Class 22: Ropes and string

Nice Classification goods class, NCL 13-2026.

Class heading

Ropes and string; nets; tents and tarpaulins; awnings of textile or synthetic materials; sails; sacks for the transport and storage of materials in bulk; padding, cushioning and stuffing materials, except of paper, cardboard, rubber or plastics; raw fibrous textile materials and substitutes therefor

Explanatory note

Class 22 includes mainly canvas and other materials for making sails, rope, padding, cushioning and stuffing materials and raw fibrous textile materials.

This class includes, in particular:

  • cords and twines made of natural or artificial textile fibres, paper or plastics
  • commercial fishing nets, hammocks, rope ladders
  • vehicle covers, not fitted
  • certain sacks and bags not otherwise classified by function or purpose, for example, mesh bags for washing laundry, body bags, mail bags
  • packaging bags of textile
  • animal fibres and raw textile fibres, for example, animal hair, cocoons, jute, raw or treated wool, raw silk

This class does not include, in particular:

  • metal ropes (Class 6)
  • certain nets and bags that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, safety nets (Class 9), luggage nets for vehicles (Class 12), garment bags for travel (Class 18), hair nets (Class 26), golf bags, nets for sports (Class 28)
  • strings for musical instruments (Class 15) and for sports rackets (Class 28)
  • packaging bags, not of textile, which are classified according to the material of which they are made, for example, packaging bags of paper or plastics (Class 16), of rubber (Class 17), of leather (Class 18)
  • padding and stuffing materials of paper or cardboard (Class 16), rubber or plastics (Class 17)

Common terms in Class 22

A sample of official terms from the WIPO alphabetical list. Search the full list in the Nice Class Finder.

  • animal feeding nets
  • animal hair
  • awnings of textile
  • body bags
  • brattice cloth
  • camel hair
  • camping swags
  • canvas for sails
  • car towing ropes
  • carded wool
  • coconut fibre
  • cocoons
  • combed wool
  • cotton tow
  • dust sheets
  • eiderdown
  • esparto grass
  • fleece wool
  • hammocks
  • hemp bands
  • hemp fibres
  • horsehair
  • jute
  • kapok
  • laundry bags
  • liber
  • linters
  • mail bags
  • nets
  • nets for camouflage

Indicative only. Classification and specifications should be confirmed by an attorney before filing. This is general information, not legal advice.