Class 26: Lace and embroidery
Nice Classification goods class, NCL 13-2026.
Class heading
Lace and embroidery, and haberdashery ribbons and bows; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers; hair decorations; false hair
Explanatory note
Class 26 includes mainly dressmakers' articles, natural or synthetic hair for wear, and hair adornments, as well as small decorative items intended to adorn a variety of objects, not included in other classes.
This class includes, in particular:
- wigs, toupees, false beards
- barrettes, hair bands
- ribbons and bows being haberdashery or used as hair decorations, made of any material
- ribbons and bows for gift wrapping, not of paper
- hair nets
- buckles, zippers
- charms, other than for jewellery, key rings or key chains
- artificial garlands and wreaths, including those incorporating lights
- certain articles for curling hair, for example, electric and non-electric hair curlers, other than hand implements, hair curling pins, hair curling paper
This class does not include, in particular:
- false eyelashes (Class 3)
- hooks being small items of metal hardware (Class 6) or hardware, not of metal (Class 20), curtain hooks (Class 20)
- certain special types of needles, for example, tattoo needles (Class 8), needles for surveying compasses (Class 9), needles for medical purposes (Class 10), needles for pumps for inflating balls for games (Class 28)
- hand implements for curling hair, for example, curling tongs, eyelash curlers (Class 8)
- hair prostheses (Class 10)
- jewellery charms, charms for key rings or key chains (Class 14)
- certain ribbons and bows, for example, paper ribbons and bows, other than haberdashery or hair decorations (Class 16), rhythmic gymnastics ribbons (Class 28)
- yarns and threads for textile use (Class 23)
- Christmas trees of synthetic material (Class 28)
Common terms in Class 26
A sample of official terms from the WIPO alphabetical list. Search the full list in the Nice Class Finder.
- artificial fruit
- belt clasps
- binding needles
- blouse fasteners
- bodkins
- bra extenders
- brassards
- buckles for bags
- buttons
- clasps for bags
- collar stays
- corset busks
- crochet hooks
- darning lasts
- darning needles
- elastic ribbons
- embroidery
- false beards
- false hair
- false hems
- fringes
- gold embroidery
- hair bands
- hair barrettes
- hair extensions
- hair grips
- hair nets
- hair pins
- hat trimmings
- hatbands
Indicative only. Classification and specifications should be confirmed by an attorney before filing. This is general information, not legal advice.