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Trademark Class 44: Medical services; veterinary services

Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services. What the class covers, what belongs in another class, the full list of 133 services and the filing fee for each class in India.

Nice Classification, 13th Edition, Version 2026133 listed services
TypeServices

Classes 1 to 34 cover goods; Classes 35 to 45 cover services.

Nice Classification 2026
Listed services133

Wordings in the alphabetical list of this class.

NCL (13-2026) · Class 44
E-filing fee, each class₹4,500

Individual, start-up or small enterprise. ₹5,000 on physical filing.

TM Rules 2017 · First Schedule · TM-A
E-filing fee, each class₹9,000

Any other applicant. ₹10,000 on physical filing.

TM Rules 2017 · First Schedule · TM-A
Scope

What Trademark Class 44 Covers

Class 44 includes mainly medical care, including alternative medicine, hygienic and beauty care given by persons or establishments to human beings and animals, as well as services relating to the fields of agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry.

This class includes, in particular

  • hospital services
  • telemedicine services
  • dentistry, optometry and mental health services
  • medical clinic services and medical analysis services for diagnostic and treatment purposes provided by medical laboratories, such as x-ray examinations and taking of blood samples
  • therapy services, for example, physiotherapy and speech therapy
  • pharmacy advice and preparation of prescriptions by pharmacists
  • blood bank and human tissue bank services
  • convalescent home and rest home services
  • dietary and nutritional advice
  • health spa services
  • artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization services
  • animal breeding
  • animal grooming
  • body piercing and tattooing
  • services relating to gardening, for example, plant nursery services, landscape design, landscape gardening, lawn care
  • services relating to floral art, for example, flower arranging, wreath making
  • weed killing, vermin and pest control for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry
Belongs elsewhere

What Class 44 Does Not Cover

These look close to Class 44 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.

  • rental of pastures (Class 36)
  • installation and repair services for irrigation devices (Class 37)
  • vermin and pest control, other than for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry (Class 37)
  • ambulance transport (Class 39)
  • slaughtering of animals, taxidermy (Class 40)
  • timber felling and processing (Class 40)
  • animal training services (Class 41)
  • health clubs for physical exercise (Class 41)
  • scientific research services for medical purposes (Class 42)
  • boarding for animals (Class 43)
  • retirement homes (Class 43)
  • funerary undertaking (Class 45)
Alphabetical list

Services in Trademark Class 44

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.

Basic No.Service
440235acupuncture aerial and surface spreading of fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals / aerial and surface spreading of 440115 fertilisers and other agricultural chemicals
440279aerial seeding
440241aesthetician services
440210alternative medicine services
440009animal breeding
440131animal grooming
440224animal-assisted therapy
440207aquaculture services
440193aromatherapy services
440252art therapy
440194artificial insemination services
440258Attention Deficit Disorder screening services / ADD screening services
440259Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder screening services / ADHD screening services
440249barber shop services
440203beautician services
440020beauty salon services
440152birth attendant services
440133blood bank services
440216body piercing
440032chiropractic
440284commercial fishing services
440228consultancy in the field of viticulture
440043convalescent home services
440231cultivation of plants
440256cultured cell bank services for medical transplantation
440236cupping therapy
440251dance therapy
440113dentistry services
440213depilatory waxing
440260diagnosis of visual processing disorders
440233dietary and nutritional advice
440273drug screening for medical diagnosis and treatment
440278drug testing of participants in sports for the use of performance enhancing substances
440283facial treatment services
440084farming equipment rental
440143flower arranging
440276fumigation for pest control for agriculture, horticulture and forestry
440077gardening
440242hair dyeing services / hair coloring services / hair colouring services
440180hair implantation
440034hairdressing
440247health assessment services
440060health care
440209health centre services / health center services
440212health counselling / health counseling
440202health spa services
440229home-visit nursing care
440072horticulture
440147hospice services
440059hospital services
440221human tissue bank services
440281hydrotherapy services
440196in vitro fertilization services / in vitro fertilisation services
440245landscape architecture
440199landscape design
440012landscape gardening
440148lawn care
440257learning disability screening services
440151manicuring
440086massage
440215medical advice for persons with disabilities
440225medical analysis services for diagnostic and treatment purposes provided by medical laboratories
440087medical assistance
440021medical clinic services
440208medical equipment rental
440265medical examination
440264medical examination for quarantine clearance purposes
440226medical screening
440282medical testing for diagnostic and treatment purposes
440255medical treatment using cultured cells
440267mental health services
440253music therapy
440114nursing home services
440153nursing, medical
440268occupational health consultancy
440246occupational therapy
440266optometry services
440214orthodontic services
440218palliative care
440274pathological examination for medical diagnosis and treatment
440277pathological testing for diagnostic and treatment purposes
440220pest control services for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry
440173pet grooming
440154pharmacy advice
440097physiotherapy / physical therapy
440094plant nursery services
440156plastic surgery
440237postnatal care services
440204preparation of prescriptions by pharmacists
440248providing community gardening facilities
440270providing mental health rehabilitation facilities
440271providing physical rehabilitation facilities
440250providing service animals to persons with disabilities
440243pruning of trees
440018public bath services for hygiene purposes
440217reforestation services
440240regenerative medicine services
440195rehabilitation for substance abuse patients
440254remote monitoring of medical data for medical diagnosis and treatment
440222rental of animals for gardening purposes
440223rental of beehives
440238rental of bottles and containers containing gas for medical purposes
440261rental of gardening implements
440230rental of hair styling apparatus
440239rental of hydrogen water generators for baths
440263rental of respiratory masks for artificial respiration
440188rental of sanitary installations
440272rental of spectacles / rental of eyeglasses
440275rental of sunglasses
440269rental of surgical microscopes
440232rental of surgical robots
440219rest home services
440106sanatorium services
440200sauna services
440280scraping therapy
440185services of a psychologist
440201solarium services
440211speech therapy
440197tattooing
440198telemedicine services
440205therapy services
440244transplanting of trees
440206tree planting for carbon offsetting purposes
440166tree surgery
440019Turkish bath services
440262vaccination services
440168vermin exterminating for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry
440285veterinary analysis services for diagnostic and treatment purposes provided by veterinary laboratories
440111veterinary assistance
440227viticulture services
440171weed killing
440234wildlife management
440037wreath making

A slash separates alternative wordings of the same item. An asterisk marks an item whose name also appears in other classes, depending on its purpose.

Filing in India

Filing a Trademark in Class 44

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 44 alone or several classes together; the fee is charged for each class.

ApplicantE-filing, per classPhysical filing, per class
Individual, start-up or small enterprise₹4,500₹5,000
Any other applicant₹9,000₹10,000

Government fee for Form TM-A under the First Schedule to the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. Professional charges are separate.

  • Search the mark in Class 44 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.

Official documents behind this page

  1. WIPO, Nice Classification, 13th Edition, Version 2026In force from 1 January 2026: class heading, explanatory note and the list of goods and services. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which holds the copyright in the Classification.
  2. Trade Marks Rules, 2017, rule 20Goods and services are classified as in the current edition of the Nice Classification published by WIPO.
  3. Trade Marks Rules, 2017, First Schedule, entry 1Fee for Form TM-A, payable for each class.
  4. Trade Marks Act, 1999, section 18(2)One application may cover different classes, with the fee payable for each class.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.

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Questions, answered

Short, direct answers to the 4 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Class 44 covers: Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services. Examples from the list: acupuncture aerial and surface spreading of fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals; aerial seeding; aesthetician services; alternative medicine services; animal breeding; animal grooming.

Class 44 is a services class. Classes 1 to 34 cover goods and Classes 35 to 45 cover services.

For Form TM-A the fee for each class is ₹4,500 on e-filing (₹5,000 on physical filing) for an individual, start-up or small enterprise, and ₹9,000 on e-filing (₹10,000 on physical filing) for any other applicant, under the First Schedule to the Trade Marks Rules, 2017.

Yes. Under section 18(2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 a single application can be made for different classes of goods and services, and the fee is payable for each class.