Scope
What Trademark Class 45 Covers
Class 45 includes mainly legal and security services, as well as certain personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.
This class includes, in particular
- arbitration and mediation services
- registration of domain names
- legal and regulatory compliance auditing services
- investigation and surveillance services relating to the physical safety of individuals and security of tangible property, for example, guard services, detective agency services, personal background investigations, security screening of baggage
- services provided to individuals in relation to social events, for example, chaperoning, planning and arranging of wedding ceremonies
- conducting religious ceremonies, burial services
- pet sitting, dog walking services
- clothing rental
Belongs elsewhere
What Class 45 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 45 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
- certain rental services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals, where the services provided by means of the rented objects belong to another class, for example, rental of apartments (Class 36), car rental (Class 39), rental of temporary accommodation (Class 43)
- escorting of travellers (Class 39)
- secure transport, for example, guarded transport of valuables, armoured car transport (Class 39)
- party planning (Class 41)
- services consisting of all forms of education, including religious education (Class 41)
- services having the basic aim of the entertainment, amusement or recreation of people (Class 41)
- computer and internet security consultancy and data encryption services (Class 42)
- providing medical, hygienic or beauty care for human beings or animals (Class 44)
Alphabetical list
Services in Trademark Class 45
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 |
|---|---|
| 450193 | adoption agency services |
| 450214 | alternative dispute resolution services |
| 450264 | animal adoption services |
| 450205 | arbitration services |
| 450224 | astrology consultancy |
| 450195 | babysitting |
| 450242 | bereavement counselling / bereavement counseling |
| 450056 | burial services |
| 450226 | cartomancy services |
| 450002 | chaperoning / escorting in society [chaperoning] |
| 450081 | clothing rental |
| 450241 | concierge services |
| 450229 | conducting funeral ceremonies |
| 450231 | conducting religious ceremonies |
| 450266 | content moderation for internet chatrooms |
| 450207 | copyright management |
| 450047 | crematorium services |
| 450005 | dating services |
| 450003 | detective agency services |
| 450232 | dog walking services |
| 450261 | doula services |
| 450220 | embalming services |
| 450046 | evening dress rental |
| 450179 | fire-fighting |
| 450057 | funerary undertaking |
| 450216 | genealogical research |
| 450099 | guard services |
| 450146 | horoscope casting |
| 450197 | house sitting individual colour analysis services relating to clothing selection / individual color analysis services relating to 450268 clothing selection |
| 450202 | inspection of factories for safety purposes |
| 450206 | intellectual property consultancy |
| 450234 | kimono dressing assistance |
| 450252 | law enforcement |
| 450233 | leasing of internet domain names |
| 450235 | legal advice in responding to calls for tenders / legal advice in responding to requests for proposals [RFPs] |
| 450240 | legal advocacy services |
| 450247 | legal compliance auditing |
| 450239 | legal consultancy relating to patent mapping |
| 450248 | legal conveyancing |
| 450221 | legal document preparation services |
| 450271 | legal drafting |
| 450258 | legal process serving |
| 450210 | legal research |
| 450260 | legal research in the field of environmental protection |
| 450230 | legal services in relation to the negotiation of contracts for others |
| 450269 | legal services in the field of child protection |
| 450244 | legal services in the field of immigration |
| 450223 | legal services relating to licences |
| 450237 | legal watching services |
| 450236 | licensing [legal services] in the framework of software publishing |
| 450212 | licensing of computer software [legal services] |
| 450208 | licensing of intellectual property |
| 450243 | lifeguard services |
| 450259 | line sitting services |
| 450211 | litigation services |
| 450263 | locating and tracking of lost property |
| 450257 | locating and tracking of missing persons |
| 450200 | lost property return |
| 450112 | marriage agency services |
| 450201 | mediation [legal services] |
| 450255 | medical alarm monitoring |
| 450053 | missing person investigations |
| 450209 | monitoring intellectual property rights for legal advisory purposes |
| 450194 | monitoring of burglar and security alarms |
| 450250 | mortuary cosmetologists' services / desairologists' services |
| 450006 | night guard services |
| 450273 | notary services |
| 450267 | occupational safety consultancy |
| 450218 | online social networking services |
| 450033 | opening of security locks |
| 450279 | organising of personal possessions for others |
| 450238 | organization of political meetings |
| 450184 | organization of religious meetings |
| 450199 | personal background investigations |
| 450001 | personal bodyguarding |
| 450228 | personal letter writing |
| 450254 | personal shopping for others |
| 450227 | personal wardrobe styling consultancy |
| 450198 | pet sitting |
| 450117 | physical security consultancy |
| 450217 | planning and arranging of wedding ceremonies |
| 450249 | political lobbying services |
| 450265 | providing non-medical in-home care services for individuals |
| 450213 | registration of domain names [legal services] |
| 450246 | regulatory compliance auditing |
| 450219 | releasing doves for special occasions |
| 450276 | rental of diving suits* |
| 450203 | rental of fire alarms |
| 450204 | rental of fire extinguishers |
| 450274 | rental of guard dogs |
| 450275 | rental of life jackets |
| 450277 | rental of protective clothing |
| 450278 | rental of protective helmets |
| 450215 | rental of safes |
| 450262 | rental of video surveillance cameras |
| 450256 | security guarding of facilities via remote monitoring systems |
| 450196 | security screening of baggage |
| 450253 | social introduction agency services |
| 450225 | spiritual consultancy |
| 450251 | surveillance services by drone |
| 450245 | tarot card reading services for others |
| 450222 | tracking of stolen property |
No rows match — clear the filter to see all.
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 45
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 45 alone or several classes together; the fee is charged for each class.
| Applicant | E-filing, per class | Physical 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 45 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
- 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.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, rule 20Goods and services are classified as in the current edition of the Nice Classification published by WIPO.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, First Schedule, entry 1Fee for Form TM-A, payable for each class.
- 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.