Trademark Class 24 in Nepal — Textiles & Fabrics (What It Covers & How to File)

NICE Class 24 covers textiles and textile substitutes, household linen, and curtains of textile or plastic. It is the fabric goods class — cloth and soft furnishings, distinct from the yarn it is woven from (Class 23) and the clothing it is sewn into (Class 25). In Nepal, home to woven traditions like dhaka fabric, you register a Class 24 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in.

Key Takeaways

• Class 24 is the fabrics class — textiles, household linen (bedsheets, towels) and curtains.
• It sits between yarn (Class 23) and clothing (Class 25): cloth is Class 24, but a garment made from it is Class 25.
• It includes bedspreads, pillow shams, textile towels, mosquito netting and sleeping bags.
• It excludes electrically heated blankets (Class 11), paper table linen (Class 16), and horse blankets (Class 18).
• Nepal's dhaka-fabric weavers, textile mills and household-linen brands file in Class 24.
• Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.

What does Trademark Class 24 cover?

Class 24 covers textiles and substitutes for textiles; household linen; and curtains of textile or plastic. The unifying idea is fabric and soft furnishings — cloth by the metre, and household textiles like bedsheets, towels, bedspreads and curtains. It is the stage of the textile chain after yarn has been woven or knitted into cloth, but before that cloth is cut and sewn into clothing.

Full list of goods in Class 24

Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 24 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 129 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:

• Adhesive fabric for application by heat
• Adhesive tags of textile for bags
• Baby buntings
• Banners of textile or plastic
• Bath linen, except clothing
• Bath mitts
• Batik fabrics
• Bed blankets
• Bed covers / bedspreads / coverlets [bedspreads] / quilts
• Bed covers of paper
• Bed linen
• Bed valances
• Bedsheets
• Bedsheets of leather
• Billiard cloth
• Bivouac sacks being covers for sleeping bags
• Blankets for household pets
• Bolting cloth
• Brocades
• Buckram
• Bunting of textile or plastic
• Calico
• Canvas for tapestry or embroidery
• Cheesecloth
• Chenille fabric
• Cheviots [cloth]
• Cloth*
• Cloths for removing make-up
• Coasters of textile
• Cot bumpers [bed linen] / crib bumpers [bed linen]
• Cotton fabrics
• Covers [loose] for furniture / loose covers for furniture
• Covers for cushions
• Crepe [fabric]
• Crepon
• Curtain tie-backs of textile / curtain holdbacks of textile
• Curtains of textile or plastic
• Damask
• Diaper changing cloths for babies
• Diapered linen
• Dimity
• Door curtains
• Drugget
• Eiderdowns [down coverlets]
• Elastic woven fabrics
• Esparto fabric
• Fabric for footwear
• Fabric imitating animal skins
• Fabric, impervious to gases, for aeronautical balloons
• Fabric*
• Face towels of textile
• Felt*
• Fibreglass fabrics for textile use / fiberglass fabrics for textile use
• Filtering materials of textile
• Fitted toilet lid covers of fabric
• Flags of textile or plastic
• Flannel [fabric]
• Frieze [cloth]
• Furniture coverings of plastic / coverings of plastic for furniture
• Furniture coverings of textile
• Fustian
• Gauze [cloth]
• Glass cloths [towels]
• Gummed cloth, other than for stationery purposes
• Haircloth [sackcloth]
• Handkerchiefs of textile
• Hat linings, of textile, in the piece
• Hemp cloth
• Hemp fabric
• Household linen
• Jersey [fabric]
• Jute fabric
• Knitted fabric
• Labels of textile
• Lace fabrics
• Linen cloth
• Lingerie fabric
• Lining fabric for footwear
• Linings [textile]
• Marabouts [cloth]
• Mats of textile for beer glasses
• Mattress covers
• Moleskin [fabric]
• Mosquito nets
• Muslin fabric
• Net curtains
• Non-woven textile fabrics
• Oilcloth for use as tablecloths
• Picnic blankets
• Pillow shams
• Pillowcases
• Place mats of textile
• Plastic material [substitute for fabrics]
• Polyester fabrics
• Printed calico cloth
• Printers' blankets of textile
• Ramie fabric
• Rayon fabric
• Reusable wax-coated fabrics for wrapping food
• Sew-on tags of textile for clothing
• Shower curtains of textile or plastic
• Shrouds
• Silk [cloth]
• Silk fabrics for printing patterns
• Sleeping bag liners
• Sleeping bags
• Sleeping bags for babies
• Table linen, not of paper
• Table napkins of textile / serviettes of textile
• Table runners, not of paper
• Tablecloths, not of paper
• Tablemats of textile
• Taffeta [cloth]
• Tea towels / dish towels
• Textile material
• Tick [linen]
• Ticks [mattress covers]
• Towels of textile
• Traced cloths for embroidery / traced cloth for embroidery
• Travelling rugs [lap robes]
• Trellis [cloth]
• Tulle
• Upholstery fabrics
• Velvet
• Wall hangings of textile / tapestry [wall hangings], of textile
• Woollen cloth / woollen fabric
• Yoga blankets
• Yoga towels
• Zephyr [cloth]

What Class 24 does not include

Textile goods around fabric sit in several classes by use. Note these exclusions:

The rule of thumb: fabric and household linen are Class 24, but clothing is Class 25, yarn is Class 23, and textiles defined by a special use — heated, paper, safety — are classified by that use.

Who files in Class 24 in Nepal?

Class 24 carries real cultural weight in Nepal, home to the handwoven dhaka cloth used in the dhaka topi and traditional dress. It is filed by dhaka-fabric weavers and cooperatives, textile mills, household-linen and bedsheet brands, curtain and soft-furnishing makers, and towel manufacturers. For a weaver known for a distinctive cloth, a registered trademark protects the name against imitators. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.

How to register a trademark in Class 24

Search the register for earlier fabric and linen marks, confirm Class 24 fits (and that a finished garment isn't really Class 25), 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, along the chain. A dhaka business that sells fabric by the metre (Class 24) and finished dhaka topis and garments (Class 25) needs both classes, and may add Class 23 if it also sells yarn. Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your range first. See choosing the right class, and the neighbouring Class 23 (Yarns & Threads) and Class 25 (Clothing & Footwear).

A Nepal example

Take a dhaka weaving cooperative. The handwoven dhaka cloth it sells by the metre is Class 24, where its brand belongs. But the finished dhaka topis, shawls and garments it stitches from that cloth are Class 25, and any yarn it spins is Class 23. One dhaka brand can span Class 24 for fabric, Class 25 for finished wear, and Class 23 for yarn — filing only in Class 24 leaves the garment and yarn lines unprotected. For a heritage cloth that copycats imitate, mapping fabric versus garment is essential.

Getting Class 24 right: common mistakes

The defining Class 24 mistake is the fabric-versus-clothing line. Cloth and household linen are Class 24, but the moment fabric is cut and sewn into a garment it becomes Class 25. Textile businesses that both weave cloth and stitch clothing frequently file only Class 24. A second common error is filing furniture soft goods wrongly: bedsheets and covers are Class 24, but the mattress and bed are Class 20.

A third pitfall is special-use textiles: an ordinary blanket is Class 24, but an electrically heated blanket is Class 11 (or Class 10 if medical), paper table linen is Class 16, and a horse blanket is Class 18. Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 24 registration is precise, and add Class 23 or 25 where your range extends along the chain.

Why precise Class 24 filing matters

Fabric and household linen are brand-driven at retail, and heritage cloths like dhaka are widely imitated, so precision protects real value. Naming your real goods — "woven cotton fabric", "bedsheets", "curtains" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 25 clothing and Class 23 yarn. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority — important for a distinctive weave a copycat could register first. An early, accurate Class 24 filing protects the name behind a cloth.

In short

Class 24 is the fabrics class — cloth, household linen and curtains, sitting between yarn (Class 23) and clothing (Class 25). The line to remember is fabric versus garment: cloth is Class 24, but a garment made from it is Class 25. Get that right, name your real goods, and file early to protect a fabric, dhaka or household-linen brand. For a distinctive weave that copycats imitate, a Class 24 filing — and a Class 25 filing where you also stitch finished wear — is what lets you act against them. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge that application is the date your priority is secured, so filing early protects a heritage cloth before someone else claims its name.

Class 24 filing checklist

• Confirm your product is fabric or household linen — not a finished garment (Class 25).
• Check the exclusions — Class 25, 23, 20, 11, 16 or 18.
• Search the register for similar fabric and linen marks.
• Draft a precise goods specification.
• Add Class 23 or Class 25 where your range extends along the chain.
• File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.

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Register your Class 24 trademark

Protect your fabric, dhaka or household-linen 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 yarn, fabric and finished clothing.