Trademark Class 14 in Nepal — Jewellery & Watches (What It Covers & How to File)

NICE Class 14 covers precious metals and their alloys, jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones, and horological and chronometric instruments — watches and clocks. It is a goods class. In Nepal, where gold and silver ornaments carry deep cultural value, Class 14 is an important class; you register a Class 14 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in. One modern nuance: a traditional watch is Class 14, but a smartwatch is Class 9.

Key Takeaways

• Class 14 is the jewellery and watches class — precious metals, jewellery, gemstones, and watches and clocks.
• It includes imitation jewellery, cufflinks, tie pins, key rings, and watch and clock components.
• A traditional watch is Class 14, but a smartwatch is an electronic device in Class 9.
• It excludes cutlery of precious metal (Class 8), dental gold (Class 5), and artwork of non-precious materials (Classes 19–21).
• Nepal's gold and silver jewellers, gemstone dealers and watch retailers file in Class 14.
• Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.

What does Trademark Class 14 cover?

Class 14 covers precious metals and their alloys; jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones; and horological and chronometric instruments. The unifying idea is jewellery, precious materials and timepieces — gold, silver and platinum, finished ornaments (including imitation jewellery), loose gemstones, and watches and clocks with their component parts. Precious-metal boxes and works of art of precious metal also fall here, because they are classified by their precious-material nature rather than a separate function.

Full list of goods in Class 14

Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 14 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 107 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:

• Agates
• Alarm clocks
• Alloys of precious metal
• Amulets [jewellery] / amulets [jewelry]
• Anchors [clock- and watchmaking]
• Atomic clocks
• Badges of precious metal
• Barrels [clock- and watchmaking]
• Beads for making jewellery / beads for making jewelry
• Boxes of precious metal
• Bracelets [jewellery] / bracelets [jewelry]
• Bracelets made of embroidered textile [jewellery] / bracelets made of embroidered textile [jewelry]
• Brooches [jewellery] / brooches [jewelry]
• Busts of precious metal
• Cabochons
• Chains [jewellery] / chains [jewelry]
• Charms for key rings / charms for key chains
• Chess clocks
• Chronographs [watches]
• Chronometers
• Chronometric instruments
• Chronoscopes
• Clairvoyance pendulums
• Clasps for jewellery / clasps for jewelry
• Clock cases
• Clock hands
• Clocks
• Clocks and watches, electric
• Clockworks
• Cloisonné jewellery / cloisonné jewelry
• Coins
• Commemorative statuary cups of precious metal
• Control clocks [master clocks] / master clocks
• Copper tokens
• Crucifixes as jewellery / crucifixes as jewelry
• Crucifixes of precious metal, other than jewellery / crucifixes of precious metal, other than jewelry
• Cuff links
• Dials [clock- and watchmaking]
• Diamonds*
• Earrings
• Figurines of precious metal / statuettes of precious metal
• Gold thread [jewellery] / gold thread [jewelry]
• Gold, unwrought or beaten
• Hat jewellery / hat jewelry
• Ingots of precious metals
• Iridium
• Ivory jewellery / ivory jewelry
• Jet, unwrought or semi-wrought
• Jewellery / jewelry
• Jewellery boxes / jewelry boxes
• Jewellery charms / jewelry charms / charms for jewellery / charms for jewelry
• Jewellery findings / jewelry findings
• Jewellery for pets / jewelry for pets
• Jewellery hat pins / jewelry hatpins
• Jewellery of yellow amber / jewelry of yellow amber
• Jewellery rolls / jewelry rolls
• Key rings [split rings with trinket or decorative fob] / key chains [split rings with trinket or decorative fob]
• Lanyards for keys
• Lockets [jewellery] / lockets [jewelry]
• Medals
• Misbaha [prayer beads]
• Movements for clocks and watches
• Necklaces [jewellery] / necklaces [jewelry]
• Olivine [gems] / peridot
• Ornamental pins
• Ornaments of jet
• Osmium
• Palladium
• Paste jewellery / paste jewelry [costume jewelry]
• Pearls [jewellery] / pearls [jewelry]
• Pearls made of ambroid [pressed amber]
• Pendulums [clock- and watchmaking]
• Pins [jewellery] / pins [jewelry]
• Platinum [metal]
• Precious metals, unwrought or semi-wrought
• Precious stones
• Presentation boxes for jewellery / presentation boxes for jewelry
• Presentation boxes for watches
• Prize cups of precious metal
• Retractable key rings / retractable key chains
• Rhodium
• Rings [jewellery] / rings [jewelry]
• Rosaries / chaplets
• Ruthenium
• Semi-precious stones
• Sew-on tags of precious metal for clothing
• Shoe jewellery / shoe jewelry
• Silver thread [jewellery] / silver thread [jewelry]
• Silver, unwrought or beaten
• Spinel [precious stones]
• Split rings of precious metal for keys
• Spun silver [silver wire]
• Statues of precious metal
• Stopwatches
• Sundials
• Threads of precious metal [jewellery] / wire of precious metal [jewellery] / threads of precious metal [jewelry] / wire of precious metal [jewelry]
• Tie clips
• Tie pins
• Watch bands / straps for wristwatches / watch straps
• Watch cases [parts of watches]
• Watch chains
• Watch glasses / watch crystals
• Watch hands
• Watch springs
• Watches*
• Works of art of precious metal
• Wristwatches

What Class 14 does not include

Several precious-metal or watch-related goods are classified by function elsewhere. Note these exclusions:

The rule of thumb: a jewellery, precious-material or timepiece good is Class 14, but a smartwatch is Class 9, precious-metal cutlery is Class 8, and non-precious artwork is classified by its material.

Who files in Class 14 in Nepal?

Class 14 is culturally significant in Nepal, where gold and silver ornaments are central to weddings, festivals and savings. It is filed by gold and silver jewellers, traditional-ornament makers, gemstone and semi-precious-stone dealers, imitation-jewellery brands, and watch retailers and importers. For a jeweller whose reputation is the whole business, a registered trademark protects the family or house name against imitators. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.

How to register a trademark in Class 14

Search the register for earlier jewellery and watch marks, confirm Class 14 fits (and that a smartwatch isn't really Class 9), prepare your mark and specification, and file with the Department of Industry. It examines, publishes for the 90-day opposition window, and registers for a renewable 7-year term. See how to register a trademark in Nepal and how to search first.

Do you need more than one class?

Sometimes. A jewellery house might file in Class 14 for the ornaments and add a retail-services class for its showrooms, or Class 9 if it sells smartwatches. Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your range first. See choosing the right class, and the neighbouring Class 13 (Firearms & Fireworks) and Class 15 (Musical Instruments).

A Nepal example

Take a well-known gold jewellery house in Kathmandu. Its gold and silver ornaments, gemstone-set pieces and watches are Class 14, where its house name is registered. But if it also runs branded showrooms, that retail service is Class 35, and if it sells smartwatches alongside traditional watches, those are Class 9. A single respected jeweller can span Class 14 for the ornaments, Class 35 for retail, and Class 9 for smart devices — filing only in Class 14 leaves the retail identity and smart products unprotected. For a house whose name is its reputation, the Class 14 filing is essential.

Getting Class 14 right: common mistakes

The defining modern Class 14 mistake is the smartwatch trap. A mechanical or quartz watch is Class 14, but a smartwatch is an electronic device in Class 9 — a watch brand that adds a smart model must file Class 9 too. A second common error is filing precious-metal goods classified by function in Class 14: precious-metal cutlery is Class 8, and dental gold is Class 5.

A third pitfall involves ornaments that are not jewellery: hair ornaments can fall in Class 26, and works of art in non-precious materials are classified by material (Classes 19–21). Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 14 registration is precise, and add a retail class or Class 9 where your business genuinely extends there.

Why precise Class 14 filing matters

In jewellery, the house name is the brand, and imitators trade on reputation, so a precise registration protects real value. Naming your goods — "gold jewellery", "gemstones", "wristwatches" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 9 smartwatches and Class 8 cutlery. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority in a culturally central, reputation-driven market. For a jeweller or watch brand, an early, accurate Class 14 filing is what guards a name customers trust with significant purchases.

In short

Class 14 is the jewellery and watches class — precious metals, ornaments (including imitation), gemstones, and traditional watches and clocks. The modern line to remember is the smartwatch: a mechanical or quartz watch is Class 14, but a smartwatch is an electronic device in Class 9. Get that right, name your real goods, and file early, and your Class 14 registration will guard the house name that carries a jeweller's whole reputation.

Class 14 filing checklist

• Confirm your product is jewellery, precious material or a timepiece.
• Check the exclusions — smartwatch (Class 9), precious cutlery (Class 8), non-precious art (19–21).
• Search the register for similar jewellery and watch marks.
• Draft a precise goods specification.
• Add a retail class or Class 9 where your range extends there.
• File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.

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Register your Class 14 trademark

Protect your jewellery, gemstone or watch brand. Find your class with the NICE Class Finder, screen with the Conflict Checker, then register your trademark with our team. Talk to an IP expert if your range spans ornaments, watches, smartwatches and retail.