saddles, saddle trees, saddlery, stirrup leathers, stirrups, parts of rubber for stirrups, straps of leather [saddlery], traces [harness], whips.

Related (Coordinated) Classes: Class 14 - Precious Metals, Class 25 - Clothing, Class 35 - Advertising and Business Services, Class 42 - Science and Technology Services, and Class 44 - Medical and Vet Services.

NOTE: Class 18 is NOT used if you are registering:

Clothing
Footwear
Headgear.

FAQ's

Class 18 primarily covers leather and imitations of leather, and goods made from these materials such as bags, wallets, and saddlery, but does not include clothing, footwear, or headgear.

Yes, travel items including suitcases, backpacks, and handbags are included in Class 18.

Umbrellas, parasols, and walking sticks, along with their parts like handles and ribs, are covered under Class 18.

Items like horse blankets, saddles, and other animal apparels fall within the scope of Class 18.

Leather used for making furniture coverings can be trademarked under Class 18.

Personal leather goods such as wallets, key cases, and card cases are included in Class 18.

Cases specifically designed for musical instruments, if made of leather or imitation leather, fall under Class 18.

Leather straps and belts primarily designed as fashion accessories or for holding tools are covered by Class 18, but those intended as clothing items might be classified elsewhere.

Trademark Class 18: Leather Products

Here are the Items under Class 18

Sausage skins and imitations thereof

Umbrellas and parasols

Walking sticks

Luggage, bags, wallets and other carriers

Leather and imitation leather, pelts and hides, and goods made thereof

Saddlery, whips and animal apparel

Related (Coordinated) Classes: Class 14 - Precious Metals, Class 25 - Clothing, Class 35 - Advertising and Business Services, Class 42 - Science and Technology Services, and Class 44 - Medical and Vet Services.

NOTE: Class 18 is NOT used if you are registering:

Clothing

Footwear

Headgear.

FAQ's

What types of products are included in Trademark Class 18?

Are travel goods like suitcases and backpacks registered under Class 18?

Can umbrellas and walking sticks be trademarked in Class 18?

Are animal apparels such as horse blankets part of Class 18?

Can leather used for furniture coverings be registered in Class 18?

Are items like wallets and key cases included in Class 18?

Can musical instrument cases made of leather be registered under Class 18?

Are leather straps and belts for clothing included in Class 18?

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