Trademark Class 44: Medical, Beauty, and Veterinary Services Guide

Understanding trademark classifications is essential for protecting your brand effectively. If your business offers medical, hygiene, or veterinary services, Trademark Class 44 is likely the correct category to file under. Choosing the right class ensures that your trademark is enforceable and prevents legal conflicts.

What is Trademark Class 44?

Trademark Class 44 includes services related to:

• Human healthcare and medical services

• Veterinary services for animals

• Hygienic and beauty treatments for people and pets

• Agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, and forestry services

• Spa, wellness, and therapeutic services

This class covers businesses offering non-commercial services in health, wellness, and personal care. It applies to both private clinics and public institutions, including alternative medicine practitioners.

Examples of Services in Class 44

To give you a clear idea of what’s covered under this class, here are some examples:

• Hospitals and nursing homes

• Dental clinics and orthodontic centers

• Physiotherapy and chiropractic clinics

• Beauty salons, hair care, and skincare centers

• Medical testing and diagnostic labs

• Animal clinics, grooming, and boarding services

• Acupuncture and naturopathy services

• Fertility and nutrition counseling centers

If your business offers any of these, Class 44 is the right classification for trademark registration.

What is Not Included in Class 44?

Despite its broad scope, Class 44 has some clear exclusions:

• Medical equipment and surgical instruments (Class 10)

• Pharmaceuticals and medicinal products (Class 5)

• Beauty and skincare products for retail (Class 3)

• Health-related software or apps (Class 9)

• Medical business consulting or advertising (Class 35)

Understanding these exclusions is important to avoid misclassification, which could delay your application or weaken its protection.

Why Choosing the Right Trademark Class Matters

Filing your trademark under the appropriate class is not just a formality. It has legal and commercial implications. A trademark registered under the wrong class may fail to protect your services from misuse, causing complications in enforcing your brand rights.

Trademark Class 44 ensures that your brand is protected within the fields of healthcare, beauty, hygiene, and veterinary services. It builds a strong foundation for legal protection and supports long-term business growth.

Brands/Trademarks you Might Know in Class 44:

Mediplus Optician

How can Tradeviser help in your Trademark journey?

We have an awesome in-house team of Trademark professionals who can provide valuable assistance throughout the trademark process. Our Trademark Attorneys can then help prepare and file a trademark application with the relevant trademark office and respond to the office’s actions or objections to the examination. If the trademark is challenged, our attorney can help prepare and present a strong case supporting the application. Finally, once a trademark is registered, our attorney can help monitor and enforce trademark rights to prevent infringement by others. Through our team’s expertise and knowledge of the legal environment, we can help ensure that the trademark registration process goes smoothly and the resulting trademark offers the necessary protection of the symbol or object.

Detailed List of goods Classified under Class 44

1. aerial and surface spreading of fertilizers and other agricultural chemicals / aerial and surface spreading of fertilisers and other agricultural chemicals
2. alternative medicine services
3. animal breeding
4. animal grooming
5. animal-assisted therapy
6. rental of animals for gardening purposes
7. aquaculture services
8. aromatherapy services
9. artificial insemination services
10. beauty salon services
11. rental of beehives
12. blood bank services
13. body piercing
14. chiropractic
15. convalescent home services
16. dentistry services
17. depilatory waxing
18. farming equipment rental
19. in vitro fertilization services / in vitro fertilisation services
20. flower arranging
21. gardening
22. hair implantation
23. hairdressing
24. health care
25. health centre services / health center services
26. health counselling / health counseling
27. health spa services
28. horticulture
29. hospice services
30. hospital services
31. human tissue bank services
32. landscape design
33. landscape gardening
34. lawn care
35. manicuring
36. massage
37. medical advice for individuals with disabilities