Class 16 Paper Goods and Printed Matter

GoodsNice ClassificationClasses 1 to 34

Nice Class 16 is the goods class for paper goods and printed matter. Signa tracks 3,235,465 marks in this class at 11 offices, 46% still active.

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Trademarks in this class
3,235,465
Still active46% of the class
1,477,123
Filed in 2025
110,539
Offices
11
Definition

What Class 16 covers

The official class heading, plus common goods terms filed under it.

Class heading

Paper and cardboard; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery and office requisites, except furniture; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; drawing materials and materials for artists; paintbrushes; instructional and teaching materials; plastic sheets, films and bags for wrapping and packaging; printers' type, printing blocks

Example goods

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Companies

Who files most in Class 16

Ranked by unique Class 16 marks. Subsidiaries and owner-name variants count toward the parent company.

Coverage

Where Class 16 marks are filed

Office totals add up each office's own register, so an international registration counts at WIPO and again at each covered office where it is designated.

By office

+3 more

By status

registered
1,394,46943%
expired
849,56226%
abandoned
488,00915%
cancelled
398,29012%
pending
82,6543%
Activity

Filings per year

New Class 16 applications each year across every office Signa tracks. The current year is year to date.

Peak year · 110,539 filed
2025
2022 to 2026 · filed
454,789
First filing
1823

Filings by year: 1823: 1, 1876: 24, 1877: 1, 1878: 1, 1880: 2, 1882: 3, 1884: 7, 1885: 7, 1886: 7, 1887: 8, 1888: 17, 1889: 7, 1890: 4, 1891: 5, 1892: 4, 1893: 7, 1894: 9, 1895: 5, 1896: 13, 1897: 5, 1898: 11, 1899: 16, 1900: 4920, 1901: 14, 1902: 12, 1903: 35, 1904: 20, 1905: 85, 1906: 119, 1907: 56, 1908: 58, 1909: 35, 1910: 35, 1911: 39, 1912: 45, 1913: 53, 1914: 49, 1915: 39, 1916: 32, 1917: 59, 1918: 37, 1919: 82, 1920: 114, 1921: 147, 1922: 148, 1923: 135, 1924: 140, 1925: 162, 1926: 177, 1927: 182, 1928: 174, 1929: 212, 1930: 257, 1931: 186, 1932: 298, 1933: 184, 1934: 179, 1935: 194, 1936: 246, 1937: 214, 1938: 231, 1939: 213, 1940: 193, 1941: 205, 1942: 191, 1943: 200, 1944: 227, 1945: 284, 1946: 383, 1947: 968, 1948: 821, 1949: 735, 1950: 1008, 1951: 974, 1952: 1129, 1953: 1114, 1954: 1181, 1955: 1418, 1956: 1772, 1957: 1011, 1958: 1534, 1959: 1448, 1960: 1624, 1961: 1847, 1962: 2062, 1963: 2057, 1964: 2622, 1965: 2987, 1966: 6282, 1967: 2584, 1968: 3123, 1969: 3196, 1970: 3103, 1971: 3253, 1972: 3843, 1973: 3935, 1974: 3882, 1975: 7456, 1976: 9074, 1977: 9981, 1978: 13847, 1979: 11365, 1980: 13374, 1981: 13161, 1982: 15956, 1983: 15273, 1984: 17194, 1985: 20467, 1986: 24908, 1987: 27477, 1988: 35203, 1989: 40259, 1990: 45962, 1991: 43688, 1992: 39063, 1993: 43792, 1994: 43019, 1995: 51319, 1996: 64467, 1997: 60925, 1998: 62755, 1999: 73064, 2000: 85390, 2001: 74606, 2002: 66570, 2003: 72361, 2004: 77668, 2005: 85038, 2006: 91388, 2007: 91612, 2008: 87750, 2009: 76878, 2010: 84317, 2011: 89600, 2012: 85985, 2013: 84623, 2014: 82860, 2015: 94514, 2016: 97367, 2017: 92579, 2018: 91625, 2019: 91804, 2020: 92715, 2021: 96780, 2022: 87440, 2023: 87986, 2024: 96902, 2025: 110539, 2026: 71922.

Examples

Recently registered in Class 16

A few of the newest registrations. Search the class to see them all.

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MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
EsDeeKidregisteredEUIPO9, 16, 25, 34, 35, 382026-04-27
BIRKOPEDIAregisteredEUIPO9, 16, 41, 422026-06-05
LIBRERIA ANTIQUARIA . UMBERTO SABAregisteredEUIPO16, 35, 412026-06-23
BetwyllregisteredEUIPO9, 16, 38, 412026-06-26
[Design Mark]registeredEUIPO9, 12, 16, 25, 35, 362026-06-30
SEWLESSregisteredEUIPO7, 16, 17, 252026-07-03
FAQ

About Class 16

What does Nice Class 16 cover?

Paper and cardboard; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery and office requisites, except furniture; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; drawing materials and materials for artists; paintbrushes; instructional and teaching materials; plastic sheets, films and bags for wrapping and packaging; printers' type, printing blocks

Which office has the most Class 16 trademarks?

USPTO leads with 721,628 Class 16 trademarks tracked by Signa.

Which company has the most Class 16 trademarks?

Among the companies Signa resolves, International Business Machines Corporation holds the most, with 3,056 unique Class 16 marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull Class 16 statistics and terms into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/analytics/classifications/{id}

    Totals, status mix, office split and filings per year

  • GET/v1/classifications/{id}

    Official heading and every goods or services term

  • GET/v1/trademarks?nice_classes=16

    Search trademarks filed in Class 16

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/analytics/classifications/{id}
ID=16
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/analytics/classifications/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "classification_analytics",
  "nice_class": 16,
  "total_marks": 3235465,
  "active_count": 1477123,
  "by_office": {
    "US": 721628,
    "WO": 624872,
    "FR": 536834
  }
}