Trademark Class 45: Legal, Security and Personal Services
Legal services; security services for the physical protection of property and individuals; and personal and social services rendered by others to meet individual needs — including babysitting, dating and matrimonial services, funerary services, and IP consultancy and licensing services.
What Class 45 covers in practice.
Class 45 covers legal services, security services that physically protect people and property, and certain personal and social services provided to meet individual needs. In practice it includes lawyers, legal drafting and compliance auditing, arbitration and mediation, intellectual property consultancy and licensing, domain name registration, guards, detective agencies and alarm monitoring, dating, marriage agency and online social networking services, wedding ceremony planning, religious ceremonies, funeral and cremation services, babysitting, pet sitting and clothing rental.
The explanatory note excludes rentals classified by what the rented item does (flats in Class 36, cars in Class 39, temporary accommodation in Class 43), escorting travellers and secure transport of valuables (Class 39), party planning, education and entertainment (Class 41), computer security and data encryption (Class 42), and medical or beauty care (Class 44). Crèches are Class 43, and accounting and tax filing are Class 35. In India, Class 45 is used by law firms, IP and compliance practices, security and detective agencies, matrimonial websites and bureaus, wedding planners, astrologers and puja service providers.
Not in Class 45
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Cybersecurity and data encryption Class 42 ↗
Computer and internet security consultancy and data encryption are excluded from Class 45 and belong to Class 42; Class 45 security means physical protection of people and property.
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Cash-in-transit and armoured vans Class 39 ↗
Secure transport, such as guarded transport of valuables and armoured-car transport, is excluded from Class 45 and classified in Class 39.
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Birthday and party planning Class 41 ↗
Party planning is excluded from Class 45 and placed in Class 41, although planning and arranging wedding ceremonies stays in Class 45.
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Crèche and day-care centres Class 43 ↗
Day-nursery and crèche services are listed in Class 43, whereas babysitting stays in Class 45.
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Bridal makeup and beauty services Class 44 ↗
Providing beauty care for people is excluded from Class 45 and belongs to Class 44, even when it is provided for a wedding.
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Accounting and tax filing Class 35 ↗
The Class 35 note lists book-keeping, financial auditing and tax preparation and filing as business administration services, so they are not Class 45 legal services.
What actually falls under Class 45.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 45 people actually search for.
Adoption agency services
Arbitration and mediation services
Astrology consultancy
Babysitting services
Babysitting is Class 45, but day-nursery and crèche services are Class 43.
Clothing rental
Conducting religious ceremonies
Conducting ceremonies such as pujas is Class 45; religious education is Class 41.
Detective agency services
Funeral services
Intellectual property (trademark/patent) services
Legal services
Licensing services (legal)
Matrimonial / dating services
Online social networking services
Personal shopper services
Pet sitting and dog walking
Pet sitting is Class 45, while boarding for animals is Class 43 and pet grooming is Class 44.
Planning and arranging of wedding ceremonies
Wedding ceremony planning is Class 45; party planning and wedding photography are Class 41 and catering is Class 43.
Registration of domain names
Domain name registration is Class 45; website hosting is Class 42.
Regulatory compliance auditing
Legal and regulatory compliance auditing is Class 45; financial auditing of accounts is Class 35.
Security guard / surveillance services
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 45.
Planning and arranging of wedding ceremonies is a Class 45 service. Related services sit elsewhere: party planning and wedding photography are Class 41, catering and tent or meeting-room rental are Class 43, and flower arranging and bridal beauty care are Class 44. A full-service wedding company usually files in Class 45 and adds the classes for the other services it offers under its brand.
Accounting, book-keeping, financial auditing and tax preparation and filing are Class 35. Legal services such as legal drafting, legal document preparation, legal and regulatory compliance auditing and intellectual property consultancy are Class 45. Financial consultancy and financial advice are Class 36. A practice offering both company law compliance and accounting typically files in Class 35 and Class 45, adding Class 36 if it gives financial advice.
Yes for the core service: marriage agency services, dating services, social introduction agency services and online social networking services are all Class 45. A downloadable matrimonial app is also a Class 9 good. Most matrimonial platforms file in Class 45 and add Class 9 if they offer an app that users download.
Babysitting is Class 45, and the 2026 Class 45 heading names it. Day-nursery and crèche services are Class 43, and nursery schools that provide early education are Class 41. A day-care centre should usually file in Class 43, adding Class 41 if it runs a structured preschool programme. A babysitting or in-home care service fits Class 45.
Yes. Astrology consultancy, horoscope casting, tarot card reading services, spiritual consultancy and conducting religious ceremonies are all Class 45 services. Religious education is Class 41, and printed religious books are Class 16 goods. Products sold under the same brand need their own goods classes, for example agarbatti and other incense in Class 3 and gemstones in Class 14.
Legal services; security services for the physical protection of property and individuals; and personal and social services rendered by others to meet individual needs — including babysitting, dating and matrimonial services, funerary services, and IP consultancy and licensing services.
Common examples include: Adoption agency services, Arbitration and mediation services, Astrology consultancy, Babysitting services, Clothing rental, Conducting religious ceremonies, Detective agency services, Funeral services.
Legal services falls under Trademark Class 45 — Legal, Security and Personal Services.
Security guard / surveillance services falls under Trademark Class 45 — Legal, Security and Personal Services.
Intellectual property (trademark/patent) services falls under Trademark Class 45 — Legal, Security and Personal Services.
Matrimonial / dating services falls under Trademark Class 45 — Legal, Security and Personal Services.
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