Trademark Class 45: Personal, Legal, and Social Services

When applying for trademark registration, selecting the correct class is crucial to protect your brand and services. Trademark Class 45 includes personal and legal services, along with social services that help meet the individual needs of people. In this article, we’ll guide you through what falls under Class 45, what is excluded, and why it matters for your application.

What is Trademark Class 45?

Trademark Class 45 broadly covers services provided by professionals or organizations in areas like legal affairs, personal protection, and social assistance. These services don’t involve commercial transactions for goods but are essential for supporting human rights, safety, legal compliance, and well-being.

Services Covered Under Class 45

Trademark Class 45 includes the following services:

  • Legal Services: Representation in legal disputes, legal research, consultancy, and legal documentation.

  • Security Services: Personal security services, private guards, surveillance, and safety patrols.

  • Social Services: Marriage agencies, adoption services, counselling, and personal background checks.

  • Personal Services: Chaperone services, detective agencies, funeral services, and spiritual guidance.

If your business offers these or similar services, Class 45 is likely the appropriate trademark classification.

What is Not Included in Class 45?

While Class 45 is comprehensive, it does not cover:

  • Medical or psychological counselling (Class 44)

  • Education and training services (Class 41)

  • Financial or insurance services (Class 36)

  • Software or AI-based legal tech products (Class 9)

Misclassification can weaken your legal protection. Always double-check that your core service aligns with the description in Class 45.

Importance of Choosing the Right Class

Correct classification is more than a regulatory requirement—it protects your trademark in relevant legal disputes and helps avoid costly rejections. When you file under the right class, you ensure exclusivity over the services you offer and establish a strong legal foundation for your brand.

Trademark Class 45 is essential for professionals and organizations offering services tied to law, social needs, and personal protection. If your business fits this profile, filing under this class gives you the appropriate legal framework to protect your services and reputation.

Brands/Trademarks you Might Know in Class 45:

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Trademark Class 45, Trademark Class 45: Legal, Personal & Social Services

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 45

1. adoption agency services
2. alternative dispute resolution services
3. arbitration services
4. astrology consultancy
5. babysitting
6. burial services
7. cartomancy services
8. chaperoning / escorting in society [chaperoning] 9. clothing rental
10. concierge services
11. copyright management
12. crematorium services
13. dating services
14. detective agency services
15. dog walking services
16. embalming services
17. evening dress rental
18. rental of fire alarms
19. rental of fire extinguishers
20. fire-fighting
21. conducting funeral ceremonies
22. funerary undertaking
23. genealogical research
24. guard services
25. horoscope casting
26. house sitting
27. inspection of factories for safety purposes
28. intellectual property consultancy
29. kimono dressing assistance
30. leasing of internet domain names
31. legal administration of licences
32. legal advice in responding to calls for tenders / legal advice in responding to requests for proposals [RFPs] 33. legal advocacy services
34. legal consultancy relating to patent mapping
35. legal document preparation services
36. legal research
37. legal services in relation to the negotiation of contracts for others