Trademark Class 27 in Nepal — Carpets & Floor Coverings (What It Covers & How to File)

NICE Class 27 covers carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other floor coverings, and non-textile wall hangings. It is a goods class of huge importance to Nepal, whose hand-knotted carpets are among its best-known exports. You register a Class 27 trademark with the Department of Industry, and protection covers only the class you file in — with a key line: a carpet covering a floor is Class 27, but a textile wall hanging is Class 24 and floor tiles are Class 19.

Key Takeaways

• Class 27 is the floor-coverings class — carpets, rugs, mats, matting, linoleum, artificial turf and wallpaper.
• Nepal's hand-knotted carpet industry — a major export — files here.
• It covers coverings for existing floors, not the structural floor itself.
• It excludes floor tiles and floorboards (Classes 6, 19), electrically heated carpets (Class 11), and textile wall hangings (Class 24).
• Nepal's carpet weavers, rug exporters and mat makers file in Class 27.
• Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.

What does Trademark Class 27 cover?

Class 27 covers carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; and wall hangings, not of textile. The unifying idea is coverings laid over an existing floor (or non-textile wall) — carpets, rugs, various mats, linoleum and vinyl, artificial turf, and wallpaper. Importantly, it covers what goes on the floor, not the floor structure itself, which is a building material in Class 19.

Full list of goods in Class 27

Below is the complete alphabetical list of Class 27 goods indications from the WIPO NICE Classification (13-2026 edition) — 28 entries in total. Use it to find the exact wording for your specification when you file in Nepal:

• Artificial turf
• Automobile carpets
• Bags adapted for yoga mats
• Bath mats
• Carpet underlay
• Carpets* / rugs*
• Door mats
• Floor coverings
• Floor mats for vehicles
• Floor mats of rubber
• Floor mats, fire-resistant, for fireplaces and barbecues
• Gymnastic mats / gymnasium mats
• Linoleum floor coverings
• Linoleum tiles [floor coverings]
• Mats of woven rope for ski slopes
• Mats*
• Meditation mats
• Non-slip mats
• Prayer mats
• Reed mats
• Tatami mats
• Textile wallcoverings
• Textile wallpaper
• Vinyl floor coverings
• Wall hangings, not of textile
• Wallcoverings made of artificial plants
• Wallpaper
• Yoga mats

What Class 27 does not include

Floor and wall goods sit in several classes by structure and material. Note these exclusions:

The rule of thumb: a covering laid over a floor is Class 27, but the structural floor (tiles, boards) is Class 6 or 19, a heated carpet is Class 11, and a textile wall hanging is Class 24.

Who files in Class 27 in Nepal?

Class 27 is one of Nepal's most export-significant classes because of its world-renowned hand-knotted carpet industry. It is filed by carpet weavers and exporters, rug and dhurrie makers, mat producers (including yoga and prayer mats), and vinyl- and linoleum-flooring suppliers. For a carpet house whose reputation travels to buyers abroad, a registered trademark protects the name against imitators claiming Nepali or Tibetan-style origin. See protecting a handicraft brand in Nepal.

How to register a trademark in Class 27

Search the register for earlier carpet and flooring marks, confirm Class 27 fits (and that a floor tile isn't really Class 19), 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. For exporters, also consider registering in your key overseas markets. See how to register a trademark in Nepal and registering a trademark abroad from Nepal.

Do you need more than one class?

Sometimes. A carpet business that sells carpets (Class 27) and textile wall hangings or fabric (Class 24), or runs retail (Class 35), 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 26 (Haberdashery) and Class 24 (Textiles & Fabrics).

A Nepal example

Take a Kathmandu hand-knotted carpet exporter. Its carpets and rugs are Class 27, where its house name is registered. But any textile wall hangings it weaves are Class 24, and its export and retail operations may warrant Class 35. Because its carpets sell into Europe and North America, it should also register the mark in those markets — a Nepal registration protects Nepal only. One carpet brand can span Class 27 at home, Class 24 for wall hangings, and separate foreign filings — and given how often "Nepali carpet" is imitated, the Class 27 filing plus overseas protection is what secures the name.

Getting Class 27 right: common mistakes

The defining Class 27 mistake is confusing a floor covering with the floor itself. A carpet, rug or linoleum laid over a floor is Class 27, but floor tiles and wooden floorboards are building materials in Class 19 (or Class 6 if metal). A second common error is filing a textile wall hanging in Class 27 — non-textile wall hangings are Class 27, but textile ones are Class 24.

A third pitfall, crucial for exporters, is assuming a Nepal registration protects abroad — it does not. Carpets are exported, and rights are territorial, so protect the name in each key market too. Specify the actual goods you make rather than claiming the whole heading, so your Class 27 registration is precise, and add Class 24 or a retail class where your range extends there.

Why precise Class 27 filing matters

Nepali carpets carry a global reputation that imitators exploit, so a precise, early registration protects genuine value. Naming your real goods — "hand-knotted wool carpets", "rugs", "yoga mats" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce, and keeps the boundary clean against Class 19 flooring and Class 24 wall hangings. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority at home — and prompt filing in export markets secures it abroad. For a carpet or rug brand, an early, precisely scoped Class 27 filing, paired with foreign registrations, protects a name that travels the world.

In short

Class 27 is the floor-coverings class — carpets, rugs, mats, linoleum, artificial turf and wallpaper — and it is central to Nepal's famous hand-knotted carpet export. The line to remember is covering versus structure: a carpet on the floor is Class 27, but floor tiles and boards are Class 19, and textile wall hangings are Class 24. Get that right, file early at home, and register in export markets too.

Class 27 filing checklist

• Confirm your product covers an existing floor — not the structural floor (Class 19).
• Check the exclusions — Class 6, 19, 11, 24 or 20.
• Search the register for similar carpet and flooring marks.
• Draft a precise goods specification.
• For exporters, plan trademark filings in key overseas markets.
• File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.

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Register your Class 27 trademark

Protect your carpet, rug or flooring brand — at home and in export markets. 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 about protecting a Nepali carpet brand internationally.