# Which Class Are Clothing Brands Registered In? > Clothing brands are registered in class 25; but bags, jewellery, fabrics and retail fall into separate classes. A class map for your product range. - Canonical: https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-class-for-clothing-brands - Language: en - Last updated: 2026-10-11 - Publisher: Webx Marka Patent ve Fikri Sınai Haklar Danışmanlık A.Ş. (https://www.webx.net.tr/) _Machine-readable copy of the page above. The canonical HTML page is authoritative; fees and regulations may change — check the last-updated date._ --- The core class for clothing brands is **class 25**: clothing, footwear and headgear. But the equation "clothing brand = class 25" falls short for most brands, because a fashion label's product range rarely fits into a single class. The question that determines scope is: **on which products will your mark appear?** ## Class Map by Product Range | Product | Class | | --- | --- | | Clothing, footwear, hats and headgear | **25** | | Bags, luggage, wallets, belts (leather goods) | 18 | | Jewellery, precious stones, watches | 14 | | Spectacles, sunglasses | 10 *(moved from 9 in 2026)* | | Fabrics, home textiles, towels, bed linen | 24 | | Sewing thread, yarn products | 23 | | Buttons, zips, lace, trimmings, hair accessories | 26 | | Perfume, cosmetics (as a fashion brand extension) | 3 | | Retail, e-commerce, collection sales | 35 | | Contract sewing, garment manufacturing | 40 | Under Communiqué 2026/2, **electrically heated socks moved from class 11 to class 25**; brands with technical textile products may need to check their scope against this change. ## Typical Structures ### A boutique or own-design label **25 + 35.** Class 25 protects use of the mark on the product; class 35 protects the retail service in your own shop or website. They are separate areas of protection and neither substitutes for the other. ### A multi-brand store with no own product **Class 35 alone.** Because the goods you sell carry other brands, no goods class is needed. ### A fashion brand also selling accessories **25 + 18 (+ 14) + 35.** If your collection includes bags and jewellery, those are separate classes. When deciding which are genuinely necessary, look at the split of turnover. ### A contract manufacturing workshop only **Class 40.** If you do not sell under your own brand, no goods class is needed. ### Sportswear and technical textiles **25 + 28** (sporting goods) and, if relevant, 24. Class 28 arises where the product is genuinely sports equipment. ## Three Risks Specific to Clothing ### 1. Distinctiveness — the sector's most common ground of refusal In fashion, brand names are frequently built from words describing the sector. Terms such as "Fashion", "Denim", "Cotton", "Textile", "Boutique" and "Collection" carry no distinctiveness on their own, and the comparison is made on the core word remaining once they are stripped out. The practical consequence: with an earlier "ARYA" on the register, an application for "ARYA FASHION" does not remove the similarity. ### 2. Name and surname marks Naming a label after a designer is common in fashion. You may register your own name as a trademark; but if the same name is already registered by someone else it is an obstacle, and "it is my name" is not a defence on its own. See [Can You Register Your Own Name?](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/registering-your-own-name-as-a-trademark) ### 3. The density of class 25 Class 25 is among the most heavily filed classes in Türkiye. The likelihood of a similar mark is high, which raises the risk of opposition. A [similar-mark search](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/how-to-do-a-trademark-search) in class 25 before filing is therefore the only way to see the risk without paying fees. The search should not be confined to identical names but should cover marks close in pronunciation and spelling. ## Label, Logo and Word In clothing a mark appears in three places: on the woven label, in the print on the product, and on the shop sign. To cover all three, registering the mark **as a word** is generally more robust than registering a logo — a word registration survives a change of logo. If the budget allows, taking both is the safest structure. If you must choose, start with the word mark: [Can You Register Without a Logo?](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-registration-without-a-logo) ## Marketplaces and Export The brand protection programmes of platforms such as Trendyol, Hepsiburada and Amazon may require your mark to be registered or applied for in the class of the goods you sell — that is, class 25. A class 35 registration alone may not be accepted: [Which Class Does E-Commerce Fall Into?](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-class-for-e-commerce) If you export, remember that protection is territorial; a Turkish registration has no effect abroad. Take particular care if you have your goods manufactured overseas: [Trademark Registration in China](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-registration-in-china). ## Let Us Define Your Scope Share your collection and sales channels, and our [trademark registration](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/hizmetler/marka-tescil) team will identify the goods classes you need and how the class 35 scope should be drafted. The full list of classes: [All 45 Trademark Classes](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/45-nice-classification-classes-full-list). ## Sources - [WIPO — Nice Classification](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/classification-nice) (wipo.int) — Class 25: clothing, footwear, headwear - [TÜRKPATENT — Trademark search](https://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/arastirma-yap?form=trademark) (turkpatent.gov.tr) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Which class are clothing brands registered in? The core class is 25: clothing, footwear and headgear. But if your range extends to bags (18), jewellery and watches (14) or fabrics and home textiles (24), those classes should be assessed as well. ### Is class 25 alone enough? If you only make and sell clothing it usually is. If you have your own shop or e-commerce site, adding class 35 (retail) protects your sales service too. ### Do bags and shoes also fall into class 25? Footwear is in class 25. Bags, luggage and wallets are leather and saddlery goods and fall into class 18. If both appear in the same collection, two classes are needed. ### I do contract manufacturing. Which class? If you sew and manufacture on behalf of others that is a manufacturing service and falls into class 40. If you also sell under your own brand, class 25 is required as well. ### My brand name is in English. Is that a problem? Being in English is not an obstacle in itself. But if the term is understood by the average consumer in Türkiye and describes the product directly ("Cotton", "Denim", "Fashion"), it may be refused for lack of distinctiveness. ## Related Resources - [Trademark Registration](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/hizmetler/marka-tescil): Explains how a trademark application is handled before TÜRKPATENT, from the preliminary search and class selection to the registration certificate. - [Trademark Watch](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/hizmetler/marka-izleme): Covers monitoring similar applications published in the Official Trademark Bulletin and reporting them before the opposition period ends. - [Trademark Classes in Turkey: All 45 Classes Explained](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/45-nice-classification-classes-full-list): What are the trademark classes? The full list of all 45 Nice classes, what each one covers, and the changes introduced by TÜRKPATENT Communiqué 2026/2. - [Which Class Are Cosmetics Brands Registered In?](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-class-for-cosmetics-brands): Cosmetics brands are registered in class 3; dermocosmetics and supplements may fall into class 5 and treatment services into class 44. A guide by product type. - [Which Trademark Class Does E-Commerce Fall Into?](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-class-for-e-commerce): Which class does e-commerce fall into? A class map for own-brand sellers, resellers and marketplace operators, and why class 35 alone is not enough. - [How to Choose Trademark Classes: A 5-Step Method](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/trademark-classes-and-nice-classification): How do you choose trademark classes? A five-step method for translating your business into goods and services classes, how to draft scope, and the mistakes to avoid. - [How to Draft the Goods and Services List for a Trademark in Turkey](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/drafting-the-goods-and-services-list): How to draft a trademark goods and services list in Turkey: subgroups, broad vs. selective lists, Class 35 retail services, fee item 02.01.34 and an example. - [What Happens If You Choose the Wrong Trademark Class?](https://www.webx.net.tr/en/blog/wrong-trademark-class-consequences): Registered in the wrong class? Protection does not arise where you expected it. The effect of missing, excess and mistaken classes, and what can be fixed.