Trademark Class 39: Transport, Packaging and Travel
Transport; packaging and storage of goods; and travel arrangement.
What Class 39 covers in practice.
Class 39 covers moving people and goods from one place to another and keeping goods stored safely. In practice: road, rail, air, sea and pipeline transport; courier, parcel and goods delivery; freight forwarding and transport brokerage; taxi, bus, ambulance and vehicle rental services; packaging, bottling and wrapping of goods; warehousing and container storage; parking; travel and transport reservations and tour transport; removal services; waste collection; and distribution of electricity and supply of water.
The note excludes what surrounds the journey rather than the journey itself. Advertising travel is Class 35, insurance during transport Class 36, vehicle maintenance and repair Class 37, guided tours Class 41, electronic data storage Class 42, and hotel bookings made by travel agents Class 43. Indian filers include logistics and courier companies, transporters and fleet owners, packers and movers, travel agencies and tour operators, cab and bus operators, ride-hailing apps, cold-storage and warehouse operators, contract bottlers and packers, and power and water distribution utilities.
Not in Class 39
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Hotel and accommodation bookings by travel agents Class 43 ↗
The Class 39 note excludes reservation of hotel rooms or other temporary accommodation by travel agents or brokers, which is Class 43.
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Guided tours and sightseeing guides Class 41 ↗
The Class 39 note excludes conducting guided tours and places it in Class 41; only the transport for sightseeing tours stays in Class 39.
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Cloud or electronic data storage Class 42 ↗
The Class 39 note excludes electronic data storage; only physical storage of goods, documents or data media stays in Class 39.
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Vehicle repair and maintenance Class 37 ↗
Maintenance and repair of vehicles used for transport is specifically excluded from Class 39 and belongs in Class 37.
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Transit or cargo insurance Class 36 ↗
Insurance services during the transport of people or goods are excluded from Class 39 and classified with insurance in Class 36.
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Recycling and treatment of waste Class 40 ↗
Collecting and transporting waste is Class 39, but recycling of waste and waste treatment transform the material and are listed in Class 40.
What actually falls under Class 39.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 39 people actually search for.
Ambulance transport services
Transporting patients is Class 39 (the Class 44 note says so). Medical care given to them is Class 44.
Arranging passenger transport via apps
Arranging passenger transportation via an online application is Class 39. The downloadable app itself is Class 9.
Arranging travel visas and documents
Arranging visas and travel documents is Class 39. Legal services in the field of immigration are Class 45.
Bottling services for others
Bottling other businesses' products is Class 39. Packaged drinking water under your own brand is a Class 32 goods filing.
Bus and passenger transport
Cab / taxi services
Car rental services
Courier and logistics services
Electricity distribution services
Freight / cargo transport
Packaging, wrapping and bottling of goods for others
Parking services
Physical storage of documents
Physical storage of documents or electronically stored data is Class 39. Electronic (cloud) data storage is Class 42.
Removal services (packers and movers)
Sightseeing tour transport services
Transport for sightseeing tours is Class 39. Conducting guided tours is Class 41.
Travel agency services
Vehicle breakdown towing services
Towing a broken-down vehicle is Class 39. Vehicle breakdown repair is Class 37.
Warehousing / storage services
Waste collection and transport
Collecting and transporting waste is Class 39. Recycling or treating it is Class 40.
Water supply services (utility)
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 39.
Often, yes. Travel reservation, transport reservation, booking of seats for travel and arranging transportation for travel tours are Class 39. Reservation of hotel rooms or other temporary accommodation, even when made by a travel agent, is Class 43 under the Class 39 note. Conducting guided tours is Class 41. A tour operator selling complete packages typically looks at Classes 39, 43 and 41 together.
Storing goods for others in a warehouse or cold store is Class 39, which lists storage of goods, warehousing and frozen-food locker rental. Freezing of foods and food and drink preservation are processing services in Class 40. A cold-chain operator that only stores goods files Class 39; one that also freezes or processes produce for customers should consider Class 40 as well.
Both can apply. Delivery of goods is Class 39. Online ordering services in the field of restaurant take-out and delivery, and provision of an online marketplace for buyers and sellers, are Class 35. Preparing food in a restaurant or cloud kitchen is Class 43, and the downloadable app is Class 9. The right mix depends on whether the business runs its own delivery fleet, the ordering platform, or both.
A business that makes and sells boxes is selling goods: boxes of paper or cardboard and paper or plastic bags for packaging are Class 16, and packaging machines are Class 7. Class 39 is for packaging, wrapping and bottling other people's goods as a service, such as contract packing or gift wrapping. Packaging design is Class 42.
Class 39. The Class 35 explanatory note specifically excludes transportation logistics and sends it to Class 39, where freight forwarding, freight brokerage, transport brokerage, locating and tracking of cargo and warehousing also sit. Class 35 is relevant only if the same brand is also used for business services, such as procurement services for others or business management consultancy.
Transport; packaging and storage of goods; and travel arrangement.
Common examples include: Ambulance transport services, Arranging passenger transport via apps, Arranging travel visas and documents, Bottling services for others, Bus and passenger transport, Cab / taxi services, Car rental services, Courier and logistics services.
Courier and logistics services falls under Trademark Class 39 — Transport, Packaging and Travel.
Travel agency services falls under Trademark Class 39 — Transport, Packaging and Travel.
Cab / taxi services falls under Trademark Class 39 — Transport, Packaging and Travel.
Warehousing / storage services falls under Trademark Class 39 — Transport, Packaging and Travel.
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