Trademark Class 39: Transport; packaging and storage of goods

Class 39 includes mainly services for the transport of people, animals or goods from one place to another by rail, road, water, air or pipeline and services necessarily connected with such transport, as well as the storing of goods in any kind of storage facility, warehouses or other types of building for their preservation or guarding.

This class includes, in particular

• operation of stations, bridges, railways, ferries and other transport facilities
• rental of vehicles for transportation, as well as chauffeuring and piloting services
• rental services related to transport, storage and travel, for example, parking place rental, garage rental, rental of storage containers
• operation of maritime tugs, unloading, operation of ports and docks, and salvaging of wrecked ships and their cargoes
• packaging, bottling, wrapping and delivering of goods
• replenishing vending machines and automated teller machines
• services for providing information about journeys or the transport of goods by brokers and tourist agencies, as well as for providing information relating to fares, timetables and methods of transport
• inspection of vehicles or goods for the purpose of transport
• distribution of energy and electricity, as well as distribution and supply of water

These look close to Class 39 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.

• advertising travel or transport (Class 35)
• insurance services during the transport of people or goods (Class 36)
• maintenance and repair of vehicles or other items connected with the transport of people or goods (Class 37)
• conducting guided tours (Class 41)
• electronic data storage (Class 42)
• reservation of hotel rooms or other temporary accommodation by travel agents or brokers (Class 43)

Use these wordings in the specification of your application. Each carries its basic number in the Nice list. A description outside the list is allowed, but it must be specific enough for the Registry to classify.

The Trade Marks Registry classifies goods and services by the current edition of the Nice Classification (rule 20, Trade Marks Rules, 2017). One application in Form TM-A can cover Class 39 alone or several classes together; the fee is charged for each class.

• Search the mark in Class 39 and in the related classes before filing.
• Describe the services in the words of the list wherever they fit.
• File in every class you trade in; protection does not extend to a class you left out.