Trademark Class 25 Search India: Clothing, Footwear and Headgear

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Class 25

Eligibility

What Cannot be Registered

List of Goods

Related Classes

FAQs

Trademark Class 25 - Overview

Trademark Class 25 covers clothing, headgear, and footwear. This class includes all the types of garments, hats, as well as shoes which makes the categories very diverse and offers an all-inclusive protection for your brand in the fashion as well as in the apparel sector.

Trademark Registration under Class 25 allows complete trademark rights to your brand identity in the clothing, headgear, and footwear industries. Therefore, this registration safeguards your products like clothing and footwear to accessories like hats from getting violated, thus making your brand unique both domestically and internationally. You can register different types of trademark under this class.

Class 25 trademark protection is a viable need in business manufacturing or distributing clothing and fashion products. It will prevent the competition from using your brand but simultaneously help you to have a strong market position, thus improving the distinct identity of your brand. This offers Class 25 of trademark with renewable protection every 10 years: thus, securing your brand for now and the future will continue to be protected and recognised.

What is a Trademark Class 25?

A Class 25 trademark covers clothing, footwear, and headgear. It includes garments such as shirts, dresses, jackets, suits, pants, and sweaters, along with accessories like shoes, sandals, caps, and hats. This class is essential for businesses in the fashion, apparel, and footwear industries. Whether for casual, formal, or sportswear, all types of clothing brands fall under Class 25. Companies manufacturing or retailing men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing, along with designers, should register under this class.

Eligibility for Trademark Class 25

Trademark Class 25 is for companies that design, manufacture, or sell clothing, footwear, and headgear. This class includes a wide variety of fashion products, such as casual wear, formal wear, sportswear, and accessories. It is important for businesses in the fashion, retail, and athletic apparel sectors because it protects the trademarks related to their products, ensuring that their designs and branding are legally protected.

Apparel Producers: Companies that manufacture shirts, pants, dresses, jackets, skirts, and other types of clothing for different markets, including casual, formal, and outerwear
Shoe Manufacturers: Companies that design and manufacture shoes, boots, sandals, sneakers, and other types of footwear for men, women, and children
Headgears: manufacturers of hats, caps, helmets, and others that are put on the head for fashion purposes, sports or for protection purposes
Athletic Wear and Sports Outfit Manufacturers: Companies whose speciality involves specialised clothing, shoes, for sporting and related physical activities and other performance outfit
Fashion House and Retail Businesses: Companies or firms that offer retailing business for fashionable attires and products. They produce their own label products for which they sell
Clothing Shirts, pant, dresses, skirts, and jacket, or others
Footwear includes shoes, boots, sandals, sneakers, among other footwear
Headgear; it comprises caps, helmets, hats, and all types of headwear
Athletic wear is clothing and shoes made specifically for the activity of doing physical performance.

What Cannot Be Registered Under Trademark Class 25

Trademark Class 25 mainly covers clothing, footwear, and headgear, but there are certain exclusions based on the nature and use of goods. Goods that fall under other trademark classes should be registered in the appropriate category to ensure successful registration and avoid delays or rejections. As per trademark class 25 description here are some of the key exclusions from Class 25:

Protective helmets, protective clothing against fire, surgical clothing and footwear (orthopaedic), and others fall into Class 9 or Class 10, since these are specific for functional or safety purposes.
Apparatus for Games; Sports Equipment; Surf-boards Baseball gloves, boxing gloves, and ice skates are in Class 28. This is a class that falls under sporting goods.
Class 11 or Class 12 shall cover electrically heated clothing, including electrically heated footmuffs for a pram or pushchair, which are generally regarded as apparatuses with a heating element as an integral component.
Shoe pegs, dowels, clasps, buckles, and zippers used in shoemaking or as fasteners for clothing are classified under Class 6, Class 20, or Class 26, depending on the material or specific function.
Bibs and handkerchiefs made of paper fall under Class 16, while textile handkerchiefs are categorised under Class 24
Pet clothes, which are garments designed exclusively for animals, are included in Class 18
Carnival masks, dolls' costumes, paper party hats, among other products fall in the category of Class 28 since such articles come under toys or novelty items.

Here are the Following Items in Detail That Are Covered Under Trademark Class 25

Headgear	bathing caps, berets, cap peaks, caps [headwear], hat frames [skeletons], hats, headgear for wear, mantillas, mitres [hats]/miters [hats], shower caps, skull caps, top hats, turbans, visors [headwear], wimples.
Clothing	aprons [clothing], ascots, babies' pants [clothing], bandanas [neckerchiefs], bath robes, bathing trunks/bathing drawers, bathing suits/swimsuits, beach clothes, belts [clothing], bibs, not of paper, boas [necklets], bodices [lingerie], brassieres, breeches for wear, camisoles, chasubles, clothing for gymnastics, clothing, clothing of imitations of leather, clothing of leather, coats, collar protectors, collars [clothing]/shoulder wraps, combinations [clothing], corselets, corsets [underclothing], cuffs/wristbands [clothing], cyclists' clothing, detachable collars, dress shields, dresses, dressing gowns, ear muffs [clothing], fishing vests, footmuffs, not electrically heated, fur stoles, furs [clothing], gabardines [clothing], garters, girdles, gloves [clothing], headbands [clothing], heelpieces for stockings, hoods [clothing], hosiery, jackets [clothing], jerseys [clothing], jumper dresses/pinafore dresses, knitwear [clothing], layettes [clothing], leggings [trousers], leggings [leg warmers]/leg warmers, liveries, maniples, masquerade costumes, mittens, money belts [clothing], motorists' clothing, muffs [clothing], neckties, outerclothing, overalls/smocks, overcoats/topcoats, pants/drawers [clothing], paper clothing, paper hats [clothing], parkas, pelerines, pelisses, petticoats, pocket squares, pockets for clothing, ponchos, pullovers/jumpers [pullovers], pyjamas/pajamas (Am.), ready-made linings [parts of clothing], ready-made clothing, saris, sarongs, sashes for wear, scarves/scarfs, shawls, shirt yokes, shirt fronts, shirts, short-sleeve shirts, singlets/sports jerseys, ski gloves, skirts, skorts, sleep masks, slips [undergarments], sock suspenders, socks, spats/gaiters, stocking suspenders, stockings, sweat-absorbent stockings, stuff jackets [clothing], suits, suspenders/braces for clothing [suspenders], sweat-absorbent underclothing [underwear]/anti-sweat underclothing/anti-sweat underwear, sweaters, teddies [undergarments], tee-shirts, tights, togas, trouser straps/gaiter straps, trousers, underpants, underwear/body linen [garments]/underclothing, uniforms, veils [clothing], waistcoats/vests, waterproof clothing, wet suits for water-skiing.
Footwear	bath sandals, bath slippers, beach shoes, boot uppers, boots, boots for sports, esparto shoes or sandals, fittings of metal for footwear, football shoes/football boots, footwear, footwear uppers, galoshes/goloshes, gymnastic shoes, half-boots, heelpieces for footwear, heels, inner soles, lace boots, non-slipping devices for footwear, sandals, shoes, ski boots, slippers, soles for footwear, sports shoes, studs for football boots, tips for footwear, welts for footwear, wooden shoes.

Related (Coordinated) Classes

Trademark Class 25 primarily deals with clothing, footwear, and headgear. However, there are related or coordinated classes that cover goods that may complement or be used alongside products in Class 25. These include:

Trademark Class 14 – Precious metals, jewelry, and watches, which may be worn in conjunction with clothing.
Trademark Class 18– Leather goods, including bags, wallets, and belts that often accompany clothing items.
Trademark Class 9– Eyewear and accessories like sunglasses, often coordinated with fashion apparel.
Trademark Class 35 – Retail services related to the sale of clothing, footwear, and headgear.
Trademark Class 28 – Sporting goods and equipment, including athletic wear and footwear for specific sports or activities.
Trademark Class 3 – Cosmetics and personal care products often used in conjunction with fashion and styling.

Looking to Register Your Trademark Under Class 25?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Trademark Class 25 is the trademark class for clothing encompassing clothing, footwear, and headgear. This includes a wide variety of apparel such as shirts, pants, dresses, skirts, and suits. It also covers footwear like shoes, boots, and sandals, as well as headgear including hats, caps, and scarves, broadly covering fashion-related goods.

Yes, sports and athletic wear are included under footwear Trademark Class. This category covers items like athletic shirts, pants, shorts, tracksuits, jerseys, and sports-specific footwear. These goods are designed for specific sports activities or physical exercises and are considered part of the clothing, footwear, and headgear classifications.

Yes, specialised footwear such as ski boots or hiking shoes can be registered under Trademark Class 25. This class includes all types of footwear, and items specifically designed for certain sports or outdoor activities, such as ski boots and hiking shoes, are appropriately categorised within this class.

Yes, accessories like belts and gloves are considered part of Trademark Class 25. Belts are often worn as part of clothing, and gloves are categorised as part of outerwear, both of which are included in the broader classification of clothing, footwear, and headgear under Class 25.

Yes, children's and infant's apparel is covered under Trademark Class 25. This includes clothing items such as baby clothes, toddler shirts, pants, dresses, and specialised footwear like baby shoes.

Yes, traditional and cultural clothing can be trademarked in Trademark Class 25. Items such as sarees, kimonos, dashikis, and other ethnic or cultural garments fall under the category of clothing in Class 25, as long as they are wearable garments and are used in fashion or daily life.

Headgear items like helmets are generally not included in Trademark Class 25. While Class 25 covers general fashion headgear, specialised protective headgear, such as helmets for sports or safety purposes, typically fall under a different class, such as Class 9 or Class 28, depending on their function.

Yes, Trademark Class 25 covers all types of outerwear, including coats and jackets. This category includes various types of outer garments such as winter coats, raincoats, blazers, trench coats, and jackets made from different materials, as these are considered part of the clothing section in Class 25.

Trademark Class 25 includes clothing, footwear, and headgear. Famous example includes Raymond, a leading brand in India, is renowned for its high-quality fabrics and tailored suits, specialising in formal men's wear.