Trademark Class 45: Legal and Security Services

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 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