Trademark class

What trademark class is furniture in?

Furniture falls in Class 20, furniture, and depending on what exactly you sell it can also fall in Class 37 or Class 35 or Class 40. Everything below is read from the USPTO's own list of accepted descriptions, not from an opinion about where it belongs.

The short answer

Searching the USPTO Trademark ID Manual for furniture returns 400 accepted descriptions, and most of them sit in Class 20. The manual is the list of identifications the office has already approved, so wording taken from it is pre-approved and settles the class at the same time.

The class follows from the identification you write, so "what class am I in" is really "what exactly do you sell". How the class system works covers the rest.

Class 20 · Furniture

Furniture, mattresses, mirrors, or picture frames.

232 accepted descriptions in the manual mention furniture. For example:

Pet furniture
Lawn furniture
Patio furniture
Furniture frames
Furniture chests
Custom furniture
Furniture moldings
Bathroom furniture
Furniture partitions
Cabinets [furniture]
Living room furniture
Furniture for motor homes
Saw benches being furniture
Non-metal furniture casters

Class 37 · Construction & repair

You build, install, clean, or repair things like buildings, vehicles, or equipment.

35 accepted descriptions in the manual mention furniture. For example:

Furniture repair
Repair of furniture
Furniture varnishing
Furniture restoration
Furniture maintenance
Painting of furniture
Furniture upholstering
Furniture installation

Class 35 · Retail, ads & business

You run a store, sell advertising or marketing, or provide business and office services.

21 accepted descriptions in the manual mention furniture. For example:

Second hand dealerships featuring furniture
Procurement, namely, purchasing {specify goods or services, e.g., weapons, office furniture} for others
Online retail store services rendered in a virtual environment featuring virtual goods, namely, furniture, for use in online virtual worlds
Retail store services featuring virtual goods, namely, {specify type, e.g., clothing, furniture, weapons, etc.} for use in online virtual worlds
Retail thrift stores featuring {indicate field of goods, e.g. clothing, furniture, household goods, wide variety of consumer goods of others, etc.}
Online retail store services rendered in a virtual environment featuring virtual goods, namely, {specify type, e.g., furniture, jewelry, sunglasses, etc.}
Online retail store services rendered in a virtual environment featuring physical goods, namely, {specify type, e.g., furniture, jewelry, sunglasses, etc.}
Pop-up retail store services featuring {indicate field of goods, e.g., clothing, furniture, household goods, wide variety of consumer goods of others, etc.}

Class 40 · Manufacturing & processing

You treat, process, or custom-make materials and goods for others.

20 accepted descriptions in the manual mention furniture. For example:

Custom manufacture of furniture
3D printing of furniture for others
Custom 3D printing of furniture for others
Custom manufacturing of furniture for others
Additive manufacturing of furniture for others
Custom additive manufacturing of furniture for others
Custom 3D printing of {indicate field of goods, e.g., toys, furniture, etc.}
3D printing of {indicate field of goods, e.g., toys, furniture, etc.} for others

Furniture appears in 4 classes because what you make, what it is made of and the service of selling it are separate classes. Pick the descriptions above that match what you actually do.

Making furniture is Class 20; a shop or online store that sells it is retail store services (Class 35), and a business that does both files in both.

Furniture, mirrors and frames. This class runs on what the thing is rather than what it is made of, which is why metal furniture is here while metal pipes are Class 6.

The class decides what a registration covers; it does not decide whether the name is available. Relatedness is judged on the identifications, so a conflict can sit in a class you never looked at: the same name in a different industry.

Check whether your name is clear for furniture Searches the live USPTO register, including sound-alike and meaning-alike names. First search $2, then $5.

Other things in Class 20

bench chair shelving

Common questions

What trademark class is furniture in?

Furniture sits in Class 20, furniture. That is where the USPTO's own ID Manual puts it: 232 accepted descriptions mentioning furniture fall in Class 20. Depending on exactly what you sell it can also fall in Class 37 or Class 35 or Class 40.

Do I have to file in more than one class?

You file in every class you actually use the mark in, and the USPTO charges its fee per class. Selling a product and also running an online store for it is two classes, not one. Filing in classes you do not use is worse than filing in too few: an application has to be supported by real use or a genuine intent to use.

Does the class decide whether my name is available?

No. The class decides what a registration covers. Availability turns on whether someone already holds a similar mark for related goods, and relatedness is judged on what the identifications say rather than on the class number, so marks in different classes can still conflict.

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