Class 16: Paper, printed matter, stationery

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

What class 16 covers

Class 16 includes mainly paper, cardboard and certain goods made of those materials, as well as office requisites.

This class includes in particular:

• paper knives, paper cutters
• cases, covers and devices for holding or securing paper, for example, document files, money clips, holders for cheque books, paper-clips, passport holders, scrapbooks
• certain office machines, for example, typewriters, duplicators, franking machines for office use, pencil sharpeners
• painting articles for use by artists and interior and exterior painters, for example, artists' watercolour saucers, painters' easels and palettes, paint rollers and trays
• certain disposable paper products, for example, bibs, handkerchiefs and table linen of paper
• certain goods made of paper or cardboard not otherwise classified by function or purpose, for example, paper bags, envelopes and containers for packaging, figurines and works of art of paper or cardboard, such as figurines of papier mâché, framed or unframed lithographs, paintings and watercolours

This class does not include in particular:

• certain goods made of paper or cardboard that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, photographic paper (Class 1), abrasive paper (Class 3), indoor window blinds of paper (Class 20), table plates and cups of paper (Class 21), bed covers of paper (Class 24), paper clothing (Class 25), cigarette paper (Class 34)
• paints (Class 2)
• hand tools for artists, for example, spatulas, sculptors' chisels (Class 8)
• teaching apparatus, for example, audiovisual teaching apparatus, resuscitation mannequins (Class 9), toy models (Class 28)

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Turkish list (Tebliğ 2026/2) for class 16

Unofficial English translation. Filings in Türkiye use the official Turkish text of TÜRKPATENT Communiqué 2026/2.

• Paper, cardboard; packaging and wrapping materials of paper or cardboard, cardboard boxes; disposable paper products (other than stationery): paper towels, toilet paper, paper napkins
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  Kağıt, karton (mukavva); kağıt veya karton malzemeden mamul ambalajlama ve sarma malzemeleri, karton kutular; kağıttan yapılmış tek seferlik kullanıma mahsus ürünler (kırtasiye amaçlı ürünler hariç): kağıt havlular, tuvalet kağıtları, kağıt peçeteler.

• Plastic materials for packaging and wrapping; plastic bags, stretch films, plastic sheets for wrapping and packaging
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  Plastik malzemeden mamul ambalajlama ve sarma malzemeleri; plastik poşetler, streç filmler, sarma ve ambalaj amaçlı naylon tabakalar.

• Printers' type and bookbinding material
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  Matbaa ve ciltleme malzemeleri.

• Printed matter, printed forms: books, magazines, newspapers, invoices, waybills, receipts, calendars, posters, photographs, placards, pictures, stickers, postage stamps
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  Basılı yayınlar, basılı evrak: kitaplar, dergiler, gazeteler, faturalar, irsaliyeler, gelir makbuzları, takvimler, posterler, fotoğraflar, afişler, tablolar, çıkartmalar, pullar.

• Stationery, office requisites, educational and teaching materials, writing, drawing and painting materials and artists' materials (except furniture and apparatus): paper stationery, adhesives for stationery, pens and pencils, erasers, adhesive tapes for stationery, cardboard for handicrafts, writing paper, copying paper, paper rolls for cash registers, drawing instruments, blackboards, paints for painting (artists' colours)
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  Kırtasiye, büro, eğitim - öğretim, yazım, çizim, resim ve sanatçılar için malzemeler (mobilyalar ve cihazlar hariç): kırtasiye tipi kağıt ürünler, yapıştırıcılar, kalemler, silgiler, kırtasiye tipi bantlar, el işi için karton, yazı kağıtları, kopyalama kağıtları, yazarkasa kağıt ruloları, çizim aletleri, kara tahtalar, resim boyaları.

• Office machines (office requisites, except furniture)
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  Büro makineleri.

• Paintbrushes and paint rollers for whitewashing and painting
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  Badana ve boya işleri için fırçalar ve rulolar.

Example terms in class 16

A selection of 100 terms from the 3,002 USPTO ID Manual terms in this class.

• Account slip pads
• Adhesive plastic film for wrapping
• Advertisement boards of cardboard
• Art paper
• Badges made of cardboard
• Bibs of paper
• Blank paper doorknob hangers
• Book-cover paper
• Boxes of paper
• Cake toppers made of paper
• Cardboard
• Cardboard packaging containers
• Cellulose wipes
• Checkbook holders
• Coarse tissue paper for cosmetic purposes
• Colored art and craft sand
• Conical paper bags
• Correcting pens
• Cosmetic removing paper
• Cutting mats for arts and crafts
• Decorative stickers for automobiles
• Desktop organizers
• Disposable table napkins made of paper
• Drafting squares
• Drawing shields
• Dry erase markers
• Electric office staplers
• Envelopes of paper for packaging
• Fax paper
• File jackets of paper
• Flags of paper
• Framed graphic art reproductions
• Gift boxes made of cardboard
• Glue for stationery or household purposes
• Gunpowder wrapping paper
• Highlighter pens
• Identification tags made of paper
• Ink for pens
• Instant paper mache
• Labels of paper or cardboard
• Leather-bound blank journals
• Lithographs
• Map tacks
• Mats of paper for drinking glasses
• Mimeograph paper
• Mulch paper
• Non-metal money clips
• Office seals
• Packaging containers of cardboard
• Paint bucket grids
• Palettes for painting
• Paper bows for gift wrapping
• Paper decorations for cakes
• Paper for bags and sacks
• Paper gift cards
• Paper mache statuettes
• Paper sacks
• Paper tapes for calculators
• Paperboard trays for packaging food
• Passport holders
• Pen nibs of gold
• Pencil sharpening machines
• Permanent markers
• Photographic or art mounts
• Plastic bags for disposable nappies
• Plastic film roll stock for packaging
• Plastic sleeves for holding photographs
• Poster board
• Printed account books
• Printed autograph books
• Printed charts
• Printed comic books
• Printed daily newspaper
• Printed engagement books
• Printed guide books
• Printed invitations made of cardboard
• Printed maps
• Printed note cards featuring calligraphy
• Printed patterns for dressmaking
• Printed prospectuses
• Printed score sheets
• Printed syndicated magazine sections dealing
• Printed voucher books
• Protective covers for books
• Reinforced stationery tabs
• Rubber cements for stationery purposes
• Scented toilet paper
• Seaweed-based film for packaging
• Shipping containers of cardboard
• Slate boards for writing
• Stands for pen and pencil
• Stencil paper
• Storage containers made of paper
• Table runners of paper
• Thermal paper
• Towels of paper for cleaning purposes
• Unfitted furniture covers of paper
• Washi
• Wax crayons
• Writing brush calligraphy copybooks

Example terms: Source: USPTO ID Manual (public domain), retrieved 18 October 2026.

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