You can find the USPTO’s publication of the Nice Agreement Tenth Edition from the USPTO website here: http://www.uspto.gov/trademark/trademark-updates-and-announcements/nice-agreement-tenth-edition-general-remarks-class

Goods or Services

Class 42 covers services, not goods.

Class 42 Official Nice Description

“Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software.”

Brief Explanation

International Class 42 mainly includes services services provided by persons, individually or collectively, in relation to the theoretical and practical aspects of complex fields of activities; such services are provided by members of professions such as chemists, physicists, engineers, computer programmers, etc.

Nice Agreement Examples

International Class 42 includes the services of engineers who undertake evaluations, estimates, research and reports in the scientific and technological fields; and scientific research services for medical purposes.

International Class 42 does not include business research and evaluations (Class 35); word processing and computer file management services (Class 35); financial and fiscal evaluations (Class 36); mining and oil extraction (Class 37); computer (hardware) installation and repair services (Class 37); services provided by the members of professions such as medical doctors, veterinary surgeons, psychoanalysts (Class 44); medical treatment services (Class 44); garden design (Class 44); and legal services (Class 45).

Examples of Class 42 Registered Trademark

  • Mark Name: LONESOURCE Image Mark

An image trademark registered by Lonesource, Inc., for business management services, namely, providing temporary use of non-downloadable software for the purpose of management of the procurement of goods and services of others in the fields of office and business supplies and equipment, information technology equipment and furniture.

Serial Number: 85189619 Registration Number: 4001903

  • Mark Name: IHEARTRADIO

A trademark registered to Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc., for providing an interactive website featuring technology that allows users to consolidate and manage voice, data, video, and media content in the fields of music and radio.

Serial Number: 85201586 Registration Number: 4176473

  • Mark Name: PROJECT HEALTHY SCHOOLS Image Mark

An image trademark registered to Regents of the University of Michigan AKA University of Michigan state university, for research in the field of the effect of behavior modification programs as a result of healthy food and exercise choices.

Serial Number: 85637282 Registration Number: 4279061