Class 45: Legal services
Nice Classification services class, NCL 13-2026.
Class heading
Legal services; security services for the physical protection of tangible property and individuals; dating services, online social networking services; funerary services; babysitting
Explanatory note
Class 45 includes mainly legal and security services, as well as certain personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.
This class includes, in particular:
- arbitration and mediation services
- registration of domain names
- legal and regulatory compliance auditing services
- investigation and surveillance services relating to the physical safety of individuals and security of tangible property, for example, guard services, detective agency services, personal background investigations, security screening of baggage
- services provided to individuals in relation to social events, for example, chaperoning, planning and arranging of wedding ceremonies
- conducting religious ceremonies, burial services
- pet sitting, dog walking services
- clothing rental
This class does not include, in particular:
- certain rental services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals, where the services provided by means of the rented objects belong to another class, for example, rental of apartments (Class 36), car rental (Class 39), rental of temporary accommodation (Class 43)
- escorting of travellers (Class 39)
- secure transport, for example, guarded transport of valuables, armoured car transport (Class 39)
- party planning (Class 41)
- services consisting of all forms of education, including religious education (Class 41)
- services having the basic aim of the entertainment, amusement or recreation of people (Class 41)
- computer and internet security consultancy and data encryption services (Class 42)
- providing medical, hygienic or beauty care for human beings or animals (Class 44)
Common terms in Class 45
A sample of official terms from the WIPO alphabetical list. Search the full list in the Nice Class Finder.
- adoption agency services
- animal adoption services
- arbitration services
- astrology consultancy
- babysitting
- bereavement counselling
- burial services
- cartomancy services
- chaperoning
- clothing rental
- concierge services
- conducting funeral ceremonies
- copyright management
- crematorium services
- dating services
- detective agency services
- dog walking services
- doula services
- embalming services
- evening dress rental
- fire-fighting
- funerary undertaking
- genealogical research
- guard services
- horoscope casting
- house sitting
- kimono dressing assistance
- law enforcement
- legal advocacy services
- legal compliance auditing
Indicative only. Classification and specifications should be confirmed by an attorney before filing. This is general information, not legal advice.