NICE Class 20 covers furniture, mirrors, picture frames, non-metal storage and transport containers, and goods of wood, cork, cane, horn, bone, shell, amber and plastic. It is a goods class centred on furniture and furnishings. In Nepal you register a Class 20 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in — with a key line: furniture is Class 20, but the bed linen that goes on it is Class 24.
Key Takeaways
- Class 20 is the furniture class — furniture, mattresses and bedding bases, mirrors, picture frames and non-metal containers.
- It includes furniture of any material, window blinds, and non-metal hardware like dowels and casters.
- Furniture is Class 20, but bed linen and sleeping bags are Class 24, and medical furniture is Class 10.
- It excludes non-metal baskets and floor boards (Classes 21, 19) and metal/medical mirrors (Classes 9, 10).
- Nepal's furniture and mattress makers file in Class 20.
- Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.
What does Trademark Class 20 cover?
Class 20 covers furniture, mirrors, picture frames; containers, not of metal, for storage or transport; and unworked or semi-worked bone, horn, whalebone, mother-of-pearl, shells, meerschaum and yellow amber. The unifying idea is furniture and furnishings, together with goods made of wood, cane, plastic and similar materials that aren't classified by another function. It covers mattresses, bed bases, pillows, window blinds, and even non-metal hardware such as dowels and furniture casters.
Full list of goods in Class 20
Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 20 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 356 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:
- Air beds, not for medical purposes
- Air cushions, not for medical purposes
- Air mattresses, not for medical purposes
- Air pillows, not for medical purposes
- Altars [furniture]
- Ambroid bars
- Ambroid plates
- Animal claws
- Animal hooves
- Animal horns
- Anti-roll cushions for babies
- Armchairs*
- Artificial honeycombs for beehives
- Bag hangers, not of metal
- Bakers' bread baskets
- Bamboo curtains
- Bamboo, unworked or semi-worked
- Barrels, not of metal
- Base stands for patio umbrellas
- Baskets, not of metal
- Bassinets / cradles
- Bath pillows
- Bath seats for babies
- Bathroom stools
- Bathroom vanities [furniture]
- Bathtub grab bars, not of metal
- Bead curtains for decoration
- Bed bases
- Bed casters, not of metal
- Bed fittings, not of metal
- Bedding, except linen
- Beds for household pets
- Beds*
- Bedsteads of wood
- Beehives
- Benches [furniture]
- Binding screws, not of metal, for cables
- Birdhouses
- Bolsters
- Bolts, not of metal
- Book rests [furniture]
- Bookcases
- Bottle caps, not of metal
- Bottle casings of wood
- Bottle closures, not of metal / bottle fasteners, not of metal
- Bottle racks
- Bottles [containers], not of metal, for compressed gas or liquid air
- Boxes of wood or plastic
- Boxes, not of metal, for dispensing paper towels
- Brackets, not of metal, for furniture
- Brush mountings
- Bumper guards for cots, other than bed linen / bumper guards for cribs, other than bed linen
- Busts of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
- Cabinet work
- Camping mattresses
- Cask hoops, not of metal / barrel hoops, not of metal
- Cask stands, not of metal
- Casks of wood for decanting wine
- Casks, not of metal
- Cat trees
- Chairs [seats] / seats*
- Chaise longues / chaise lounges
- Chests for toys
- Chests of drawers
- Chests, not of metal / bins, not of metal
- Chopping blocks [tables]
- Clips of plastic for sealing bags
- Clips, not of metal, for cables and pipes
- Closures, not of metal, for containers
- Clothes hooks, not of metal
- Coat hangers / clothes hangers
- Coathooks, not of metal / hooks, not of metal, for clothes rails
- Coatstands
- Coffin fittings, not of metal
- Coffins
- Collars, not of metal, for fastening pipes
- Commemorative statuary cups of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
- Computer keyboard trays
- Console tables
- Containers, not of metal [storage, transport]
- Containers, not of metal, for compressed gas or liquid air
- Containers, not of metal, for liquid fuel
- Coral
- Corks
- Corozo / vegetal ivory
- Costume stands
- Cots for babies / cribs for babies
- Counters [tables]
- Covers for clothing [wardrobe]
- Covers specially made for handling and transport of bottles, not of metal, for compressed gas
- Crates, not of metal [storage, transport]
- Crucifixes of wood, wax, plaster or plastic, other than jewellery / crucifixes of wood, wax, plaster or plastic, other than jewelry
- Cupboards
- Curtain hooks
- Curtain rails
- Curtain rings
- Curtain rods
- Curtain rollers
- Curtain tie-backs, not of textile / curtain holdbacks, not of textile
- Cushions for lining pet crates
- Cushions*
- Deck chairs
- Decorations of plastic for foodstuffs
- Desks
- Dinner wagons [furniture]
- Dispensers, not of metal, for dog waste bags
- Display boards
- Display stand furniture
- Divans
- Dog kennels
- Door bells, not of metal, non-electric
- Door bolts, not of metal
- Door closers, not of metal, non-electric / door springs, not of metal, non-electric
- Door fasteners, not of metal
- Door fittings, not of metal
- Door handles, not of metal
- Door knockers, not of metal
- Door openers, not of metal, non-electric
- Door stops, not of metal or rubber
- Doors for furniture
- Dowels, not of metal / pegs [pins], not of metal / pins [pegs], not of metal
- Drafting tables
- Drain traps [valves] of plastic
- Drawer organizers
- Drawers for furniture
- Dressing tables
- Dustbins, not of metal, other than for household purposes / garbage cans, not of metal, other than for household purposes / refuse bins, not of metal, other than for household purposes / trash cans, not of metal, other than for household purposes
- Edgings of plastic for furniture
- Embroidery frames
- Ergonomic chairs for seated massage
- Fans for personal use, non-electric
- Feet for furniture
- Figurines made of seeds
- Figurines of wood, wax, plaster or plastic / statuettes of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
- Filing cabinets
- Fishing baskets
- Floating containers, not of metal
- Flower-pot pedestals
- Flower-stands [furniture]
- Fodder racks
- Footstools
- Freestanding partitions [furniture]
- Funerary urns
- Furniture
- Furniture casters, not of metal
- Furniture fittings, not of metal
- Furniture of metal
- Furniture partitions of wood / partitions of wood for furniture
- Furniture shelves
- Garment covers [storage]
- Gun racks
- Hairdressers' chairs
- Hand-held flagpoles, not of metal
- Hand-held mirrors [toilet mirrors]
- Hand-held supermarket shopping baskets, not of metal
- Handling pallets, not of metal
- Hanging closet organizers
- Hat stands
- Head positioning pillows for babies
- Head support cushions for babies
- Head-rests [furniture]
- High chairs for babies
- Hinges, not of metal
- Horn, unworked or semi-worked
- House numbers, not of metal, non-luminous
- Identification bracelets, not of metal
- Imitation tortoiseshell
- Index cabinets [furniture]
- Indoor window blinds [furniture] / indoor window shades [furniture]
- Indoor window blinds of paper / indoor window shades of paper
- Indoor window blinds of textile / indoor window shades of textile
- Indoor window blinds of woven wood / indoor window shades of woven wood
- Infant walkers
- Inflatable furniture
- Inflatable publicity objects
- Jerrycans, not of metal
- Jewellery organizer displays / jewelry organizer displays
- Kennels for household pets
- Keyboards for hanging keys
- Kitchen dressers [furniture]
- Knobs, not of metal
- Labels of plastic
- Ladders of wood or plastics
- Lap desks
- Latches, not of metal
- Lecterns
- Legs for furniture
- Letter boxes, not of metal or masonry
- Library shelves
- Loading gauge rods, not of metal, for railway wagons
- Loading pallets, not of metal
- Lockers [furniture]
- Locks, not of metal, for vehicles
- Locks, not of metal, other than electric
- Luggage lockers
- Magazine racks
- Massage tables
- Mats for infant playpens
- Mats, removable, for sinks
- Mattresses*
- Meat safes
- Medicine cabinets
- Meditation benches
- Meditation cushions
- Meerschaum
- Mirror tiles
- Mirrors [looking glasses]
- Mobile boarding stairs, not of metal, for passengers
- Mobiles [decoration]
- Mooring buoys, not of metal
- Moses baskets
- Mother-of-pearl, unworked or semi-worked
- Mouldings for picture frames / moldings for picture frames
- Nails, not of metal
- Nameplates, not of metal / identity plates, not of metal
- Nesting boxes
- Nesting boxes for household pets
- Newspaper display stands
- Nozzles*, not of metal
- Nursing pillows
- Nuts, not of metal
- Office furniture
- Oil drainage containers, not of metal
- Oyster shells
- Packaging containers of plastic
- Padlocks, not of metal, other than electronic
- Pet cushions
- Picture frame brackets / picture rods [frames]
- Picture frames
- Pillows*
- Placards of wood or plastics
- Plaited straw, except matting
- Plastic key cards, not encoded and not magnetic
- Plastic keys
- Plastic ramps for use with vehicles
- Plate racks [furniture]
- Playpens for babies
- Plugs [dowels], not of metal / wall plugs, not of metal
- Plugs, not of metal / bungs, not of metal
- Poles, not of metal
- Portable desks
- Prize cups of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
- Pulleys of plastics for blinds
- Queue ticket dispensers, not of metal
- Racks [furniture]
- Racks for storing cardboard
- Rattan, unworked or semi-worked
- Recycling bins, not of metal
- Reeds [plaiting materials]
- Reels of wood for yarn, silk, cord
- Reels, not of metal, non-mechanical, for flexible hoses
- Registration plates, not of metal / numberplates, not of metal
- Removable covers for sinks
- Reservoirs, not of metal nor of masonry / tanks, not of metal nor of masonry
- Reusable baby changing mats
- Rivets, not of metal
- Runners, not of metal, for sliding doors
- Sash fasteners, not of metal, for windows
- Saw benches [furniture]
- Saw horses
- School furniture
- Scratching posts for cats
- Screens [furniture]
- Screens for fireplaces [furniture]
- Screw tops, not of metal, for bottles
- Screws, not of metal
- Sealing caps, not of metal
- Seats of metal
- Sections of wood for beehives
- Settees
- Sew-on tags of plastic for clothing
- Shells
- Shelves for file cabinets
- Shelves for storage
- Shelving units
- Shoe dowels, not of metal
- Shoe pegs, not of metal
- Shoulder poles [yokes]
- Showcases [furniture]
- Shower chairs
- Sideboards
- Signboards of wood or plastics
- Silvered glass [mirrors]
- Slatted indoor blinds
- Sleeping mats of bamboo or straw
- Sleeping pads / sleeping mats
- Sneeze guards
- Soap dispensers, not of metal
- Sofas
- Split rings, not of metal, for keys
- Stag antlers
- Stair rods
- Stakes, not of metal, for plants or trees
- Standing desks
- Stands for calculating machines
- Statues of wood, wax, plaster or plastic
- Staves of wood
- Step stools, not of metal
- Steps [ladders], not of metal
- Stools
- Stoppers, not of glass, metal or rubber
- Straw edgings
- Straw mattresses / straw mattress
- Straw plaits
- Stuffed animals
- Stuffed birds
- Table tops
- Tables of metal
- Tables*
- Tacks, not of metal / brads, not of metal
- Tailors' dummies / dressmakers' dummies / mannequins*
- Taps, not of metal, for casks / faucets, not of metal, for casks
- Tea trolleys / tea carts
- Tent pegs, not of metal
- Toilet paper dispensers, not of metal
- Tool boxes, not of metal, empty
- Tool chests, not of metal, empty
- Tortoiseshell
- Towel dispensers, not of metal
- Towel stands [furniture]
- Transport pallets, not of metal
- Trays, not of metal*
- Trestles [furniture]
- Trolleys [furniture]
- Trolleys for computers [furniture] / carts for computers [furniture]
- Troughs, not of metal, for mixing mortar
- Typing desks / shelves for typewriters
- Umbrella stands
- Valet stands
- Valves of plastic, other than parts of machines
- Vats, not of metal
- Vehicle recovery traction boards, not of metal
- Vice benches [furniture]
- Wall-mounted baby changing platforms
- Wall-mounted curtain holders
- Wardrobes
- Washstands [furniture]
- Waste dumpsters, not of metal, other than for medical use
- Water-pipe valves of plastic
- Waterbeds, not for medical purposes
- Whalebone, unworked or semi-worked
- Wickerwork
- Wind chimes [decoration]
- Window closers, not of metal, non-electric
- Window fasteners, not of metal
- Window fittings, not of metal
- Window openers, not of metal, non-electric
- Window pulleys, not of metal / sash pulleys, not of metal
- Window stops, not of metal or rubber
- Wood ribbon
- Work benches
- Works of art of wood, wax, plaster, plastic or resin
- Writing desks
- Yellow amber
- Yoga bolsters
- Yoga cushions / yoga pillows
What Class 20 does not include
Furnishings adjacent to furniture sit in several classes. Note these exclusions:
| Product | Correct class |
|---|---|
| Bed linen and sleeping bags | Class 24 |
| Furniture specially made for medical purposes | Class 10 |
| Laboratory furniture | Class 9 |
| Mirrors for optical goods or surgery | Classes 9, 10 |
| Non-metal baskets and kitchen containers | Class 21 |
| Wooden floor boards | Class 19 |
The rule of thumb: furniture and general non-metal containers are Class 20, but bed linen is Class 24, medical furniture is Class 10, and kitchen containers are Class 21.
Who files in Class 20 in Nepal?
In Nepal, Class 20 is filed by furniture makers — wooden and modular furniture is a strong domestic industry — mattress and bedding-base brands, mirror and picture-frame makers, and manufacturers of storage and plastic household goods. As branded furniture and mattress retail grows, a registered trademark protects the name shoppers recognise. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.
How to register a trademark in Class 20
Search the register for earlier furniture marks, confirm Class 20 fits (and that bed linen isn't really Class 24), 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?
Often. A home-furnishings brand that sells furniture (Class 20) and bed linen and curtains (Class 24), or kitchenware (Class 21), needs multiple classes. Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your range first. See choosing the right class, and the neighbouring Class 19 (Building Materials) and Class 21 (Kitchen & Household).
A Nepal example
Take a Nepali furniture and mattress brand. Its sofas, beds, wardrobes and mattresses are Class 20, where the brand is registered. But the bedsheets and pillowcases it also sells are Class 24, and any kitchen storage containers are Class 21. One home brand can span Class 20 for furniture, Class 24 for linen, and Class 21 for kitchenware — filing only in Class 20 leaves the linen and kitchen lines unprotected. For a home-furnishings label, the Class 20 filing anchors a multi-class plan.
Getting Class 20 right: common mistakes
The defining Class 20 mistake is confusing furniture with bed linen. A bed, mattress and bed base are Class 20, but the bedsheets, duvet covers and sleeping bags that dress them are Class 24. Home brands that sell both frequently file only Class 20. A second common error is placing medical or laboratory furniture in Class 20: those are Class 10 and Class 9 respectively.
A third pitfall is containers by use: general non-metal storage containers are Class 20, but kitchen containers and baskets are Class 21. Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 20 registration is precise, and add Class 24 or Class 21 where your range extends there.
Why precise Class 20 filing matters
Furniture and mattresses are considered purchases where the brand signals quality, and the retail market is crowded, so a precise registration protects real value. Naming your real goods — "wooden furniture", "mattresses", "mirrors" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 24 linen and Class 21 kitchenware. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority. For a furniture or mattress brand, an early, precisely scoped Class 20 filing — plus Class 24 where you sell linen — protects the name customers trust for the home.
In short
Class 20 is the furniture class — furniture, mattresses and bed bases, mirrors, picture frames and non-metal containers. The line to remember is furniture versus soft furnishings: the bed and mattress are Class 20, but the linen on them is Class 24, and medical furniture is Class 10. Get that right, name your real goods, and file early to protect a home-furnishings brand. Because most home brands grow into linen and kitchenware over time, mapping Class 20 alongside Class 24 and Class 21 from the start keeps the brand's protection coherent as the range expands. In a competitive furniture and mattress market, the name is the buying signal, so securing it early is what protects the value you build.
Class 20 filing checklist
- Confirm your product is furniture or a non-metal container, not linen (Class 24).
- Check the exclusions — Class 24, 21, 10 or 19.
- Search the register for similar furniture marks.
- Draft a precise goods specification.
- Add Class 24 or Class 21 where your range extends there.
- File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.
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