What Class 18 of the Nice Classification covers, the businesses that file in it, and how to register your trademark in India.
Class 18 covers leather and imitation leather, bags and luggage, umbrellas, and pet accessories. It is the class for handbag, backpack and luggage brands — note that leather footwear is in Class 25.
If your business is one of the following, Class 18 is likely to be one of the trademark classes you need:
Trademarks in India are registered class by class. To protect your brand in Class 18, a TM-A application is filed for that class with the Trade Marks Registry. If your business spans more than one class, each class is a separate application with its own government fee.
IPForte files your trademark within 48 hours of receiving documents. See the full process on our trademark registration page, or estimate the government and professional fees with the trademark cost calculator.