Trademark Class 43: Hotels and Restaurants

A comprehensive guide to Class 43 of the Trademark Classification. Trademarks must be applied or registered under classes and each class represents a distinct class of goods or services. In this post, we comprehensively cover the services which fall under Class 43 of trademark classification.

Trademark Class 43

Services for providing food, drink and temporary accommodation mainly fall under Trademark Class 43 for trademark registration.

Trademark Class 43 includes mainly

• Services provided by persons or establishments whose aim is to prepare food and drink for consumption and services provided to obtain bed and board in hotels, boarding houses or other establishments providing temporary accommodation.
• Reservation services for travellers’ accommodation, particularly through travel agencies or brokers.
• Boarding for animals.

The following services must NOT be classified under Trademark Class 43:

• Rental services for real estate such as houses, flats, etc., for permanent use
• Arranging travel by tourist agencies
• Preservation services for food and drink
• Discotheque services
• Boarding schools
• Rest and convalescent homes

List of services classified under Trademark Class 43