A comprehensive guide to Class 45 of the Trademark Filing 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 45 of trademark classification.

Trademark Class 45

Trademark Class 45 pertains to legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.

The following services are also classified under Class 45:

  • Services rendered by lawyers, legal assistants, and personal advocates, to individuals, groups of individuals, organizations and enterprises;
  • Investigation and surveillance services relating to the safety of persons and entities;
  • Services provided to individuals in relation with social events, such as social escort services, matrimonial agencies, funeral services.

The following services are NOT classified under Class 45:

  • professional services giving direct aid in the operations or functions of a commercial undertaking;
  • services relating to financial or monetary affairs and services dealing with insurance;
  • escorting of travellers;
  • security transport;
  • services consisting of all forms of education of persons;
  • performances of singers or dancers;
  • computer services for the protection of software;
  • services provided by others to give medical, hygienic or beauty care for human beings or animals;
  • certain rental services

List of services classified under Trademark Class 45

The following services must be classified under Trademark Class 45:

  • Accident investigation
  • Accident reporting
  • Adoption agencies
  • Adoption agency services
  • Adoption placement
  • Advisory services in relation to safety
  • Advisory services relating to intellectual property licensing
  • Advisory services relating to intellectual property protection
  • Advisory services relating to patents
  • Advisory services relating to the preparation of standards
  • Advisory services relating to the law
  • Advisory services relating to copyright
  • Advisory services relating to regulatory affairs
  • Advisory services relating to intellectual property rights
  • Advisory services relating to consumers rights [legal advice]
  • Agencies for copyright licensing
  • Agency services (Dating -)
  • Agency services for arranging personal introductions
  • Airline passenger safety services
  • Airline passenger security screening services
  • Airline passenger security screening
  • Airport baggage security inspection services
  • Airport baggage security screening services
  • Airport security services
  • Alarm monitoring services
  • Alternative dispute resolution services [legal services]
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Alternative dispute resolution services
  • Animal adoption services
  • Animal cruelty investigation
  • Animal protection services
  • Arbitration
  • Arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution services
  • Arbitration services
  • Arbitration services relating to industrial relations
  • Arranging for the provision of legal services
  • Assisting in the locating of lost pets
  • Astrological and spiritual services
  • Astrological forecasting
  • Astrological services
  • Astrology consultancy
  • Attorney services
  • Attorney services [legal services]
  • Baby sitting
  • Babysitting
  • Babysitting services
  • Background investigation and research services
  • Baggage inspection for security purposes
  • Baggage security inspections for airlines
  • Bailiff services (legal services)
  • Barrister services
  • Bereavement counseling
  • Bereavement counselling
  • Bereavement support
  • Body guarding
  • Body guarding (Personal -)
  • Bodyguard services
  • Bomb detection and disposal services
  • Bomb detection services
  • Bomb disposal services
  • Bra fitting services
  • Burial services
  • Cartomancy services
  • Cartoon character licensing
  • Cartoon character licensing [legal services]
  • Cat feeding services [in owners absence]
  • Certification of legal documents
  • Chaperoning
  • Closed-circuit surveillance
  • Clothing rental
  • Companionship services for the elderly and disabled
  • Company registration services
  • Compilation of legal information
  • Computer assisted litigation support
  • Computer dating services
  • Computer licensing
  • Computer software licensing [legal services]
  • Computer software licensing
  • Computer software (Licensing of -) [legal services]
  • Concierge services
  • Conducting civil marriage ceremonies
  • Conducting funeral ceremonies
  • Conducting religious ceremonies
  • Conducting religious prayer services
  • Consultancy in the field of data theft and identity theft
  • Consultancy (Intellectual property -)
  • Consultancy on regulations on safety at work
  • Consultancy relating to copyright licensing
  • Consultancy relating to copyright protection
  • Consultancy relating to computer software licensing
  • Consultancy relating to industrial property rights
  • Consultancy relating to intellectual property management
  • Consultancy relating to patent licensing
  • Consultancy relating to patent protection
  • Consultancy relating to the licensing of intellectual property
  • Consultancy relating to trademark licensing
  • Consultancy relating to the protection of geographical indications
  • Consultancy relating to the protection of industrial designs
  • Consultancy relating to the registration of domain names
  • Consultancy relating to trademark protection
  • Consultancy relating to the management of intellectual property and copyright
  • Consultancy relating to the protection of new plant varieties
  • Consultancy services in the field of the safety needs of commercial and industrial companies
  • Consultancy services relating to health and safety
  • Consultancy services relating to the legal aspects of franchising
  • Consultancy services relating to private investigations
  • Consultation in relation to data protection compliance
  • Consulting in the field of workplace safety
  • Consulting in the field of personal relationships
  • Consulting services in the field of national security
  • Contract guarding
  • Conveyancing
  • Conveyancing services
  • Conveyancing services [legal services]
  • Copyright and industrial property rights management
  • Copyright licensing
  • Copyright management
  • Copyright management consultation
  • Copyright management consultancy
  • Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to -)
  • Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to licensing of -)
  • Copyright (Professional advisory services relating to infringement of -)
  • Copyright protection
  • Counselling relating to spiritual direction
  • Court reporting
  • Cremation services
  • Crematorium services
  • Crime prevention advisory services
  • Crime prevention consultancy services
  • Criminal investigation services
  • Criminal investigations
  • Dating agency services
  • Dating services
  • Dating services provided through social networking
  • Day and night guards
  • Desairologists’ services
  • Designs (Registered, filing of -)
  • Designs (Registered, licensing of -)
  • Detective agencies
  • Detective agency services
  • Detective investigations
  • Detective services
  • Dispute resolution services
  • Divorce mediation services
  • Dog walking services
  • Domain name advisory services
  • Domain name registration services
  • Domain names (Registration of -) [legal services]
  • Doula services
  • Dress rental
  • Electronic monitoring services for security purposes
  • Embalming services
  • Enforcement of intellectual property rights
  • Enforcement of testaments
  • Enforcement of trade mark rights
  • Escort agencies [social]
  • Escort services
  • Escorting in society [chaperoning]
  • Evangelistic ministerial services
  • Evangelistic services
  • Evening dress rental
  • Expert consultancy relating to legal issues
  • Expert witness services
  • Exploitation of industrial property rights and copyright by licensing
  • Explosive ordnance disposal services
  • Fashion information
  • Film, television and video licensing
  • Finger printing analysis
  • Fingerprinting services
  • Fire alarms (Rental of -)
  • Fire extinguishers (Rental of -)
  • Fire-fighting
  • Fire fighting services
  • Fire prevention consultancy
  • Fire prevention consultation
  • Forecasting services in the nature of fortune telling
  • Forensic advice for criminal investigations
  • Forensic analysis of surveillance video for fraud and theft prevention purposes
  • Fortune-telling
  • Foster care
  • Fostering of children
  • Fraud detection services in the field of health care insurance
  • Fugitive recovery services
  • Funeral arrangement services
  • Funeral ceremony services accompanying cremation
  • Funeral home services
  • Funeral homes
  • Funeral service undertaking
  • Funeral services
  • Funeral services accompanying cremation
  • Funerals
  • Funerary services
  • Funerary undertaking
  • Genealogical research
  • Genealogical services
  • Genealogy research
  • Granting of licences for industrial property rights
  • Granting of licences on intellectual property
  • Granting of licences to others for the use of industrial property rights and copyright
  • Granting of licenses for industrial property rights
  • Granting of licenses relating to the copying of cable television programmes
  • Granting of licenses relating to the copying of broadcast television programmes
  • Granting of software licences
  • Granting of software licenses [legal services]
  • Granting of software licences [legal services]
  • Granting of software licenses
  • Guard services
  • Guard services for preventing the intrusion of burglars
  • Guardianship services
  • Guards (Night -)
  • Handbags rental
  • Hat rental
  • Health and safety risk assessment services
  • Health and safety risk management
  • Hire of clothing
  • Hire of jewellery
  • Horoscope casting
  • Horoscope forecasting
  • Horoscopes
  • Hotel concierge services
  • House sitting
  • Identification marking for dogs for security purposes
  • Identity validation services
  • Identity verification
  • Industrial property consultancy
  • Industrial property management
  • Industrial property watching services
  • Information, advisory and consultancy services relating to legal matters
  • Information services relating to consumer rights
  • Information services relating to trading standards
  • Information services relating to safety
  • Information services relating to legal matters
  • Information services relating to health and safety
  • Information services relating to manufacturing standards
  • Inspection (Baggage -) for security purposes
  • Inspection of factories for safety purposes
  • Intellectual property agency services
  • Intellectual property consultation
  • Intellectual property consultancy
  • Intellectual property consultancy services for universities and research institutions
  • Intellectual property consultancy services in the field of patents and patent applications
  • Intellectual property consultancy services for non-profit organisations
  • Intellectual property consultancy services for inventors
  • Intellectual property licensing services
  • Intellectual property (Licensing of -)
  • Intellectual property management services
  • Intellectual property services
  • Intellectual property watching services
  • Interment services
  • Internet based dating, matchmaking and personal introduction services
  • Internet based matchmaking services
  • Internet based personal introduction services
  • Internet-based social networking services
  • Internet dating services
  • Investigating into missing persons
  • Investigation services related to insurance claims
  • Investigations in relation to intellectual property
  • Investigations (Missing person -)
  • Investigations (Personal background -)
  • Issuing of passports
  • Jewelry rental
  • Key holding services
  • Kimono dressing assistance
  • Law enforcement
  • Leasing of fire alarms
  • Leasing of internet domain names
  • Legal administration of licences
  • Legal advice
  • Legal advice and representation
  • Legal advice in responding to requests for proposals [RFPs]
  • Legal advice in responding to calls for tenders
  • Legal advice relating to franchising
  • Legal advocacy services
  • Legal aid services
  • Legal and judicial research services in the field of intellectual property
  • Legal assistance in the drawing up of contracts
  • Legal compliance auditing
  • Legal consultancy relating to television advertising, television entertainment and sports
  • Legal consultancy relating to intellectual property rights
  • Legal consultancy relating to patent mapping
  • Legal consultancy services
  • Legal consultation in the field of taxation
  • Legal consultation services
  • Legal document preparation services
  • Legal information research services
  • Legal information services
  • Legal investigation services
  • Legal mediation services
  • Legal process serving
  • Legal research
  • Legal research relating to real estate transactions
  • Legal research services
  • Legal services
  • Legal services for procedures relating to industrial property rights
  • Legal services in relation to the negotiation of contracts for others
  • Legal services in the field of immigration
  • Legal services provided in relation to lawsuits
  • Legal services relating to business
  • Legal services relating to licences
  • Legal services relating to wills
  • Legal services relating to the acquisition of intellectual property
  • Legal services relating to intellectual property rights
  • Legal services relating to the negotiation and drafting of contracts relating to intellectual property rights
  • Legal services relating to the management and exploitation of copyright and ancillary copyright
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of transmission rights
  • Legal services relating to the protection and exploitation of copyright for film, television, theatre and music productions
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of patents
  • Legal services relating to the registration of trademarks
  • Legal services relating to the management, control and granting of licence rights
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of ancillary rights relating to film, television, video and music productions
  • Legal services relating to copyright licensing
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of intellectual property rights
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright for printed matter
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of film copyright
  • Legal services relating to company formation and registration
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of copyright and industrial property rights
  • Legal services relating to the exploitation of broadcasting rights
  • Legal services relating to social insurance claims
  • Legal services relating to time share rights
  • Legal support services
  • Legal watching services
  • Licensing authority services
  • Licensing industrial property rights
  • Licensing [legal services] in the framework of software publishing
  • Licensing of computer games
  • Licensing of computer programs
  • Licensing of computer software
  • Licensing of computer software [legal services]
  • Licensing of databases
  • Licensing of franchise concepts
  • Licensing of industrial property rights
  • Licensing of industrial property rights and copyright
  • Licensing of intellectual property rights
  • Licensing of intellectual property [legal services]
  • Licensing of intellectual property
  • Licensing of intellectual property in the field of copyrights [legal services]
  • Licensing of intellectual property in the field of trademarks [legal services]
  • Licensing of intellectual property and copyright
  • Licensing of musical shows
  • Licensing of musical works
  • Licensing of patent applications
  • Licensing of patent applications [legal services]
  • Licensing of patents
  • Licensing of printed matter
  • Licensing of radio and television programs
  • Licensing of registered designs [legal services]
  • Licensing of research and development
  • Licensing of rights relating to television, video and radio programs, productions and formats
  • Licensing of rights relating to video productions
  • Licensing of rights relating to television productions
  • Licensing of rights relating to films
  • Licensing of rights relating to audio productions
  • Licensing of rights relating to the use of photographs
  • Licensing of rights to films, television and video productions
  • Licensing of software
  • Licensing of software [legal services]
  • Licensing of technology
  • Licensing of trademarks
  • Licensing of trademarks [legal services]
  • Licensing of wireless communication system
  • Licensing services
  • Licensing services relating to music publishing
  • Licensing services relating to the manufacture of goods
  • Licensing services relating to performance rights
  • Lifeboat rescue
  • Lifeguard services
  • Line sitting services
  • Litigation advice
  • Litigation consultancy
  • Litigation services
  • Litigation services
  • Litigation support services
  • Lobbying services, other than for commercial purposes
  • Locating and tracking of lost people and property
  • Locks (Opening of security -)
  • Lost and found bureau services
  • Lost dog location services
  • Lost property return
  • Lost property return [lost and found services]
  • Lost property services
  • Maintaining lists of wedding presents for selection by others
  • Management and exploitation of copyright and industrial property rights by licensing for others
  • Management (Copyright -)
  • Management of authors' copyright
  • Management of copyright and industrial property rights for others
  • Management of intellectual property
  • Management of patents
  • Management of trademarks
  • Marriage agencies
  • Marriage agency services
  • Marriage bureau services
  • Marriage bureaus
  • Marriage bureaux
  • Marriage counseling
  • Marriage guidance counselling
  • Matchmaking services
  • Matrimonial agencies
  • Mediation
  • Mediation in legal procedures
  • Mediation [legal services]
  • Mediation services
  • Mediation services for marital disputes
  • Medical alarm monitoring
  • Mentoring [spiritual]
  • Microchip security services for pets
  • Mine clearing services
  • Ministerial counselling
  • Missing person investigations
  • Missing persons investigation
  • Missing persons location information
  • Monitoring alarms
  • Monitoring burglar and security alarms
  • Monitoring fire alarms
  • Monitoring industrial property rights for legal advisory purposes
  • Monitoring intellectual property rights for legal advisory purposes
  • Monitoring of alarms
  • Monitoring of burglar and security alarms
  • Monitoring of fire alarms
  • Monitoring of security systems
  • Mortuary cosmetologists’ services
  • Mountain rescue
  • Mummification services
  • Nanny services
  • Night guard services
  • Night guards
  • Night watchman services
  • Notarial services
  • Notary public services
  • On-line social networking services
  • Online social networking services
  • Online social networking services accessible by means of downloadable mobile applications
  • Opening of door locks
  • Opening of locks [locksmiths' services]
  • Opening of security locks
  • Organisation of political meetings
  • Organising meetings of bereaved families to commemorate the death of a loved one
  • Organization of political meetings
  • Organization of religious meetings
  • Organizing meetings of bereaved families to commemorate the death of a loved one
  • Paralegal services
  • Paranormal investigation services
  • Passport control services [security]
  • Pastoral counselling
  • Patent and patent application licensing
  • Patent attorney services
  • Patent licensing [legal services]
  • Patents (Licensing of -)
  • Personal background investigations
  • Personal body guarding
  • Personal bodyguarding
  • Personal fashion consulting services
  • Personal gift selection for others
  • Personal introduction agency services
  • Personal introduction services by computer
  • Personal introduction services
  • Personal legal affairs consultancy
  • Personal letter writing
  • Personal letter writing for others
  • Personal shopper services
  • Personal shopping for others
  • Personal wardrobe styling services
  • Personal wardrobe styling consultancy
  • Pet cremation services
  • Pet funeral ceremony services accompanying cremation
  • Pet funeral services
  • Pet funeral services accompanying cremation
  • Pet sitting
  • Physical security consultancy
  • Physical security services
  • Planning and arranging of wedding ceremonies
  • Police protection
  • Police services
  • Political advice
  • Political advisory services
  • Political campaign consulting
  • Political communications services
  • Political consultancy services
  • Political consulting
  • Political information services
  • Political lobbying services
  • Political research and analysis
  • Political services
  • Polygraph examination services
  • Pre-employment background investigation services
  • Pre-employment background screening
  • Preparation of customized gift boxes
  • Preparation of legal reports
  • Preparation of legal reports in the field of human rights
  • Preparation of regulations
  • Prison services
  • Private investigation
  • Private investigation services
  • Pro bono legal services
  • Professional advisory services relating to intellectual property rights
  • Professional legal consultations relating to franchising
  • Protection of intellectual property
  • Providing and conducting non-denominational, non-religious civil marriage ceremonies
  • Providing authentication of personal identification information [identification verification services]
  • Providing background check services
  • Providing clothing to needy persons [charitable services]
  • Providing emotional support to cancer patients and their families via interactive online forums
  • Providing fashion information
  • Providing grave spaces or charnel houses
  • Providing guide-dogs to blind persons
  • Providing horoscope information via computer networks
  • Providing information about fashion
  • Providing information about legal services via a website
  • Providing information about religion
  • Providing information in the field of law
  • Providing information in the field of intellectual property
  • Providing information on issues concerning human rights
  • Providing information on clothing rental
  • Providing information on industrial property rights
  • Providing information on agencies for copyright licensing
  • Providing information relating to legal affairs
  • Providing information relating to security guard services
  • Providing information relating to the rental of fire alarms
  • Providing information relating to personal body guarding services
  • Providing information relating to the rental of fire extinguishers
  • Providing patient advocate services to hospital patients and patients in long term care facilities
  • Providing personal support services for families of patients with life threatening disorders
  • Providing personal support services for cancer patients and their families
  • Providing reconnaissance and surveillance services
  • Providing shoes to needy persons [charitable services]
  • Providing wedding officiant services
  • Provision of emotional support to families
  • Provision of expert legal opinions
  • Provision of horoscopes
  • Provision of information relating to legal services
  • Provision of judicial information
  • Provision of legal information
  • Provision of legal research
  • Provision of personal tarot readings
  • Psychic consultancy
  • Psychic reading services
  • Public events security services
  • Radiation safety consulting
  • Registration of domain names for identification of users on a global computer network
  • Registration of domain names
  • Registration of domain names [legal services]
  • Registration of domain names for identification of users on a global computer network [legal service]
  • Registration services (legal)
  • Regulatory compliance auditing
  • Releasing doves for special occasions
  • Religious prayer services
  • Religious services
  • Rental of alarms
  • Rental of altars
  • Rental of bicycle helmets
  • Rental of body armor
  • Rental of bridal clutches
  • Rental of bridal gowns
  • Rental of bridal jewelry
  • Rental of clothing
  • Rental of clutch purses
  • Rental of costumes
  • Rental of crowd control barriers
  • Rental of dresses
  • Rental of equipment for safety, rescue, security and enforcement
  • Rental of evening dresses
  • Rental of evening wear
  • Rental of fire alarms
  • Rental of fire extinguishers
  • Rental of footwear
  • Rental of formal wear
  • Rental of jewellery
  • Rental of jewelry
  • Rental of life jackets
  • Rental of personal ornaments
  • Rental of protective clothing
  • Rental of protective clothing and equipment
  • Rental of protective helmets
  • Rental of protective masks
  • Rental of safes
  • Rental of safety equipment
  • Rental of security apparatus
  • Rental of security surveillance apparatus
  • Rental of security surveillance equipment
  • Rental of shoes
  • Rental of umbrellas
  • Rental of uniforms
  • Rental of watches
  • Rental of wedding huppahs
  • Rescue of people
  • Reviewing standards and practices to assure compliance with laws and regulations
  • Safes (Rental of -)
  • Safety evaluation
  • Safety (Inspection of factories for -) purposes
  • Safety, rescue, security and enforcement services
  • Security assessment of risks
  • Security clearance for preparation of identification cards
  • Security consultancy
  • Security control of persons and luggage in airports
  • Security guard services
  • Security guard services for buildings
  • Security guard services for the protection of property and individuals
  • Security guarding for facilities
  • Security guarding of facilities via remote monitoring systems
  • Security inspection services for others
  • Security marking of documents
  • Security marking of goods
  • Security monitoring services
  • Security screening of baggage
  • Security services
  • Security services for buildings
  • Security services for the protection of property
  • Security services for the protection of property and individuals
  • Security services for the protection of individuals
  • Security services for the physical protection of individuals
  • Security services for the physical protection of tangible property
  • Security services for the physical protection of tangible property and individuals
  • Social escort agency services
  • Social escorting
  • Social introduction agencies
  • Software licensing
  • Software licensing [legal services]
  • Solicitors' services
  • Spiritual advice
  • Spiritual consultancy
  • Stolen vehicle location services
  • Stolen vehicle recovery services
  • Stolen vehicle tracking
  • Store detective services
  • Surveillance services
  • Surveillance services by drone
  • Tarot card reading services for others
  • Tracing of absconders
  • Tracing of lost keys
  • Tracking of stolen property
  • Trademark agent services
  • Trademark monitoring [legal services]
  • Trademark watch services
  • Trademark watch services for legal advisory purposes
  • Tuxedo rental
  • Undertakers' services
  • Unexploded ordnance removal services
  • Vetting services
  • Video dating services
  • Wedding ceremony planning and arranging consultation services
  • Wedding chapel services
  • Wheel clamping
  • Zodiac consultation