Trademark Class 44: Medical, Beauty and Agricultural Services
Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; and agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services.
What Class 44 covers in practice.
Class 44 covers medical care, including alternative medicine, hygienic and beauty care for people and animals, and services in agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry. In practice this includes hospitals, clinics, telemedicine, dentistry, optometry, mental health services, physiotherapy and other therapies, medical laboratory testing for diagnosis, pharmacy advice, blood banks, IVF, nutritional advice, health spas, salons, barbers, tattooing and piercing, pet grooming, veterinary services, gardening, landscape design, plant nurseries and agricultural pest control.
The explanatory note sends several related services elsewhere: pest control outside agriculture and irrigation repairs to Class 37, ambulance transport to Class 39, slaughtering and taxidermy to Class 40, animal training and health clubs to Class 41, scientific medical research to Class 42, animal boarding and retirement homes to Class 43, and funeral services to Class 45. Medicines and cosmetics are goods in Classes 5 and 3. Indian filers include hospitals and nursing homes, pathology labs, Ayurvedic treatment centres, dental and eye clinics, salons and spas, veterinary clinics, plant nurseries and agri-service providers.
Not in Class 44
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Household and commercial pest control Class 37 ↗
Class 44 covers pest control only for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry; pest control and fumigation for anything else, such as homes and offices, is Class 37.
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Ambulance services Class 39 ↗
Ambulance transport is expressly excluded from Class 44 and classified as a transport service in Class 39.
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Gyms and health clubs Class 41 ↗
Health clubs for physical exercise are excluded from Class 44 and belong to Class 41 as fitness training, whereas health spas stay in Class 44.
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Clinical and medical research Class 42 ↗
Scientific research services for medical purposes are excluded from Class 44 and placed in Class 42; Class 44 covers diagnosing and treating patients.
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Pet boarding Class 43 ↗
Boarding for animals is expressly excluded from Class 44 and placed in Class 43, while pet grooming and veterinary care stay in Class 44.
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Retirement homes Class 43 ↗
Retirement homes are excluded from Class 44 and classified in Class 43, whereas convalescent homes, rest homes and nursing homes are Class 44.
What actually falls under Class 44.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 44 people actually search for.
Agricultural / horticultural services
Ayurvedic / wellness treatment services
Beauty parlour / salon / spa services
Dental services
Dietician / nutritionist services
Hair implantation
Home-visit nursing care
IVF / fertility treatment services
Landscape gardening
Landscape gardening and landscape design are Class 44, not Class 42 with other design services.
Massage services
Medical clinic / hospital services
Medical equipment rental
Optometry (eye testing) services
Selling spectacles in a shop is Class 35 retail; spectacles, contact lenses and sunglasses themselves are Class 10, not Class 9.
Pathological testing for diagnostic purposes
Diagnostic lab testing for patients is Class 44; scientific laboratory services and forensic testing are Class 42.
Pest control for agriculture
Only pest control for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry is Class 44; pest control for homes and other buildings is Class 37.
Pet grooming / animal beauty care services
Pet grooming and hygienic/beauty care for animals falls under Class 44, distinct from boarding for animals (Class 43) and pet sitting or dog walking (Class 45).
Pharmacy advice
Pharmacy advice and preparation of prescriptions are Class 44; running a retail chemist shop is Class 35 and the medicines themselves are Class 5.
Physiotherapy services
Plastic surgery
Services of a psychologist
Tattoo services
Telemedicine services
Veterinary services
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 44.
Health spa services, sauna, Turkish bath, massage and beauty treatments are Class 44. Fitness-focused services, such as health club services, conducting fitness classes and personal trainer services, are Class 41. A wellness resort offering spa treatments and a gym may need Class 44 and Class 41, and Class 43 if it also provides accommodation or restaurant services.
Class 44 protects only the treatment or beauty service. Products sold under the same brand are separate goods: non-medicated cosmetics, shampoos and skincare are Class 3, while medicated preparations, such as Ayurvedic medicines, medicinal oils and dietary supplements, are Class 5. A clinic or salon that sells its own product line should file in the relevant goods class as well as Class 44.
Retail and wholesale services for pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations and medical supplies are Class 35. Class 44 covers pharmacy advice and preparation of prescriptions by pharmacists. A chemist chain that mainly sells medicines files in Class 35, adding Class 44 if pharmacist advice is a branded service, and Class 5 for any medicines sold under its own label.
Pest control, weed killing, fumigation and vermin exterminating for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry are Class 44. Pest control, fumigation and vermin exterminating for anything else, such as homes, offices, warehouses and factories, are Class 37. The pesticides themselves are Class 5 goods. A company serving both farms and buildings may need Class 44 and Class 37.
Medical laboratories that analyse samples for diagnosis and treatment, such as blood tests and X-ray examinations, are Class 44. Class 42 covers scientific laboratory services, medical research, clinical trials and forensic testing that is not done to treat a patient. A diagnostic chain that also runs research or clinical trials for pharmaceutical companies may need both classes.
Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; and agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services.
Common examples include: Agricultural / horticultural services, Ayurvedic / wellness treatment services, Beauty parlour / salon / spa services, Dental services, Dietician / nutritionist services, Hair implantation, Home-visit nursing care, IVF / fertility treatment services.
Beauty parlour / salon / spa services falls under Trademark Class 44 — Medical, Beauty and Agricultural Services.
Medical clinic / hospital services falls under Trademark Class 44 — Medical, Beauty and Agricultural Services.
Dental services falls under Trademark Class 44 — Medical, Beauty and Agricultural Services.
Physiotherapy services falls under Trademark Class 44 — Medical, Beauty and Agricultural Services.
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