Class 37: Construction services
Nice Classification services class, NCL 13-2026.
Class heading
Construction services; installation and repair services; mining extraction, oil and gas drilling
Explanatory note
Class 37 includes mainly services in the field of construction, as well as services involving the restoration of objects to their original condition or their preservation without altering their physical or chemical properties.
This class includes, in particular:
- construction and demolition of buildings, roads, bridges, dams or transmission lines, as well as services in the field of construction, for example, interior and exterior painting, plastering, plumbing, heating equipment installation, and roofing
- shipbuilding
- rental of construction tools, machines and equipment, for example, rental of bulldozers, rental of cranes
- various repair services, for example, those in the fields of electricity, computer hardware, furniture, instruments, tools
- various restoration services, for example, building restoration, furniture restoration and restoration of works of art
- maintenance services for preserving an object in its original condition without changing any of its properties, for example, furniture maintenance, vehicle maintenance, swimming-pool maintenance and maintenance of computer hardware
- cleaning of different objects, for example, windows, vehicles, clothing, as well as the laundering and pressing of clothing
This class does not include, in particular:
- physical storage of goods (Class 39)
- transformation of an object or substance that involves a process of change in its essential properties, for example, the cutting, dyeing, fireproofing of cloth (Class 40), the casting, plating, treating of metal (Class 40), custom tailoring, dressmaking, embroidering (Class 40), food and drink preservation (Class 40)
- drafting construction plans, architectural services (Class 42)
- installation, maintenance and updating of computer software (Class 42), creation and hosting of websites (Class 42)
Common terms in Class 37
A sample of official terms from the WIPO alphabetical list. Search the full list in the Nice Class Finder.
- asphalting
- bricklaying
- building insulating
- building sealing
- carpentry services
- chimney sweeping
- cleaning of clothing
- clothing repair
- construction
- diaper cleaning
- disinfecting
- drilling of wells
- dry cleaning
- factory construction
- furniture maintenance
- furniture restoration
- harbour construction
- hardscaping services
- jewellery cleaning
- knife sharpening
- laundering
- laying of cable
- linen ironing
- masonry
- mining extraction
- paper hanging
- plastering
- plumbing
- pressing of clothing
- pumicing
Indicative only. Classification and specifications should be confirmed by an attorney before filing. This is general information, not legal advice.