Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 20 in Japan

We have decided to start marketing our furniture.
First of all, we have prepared a stylish product name and logo for the “sofa,” and we would like to register it as a trademark so that others will not imitate us.

Then you need to remember to designate Class 20, which includes “Furniture”!
Class 20 includes many goods related to furniture and interior products! Let’s check it out.

In the future, we would like to develop products such as “cushions” and “carpets” that go with this sofa.
Can those also be designated in Class 20…?

Class 20 is a classification for furniture and plastic products

Class 20 includes mainly furniture and its parts, plastic products, and non-metal materials.
It may be easier to understand if you associate it with goods sold as interior products.

Goods included in Class 20 and Goods NOT included in Class 20.

List of main goods in Class 20.

The main goods included in Class 20 are listed below.
These goods can be designated by Amazing DX.

• meerschaum [raw or partly worked material]; yellow amber
• loading pallets, not of metal
• beehives [hive boxes or honeycombs]
• hairdresser's chairs; barbers' chairs
• valves of plastics, not including machine elements
• liquid storage tanks or reservoirs, not of metal or masonry; industrial water storage tanks, not of metal or masonry
• liquefied gas storage tanks, not of metal or masonry; gas storage tanks, not of metal or masonry
• containers for transport, not of metal
• curtain fittings; metal-substitute plastic fasteners; nails, wedges, nuts, screws, tacks, bolts, rivets and casters, not of metal; washers, not of metal, not of rubber or vulcanized fiber
• locks, non-electric, not of metal
• cushions [furniture]; Japanese floor cushions [Zabuton]; pillows; mattresses
• industrial packaging containers of wood [not including "corks nor wooden stoppers, lids and covers"]
• industrial packaging containers of bamboo
• industrial packaging containers of plastics [not including "plastic stoppers, lids, covers and bottles"]
• corks, plastics and wooden stoppers for industrial packaging containers; plastic and wooden lid and covers for industrial packaging containers
• embroidery frames and hoops
• bathroom stools
• nameplates and door nameplates, not of metal
• hand-held flagpoles, not of metal
• hand-held flat fans; hand-held folding fans
• stakes, not of metal, for plants or trees
• dog kennels; nesting boxes for small birds; beds for household pets
• step ladders and ladders, not of metal
• letter boxes [not of metal or masonry]
• hat hooks, not of metal
• hand-held supermarket shopping baskets, not of metal
• water tanks for household purposes, not of metal or masonry
• hanging boards [Japanese style pegboards using positional hooks]
• tool boxes, not of metal
• boxes, not of metal, for dispensing paper towels; towel dispensers, not of metal
• furniture
• indoor window blinds [shade] [furniture]; blinds of reed, rattan or bamboo [Sudare]; bead curtains for decoration; window shades
• wind chimes
• oriental single panel standing partition [Tsuitate]; oriental folding partition screens [Byoubu]
• benches
• advertising balloons; upright signboards of wood or plastics
• artificial model food samples
• prize cups of wood, wax, plaster or plastic; commemorative shields of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
• ritual equipment
• pocket mirrors; pocket mirror bags
• shoe dowels, not of metal; shoe pegs, not of metal; hobnails, not of metal
• cradles; infant walkers
• mannequins; costume display stands
• picture frames
• plaster sculptures; plastic sculptures; wooden sculptures
• standing photograph frames
• Japanese food wrapping sheets of wood as materials [Kyogi]; ferns [unworked or partly worked material]; bamboo, unworked or semi-worked; bamboo skins [unworked or partly worked material]; vines; rattan [unworked or partly worked material]; tree barks
• reeds [raw or partly worked material]; rushes [raw or partly worked material]; Onigaya hay [raw or partly worked material]; sedges [unworked or partly worked material]; vegetable aggregate for plaster [Susa]; wheat, barley or oat straw; rice straw
• tusks [raw or partly worked material]; whalebones; shells and crusts; artificial horns; ivory [unworked or partly worked material]; animal horns; animal teeth; tortoiseshells [unworked or partly worked material]; animal bone [unworked or partly worked material]
• coral [unworked or partly worked]

The above list of “the main goods included in Class 20” is just an example.
Let’s take a closer look at what other goods are included in Class 20 and what goods are not.

What should you do if you want to specify such items? (Goods included in Class 20)

Goods related to “furniture”

When you want to specify such a product in Amazing DX, please specify “furniture.”

For example,

Goods related to “ritual equipment”

When you want to specify such a product in Amazing DX, please specify “ritual equipment.”

For example,

Other goods included in Class 20

If you would like to specify the following goods or other items in Amazing DX, please contact our trademark attorneys via chat.

• curtain tie-backs
• shells
• animal claws
• tent pegs, not of metal
• stuffed animals
• camping mattresses
• sew-on tags of plastic for clothing

Goods NOT included in Class 20

Mirrors for special applications

• mirrors [optics] [class 9]
• mirrors for surgeons; mirrors for dentists [class 10]
• rearview mirrors [class 12]
• sighting mirrors for guns [class 13]

Materials or goods with a specific function or use

• beads for making jewellery [class 14]
• floor boards of wood [class 19]
• baskets for household purposes [class 21]
• cups of paper or plastic [class 21]
• reed mats [class 27]

Goods for outdoor use

• outdoor blinds of metal [class 6]
• outdoor blinds, not of metal or textile [class 19]
• outdoor blinds of textile [class 22]

I see, so goods with functions and uses other than interior design would be in a different class.

Right, it is necessary to designate a different class for the same product, depending on its function and use.

Other goods NOT included in Class 20

• bed linen [class 24]
• eiderdowns [down coverlets]; sleeping bags [class 24]
• carpets and rugs [class 27]
• wallpaper [class 27]

Isn’t “carpets and rugs” in Class 20!

File a trademark application, designating goods in Class 20!

Class 20 is a classification for furniture and its parts, plastic products, and materials other than metal. Please consider Class 20 first if you are an interior design manufacturer.

Amazing DX allows you to easily select your designated goods and services online.
First, please select as many goods and services as possible. After the search, it is easy to exclude the goods marked with “×” and search again.

If you are not sure which goods or services to select, please feel free to contact us via chat. Our attorneys specializing in trademarks will be happy to answer your questions.