INTERNATIONAL CLASS 24

(Fabrics and textile goods)

GENERAL SCOPE OF CLASS 24: Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; beds and table covers.

1. SEARCHING:

Searching by coordinated class:

024[cc] – 023, 025, 026, 035, 042, A, B, 2000

2. IDENTIFICATION ISSUES:

Some general wording is allowed in Class 24. The following wording is acceptable:

· Afghans

· Barbecue mitts

· Bath linen

· Bed blankets

· Bed linen

· Bolting cloth

· Calico

· Cloth banners

· Cotton fabric

· Covers for cushions

· Curtains

· Eiderdowns

· Golf towels

· Handkerchiefs

· Linen

· Mattress covers

· Sail cloth

· Shrouds

· Suede fabric

· Table linen

· Textile napkins

· Upholstery fabrics

Indefinite and unacceptable wording includes the following:

· Fabrics (unless the applicant indicates the material composition or use of the fabric, e.g. fabric for use in the manufacture of clothing)

· Textiles (unless the applicant indicates the material composition or use of the textiles, textiles for use in the manufacture of clothing)

· Textiles in the piece

· Woven (or unwoven) fabric

· Fabric made from natural or synthetic fibers

· Banners or flags (unless the applicant specifies that they are made of cloth, although golf flags are in Class 28 regardless of material composition)

· Napkins (unless applicant specifies that the goods are made of cloth or textiles)

· Blankets and sheets

More on Terminology in ID’s:

· Electric blankets for medical purposes are in Class 10

· Electric blankets not for medical purposes are in Class 11

· Horse blankets are in Class 18

· Fire blankets are in Class 9

· Insulating blankets for hot water heaters are in Class 17

· Pillows are in Class 20

3. REGISTERED TRADEMARKS:

· DACRON – U.S. Registration Nos. 0555085 and 0554811

· ARNEL – U.S. Registration No. 0609202

· LYCRA – U.S. Registration Nos. 0673321; 0673601; 2114474; and 2184938

· GORE-TEX - U.S. Registration Nos. 0945828; 1600992; 1621319 and others

· KEVLAR - U.S. Registration Nos. 0984031; 1920932; 2032497

· CELANESE - U.S. Registration Nos. 0179796; 0240681; 0786224; and 0834807

· FORTREL - U.S. Registration No. 0702735

· MYLAR – U.S. Registration No. 0559948

· VELCRO - U.S. Registration Nos. 0661700; 1027417; 1091889

4. POSSIBLE DECEPTIVE WORDING RELATING TO MATERIAL CONTENT:

· Cotton

· Silk

· Wool – and wool related terms, e.g. cashmere, vicuna, guanaco, angora, mohair, pashmina, shahtoosh, camel, merino, lamb

· Down

· Hide or Hyde

· Leather

· Goose (must be goose down)

· Linen

· Hemp

· Micro-fiber

· Micro Dernier

If a mark contains any of the above wording, then the identification of goods must be amended to indicate that the goods are made wholly or substantially in part of the material named. An acceptable identification would be: duvet made substantially in part of silk; linen bed sheets. If the term is a separable element of the mark, then the word must be disclaimed. If the goods are not made at least in part of the material named in the mark, then registration must be refused under Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act [see form paragraph Q22-2] and 2(e)(1) as deceptively misdescriptive [see form paragraphs Q31 and Q31-1 to 3]. This applies equally to foreign words which identify the material or animal skin named. See also In re Shapely, Inc., 231 USPQ 72 (TTAB 1986); In re Budge Manufacturing Co. Inc., 8 USPQ2d 1259 (Fed. Cir. 1988).

5. POSSIBLE DECEPTIVE WORDING RELATING TO GEOGRAPHIC LOCALE:

HARRIS TWEED - Under the terms of the British Board of Trade and the Federal Trade Commission, Harris Tweed refers only to woolen fabric made from virgin Scottish wool and hand-woven on the Islands of the Outer Hebrides, including among others the Islands of Harris and Lewis. The Woolmark Company Glossary, at www.wool.com/glossary/hglossary.html

TASMANIA may be deceptive for goods made of wool not from Tasmania.