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 45 covers services, not goods.

Class 45 Official Nice Description

“Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.”

Brief Explanation

International Class 45 mainly includes medical care, hygienic and beauty care given by persons or establishments to human beings and animals.

International Class 45 also includes services relating to the fields of agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

Nice Agreement Examples

International Class 45 includes services rendered by lawyers 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.

International Class 45 does not include professional services giving direct aid in the operations or functions of a commercial undertaking (Class 35); services relating to financial or monetary affairs and services dealing with insurance (Class 36); escorting of travellers (Class 39); security transport (Class 39); services consisting of all forms of education of persons (Class 41); performances of singers or dancers (Class 41); computer services for the protection of software (Class 42); services provided by others to give medical, hygienic or beauty care for human beings or animals (Class 44); certain rental services (consult the Alphabetical List of Services and General Remark (b) relating to the classification of services).

Examples of Class 45 Registered Trademark

  • Mark Name: NOURISH Image Mark

An image trademark registered by Coram, LLC., for providing personal support services for patients’ parenteral and enteral therapy and families of patients, namely, emotional counseling and emotional support; providing professional personal support services for patients requiring parenteral and enteral therapy and families of patients, namely, emotional counseling and emotional support; providing patient advocate services for patients requiring parenteral and enteral therapy, namely, coordinating the procurement and administration of medication.

Serial Number: 85978174 Registration Number: 4328503

  • Mark Name: PREMIER ASSIST

A trademark registered to Akita, Inc., for travel assistance services, namely, 24-hour security services for individuals and business persons traveling internationally, namely, providing foreign country security briefings and safety advisories, including security and kidnapping risk assessments; concierge services for business travelers in the nature of making requested personal arrangements and reservations.

Serial Number: 85111209 Registration Number: 4097270

  • Mark Name: GUTHY JACKSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Image Mark

An image trademark registered to Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation, for providing a website featuring personal stories concerning Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) Spectrum Disease for instructional purposes.

Serial Number: 85014214 Registration Number: 4027732