Trademark Class 40: Printing and Treatment of Materials
Services falling within Trademark Class 40 include printing, dying, laundry, and other material treatment and processing operations. Along with the manufacture and manufacturing of things, it also covers services like custom manufacturing, material treatment, and material transformation.
What is Trademark Class 40?
Any business that wants to preserve its brand identification and differentiate itself from competitors must register its trademark. As part of the registration procedure, goods and services must be categorised into many groups referred to as trademark classes.
Under the Nice Classification system, Trademark Class 40 categorises goods and services to facilitate trademark registration. Class 40 includes services like personalised manufacturing, inscription, and several kinds of material transformation and processing, such as chemical, mechanical, and custom treatment facilities. Printing and textile printing services are also included. Because Trademark Class 40 consists of a broad range of manufacturing and industrial services, it’s crucial for companies trying to safeguard their trademarks.
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Services under Trademark Class 40
Services including material treatment, waste and garbage recycling, water and air purification, printing services and beverage and food preservation fall within Trademark Class 40. The following list of services falls under this particular trademark class:
- Any process that modifies an object’s fundamental characteristics, such as dying a garment, is considered transformation. These services are also included in trademark class 40 when rendered in connection with maintenance or repair tasks, such as chromium-plating car bumpers.
- Material treatment services, such as drilling, forming, refining by abrasion, or metal coating, may be provided during manufacturing any substance or thing that is not a structure.
- Joining materials via welding or soldering
- Food and beverage preservation, fruit compression, wheat milling, food smoking, and food freezing are food processing and treatment examples.
- Custom manufacture of items to be created according to specifications and orders from other parties (keeping in mind that specific agencies demand that the things produced be identified), such as custom manufacturing of cars
- The dental technician’s services
- Textile finishing, quilting, embroidery, bespoke tailoring, and textile dyeing.
List of Goods Under Trademark Class 40
Here’s the detailed list of goods that fall under the trademark class 40:
| Products | Products | Products |
|---|---|---|
| 3-D reproduction services | 3D printing | 3D printing services |
| Abrasion | Abrasive polishing | Abrasive polishing of metal surfaces |
| Acrylic finishing of vehicles | Advisory services relating to dyeing | Agglomerating of solid material (Services for the -) |
| Air and water conditioning and purification | Airbrushing services | Air conditioning apparatus (Rental of -) |
| Air deodorising | Air deodorising | Air freshening |
| Air purification | Air purification apparatus (Rental of -) | Air regeneration |
| Air treatment | Alteration (Clothing -) | Alteration of clothing [custom manufacture] |
| Animals (Slaughtering of -) | Annealing | Annealing of surfaces of machine parts (Services for the -) |
| Annealing (Services for -) | Anodising services | Anti-microbial treatment of carpets |
| Anti-mildew treatment | Anti-moth treatment | Anti-moth treatment of furs |
| Anti-moth treatment of textiles | Anti-mould treatment | Applying finishes to clothing |
| Applying finishes to cloth | Applying finishes to fabric | Applying finishes to textiles |
| Assembling of materials (Custom -) for others | Assembly of products for others | Beer brewing for others |
| Bevelling of glass | Binding of books or documents | Bioremediation services |
| Blacksmithing | Blast treatment | Blast treatment of a surface (Services for the -) |
| Bleaching (Fabric -) | Bleaching of cloth | Bleaching of clothing |
| Bleaching of fabric | Bleaching of fabrics | Bleaching of textiles |
| Blending of crude oil and synthetic oils | Blueprinting | Boiler making |
| Bookbinding | Brazing | Brewing of beer |
| Brewing services | Brushing of textiles | Building dehumidification |
| Buildings (Damp-proofing to existing -) | Buildings (Fire-proofing to existing -) | Buildings (Waterproofing of existing -) |
| Burning of refuse and waste | Burnishing by abrasion | Burnishing services |
| Butchering | Butchery | Cabinet making |
| Cabinet-making (custom manufacture) | Cadmium plating | Calcination services |
| Carpet deodorising | Carpet dyeing | Casting |
| Catalytic conversion of chemical compounds | Ceramic glazing | Ceramic processing |
| Chemical treatment of textile | Chemical treatment of waste products | Chemical vapour deposition |
| Chromium plating | Chromium plating of metallic objects | Chromium plating of metal articles |
| Cider-making for others | Cinematographic film processing | Cinematographic films (Processing of -) |
| Cloth cutting | Cloth dyeing | Cloth edging |
| Cloth (Edging of -) | Cloth fireproofing | Cloth (Moth-proofing of -) |
| Cloth (Permanent press treatment of -) | Cloth pre-shrinking | Cloth (Pre-shrinking of -) |
| Cloth treating | Cloth waterproofing | Clothing alteration |
| Clothing alterations | Colour separation services | Colour separation services |
| Colouring glass sheets by surface treatment | Conditioning of fur | Cooked foods (Processing of -) |
| Cooked foods (Treatment of -) | Cooking oil and vegetable oil recycling services | Coppering |
| Copper smithing | Cotton spinning | Covering of books |
| Crease-resistant treatment of cloth | Crease-resistant treatment of clothing | Crease-resistant treatment of textiles |
| Crease-resistant treatment for clothing | Crease-resistant treatment of cloth | Crease-resistant treatment of fabric |
| Crease-retaining treatment | Cryogenic preservation | Cryopreservation services |
| Curtain-making | Custom 3D printing for others | Custom clothing alteration |
| Custom colour compounding of paint | Custom construction of machines | Custom manufacture of furniture |
| Custom manufacture of ice sculptures | Custom manufacturing of make-up | Custom quilting |
| Custom tailoring | Custom tailoring or dressmaking | Custom tailoring services |
| Customisation of motor vehicles | Cutting (Cloth -) | Cutting of cloth |
| Cutting of cloths | Cutting of curtains | Cutting of diamonds |
| Cutting of fabric | Cutting of fabrics | Cutting of gemstones |
| Cutting of leather | Cutting of metal | Cutting of precious stones |
| Cutting of replacement keys | Cutting of sheet glass | Cutting of textiles |
| Cutting out of cloth | Cutting out of fabrics | Damp-proofing to existing buildings |
| De-acidification of paper | Decontamination of hazardous materials | Decontamination of nuclear waste |
| Decontamination of subsurface soil sites | Degaussing | Demagnetization |
| Demineralisation of water | Dental laboratories | Dental prosthesis (Custom manufacture of -) |
| Dental scrap refining | Dental technician services | Dental technician (Services of a -) |
| Deodorising of the air | Deoxidizing of printed circuits | Desalination |
| Desalination of water | Design printing for others | Destruction of confidential material |
| Destruction of trash | Destruction of waste | Destruction of waste and trash |
| Detoxification of hazardous materials | Developing photographic film | Development of photographic films |
| Development (Photographic film -) | Die casting | Die-casting of metals |
| Digital enhancement of photographs | Distillation services | Distilling of spirits for others |
| Document binding | Document Destruction | Document shredding services |
| Drapery deodorising | Dressing of animal skins | Dressmaking |
| Drilling of metals | Drink preservation | Dry mounting services |
| Dry-rot treatment of timber | Duplicating of audio-tapes | Duplication of audio cassettes |
| Duplication of sound discs | Duplication of sound tapes | Duplication of video cassettes |
| Duplication of video discs | Duplication of videotapes | Dyeing |
| Dyeing (Cloth -) | Dyeing [for textiles or furs] | Dyeing (Fur -) |
| Dyeing of artificial fur | Dyeing of cloth | Dyeing of cloth or clothing |
| Dyeing of clothing | Dyeing of fabrics | Dyeing of fur |
| Dyeing of furs | Dyeing of non-woven textiles | Dyeing of textiles |
| Dyeing of woven textiles | Dyeing services | Dyeing (Textile -) |
| Dyeline services for document copying | Edging (Cloth -) | Edging of cloth |
| Edging of fabric | Edging of textiles | Electricity generating |
| Electricity generation | Electricity generators (Rental of -) | Electro-phoretic coating |
| Electro-plating | Electrochemical treatment | Electrolytic colouring services |
| Electroplating | Embossing of leather | Embroidering |
| Embroidery [embroidering] | Embroidery Services | Enamelling |
| Enamelling of metals | Energy production | Energy (Production of -) |
| Engraving | Engraving of dies | Engraving of moulds |
| Engraving of sealing stamps | Engraving services for nameplates | Engraving services for rubber stamps |
| Engraving services for seals | Enlarging of photographic prints | Enlarging of pictorial work |
| Etching | Extraction of minerals contained in waste residues | Extruding of metal alloys |
| Extruding of plastics | Fabric bleaching | Fabric dyeing |
| Fabric fireproofing | Fabric waterproofing | Fabrics (Edging of -) |
| Fabrics (Fireproofing of -) | Fabrics (Moth-proofing of -) | Fabrics (Permanent press treatment of -) |
| Fabrics (Pre-shrinking of -) | Fabrics (Waterproofing of -) | Film Developing |
| Film development and processing | Film developing (Photographic -) | Film development and reproduction of photographs |
| Film printing (Photographic -) | Film processing and photofinishing | Filtration of gases |
| Filtration of liquids | Filtration services for the petroleum industry | Filtration services for the para-petroleum industry |
| Filtration services utilising gravel | Finishing and coating of textiles | Finishing of surfaces by shot peening |
| Finishing of surfaces by peen forming | Fireproofing (Cloth -) | Fireproofing [for textiles or furs] |
| Fireproofing of cloth | Fireproofing of clothing | Fireproofing of existing structures |
| Fireproofing of fabric | Fireproofing of furs | Fireproofing of textiles |
| Firing of ceramics | Firing of pottery | Firing pottery |
| Fish processing | Fish smoking | Flame proofing |
| Flameproofing of bedding | Flameproofing of furniture | Flameproofing of padding materials |
| Flameproofing of stuffing materials | Flour milling | Food and beverage treatment |
| Food and drink preservation | Food canning | Food Grinding |
| Food milling | Food preservation | Food preservation services |
| Food processing | Food smoking | Foods (Freezing of -) |
| Forage processing | Forging | Forging of metal goods to the order and specification of others |
| Forging of metals | Formation of silage | Framing of pictures |
| Framing of works of art | Freezing | Freezing of foods |
| Freezing services for others | French polishing | Fruit crushing |
| Fuel processing | Fuel refining | Fuel treatment services |
| Fulling of cloth | Fur conditioning | Fur (Custom fashioning of -) |
| Fur cutting | Fur dyeing | Fur (Edging of -) |
| Fur (Fireproofing of -) | Fur glossing | Fur moth-proofing |
| Fur mothproofing | Fur (Permanent press treatment of -) | Fur (Pre-shrinking of -) |
| Fur staining | Fur (Waterproofing of -) | Fur working |
| Galvanisation | Galvanising | Galvanising of metal |
| Galvanization | Galvanization services | Galvanizing |
| Gas compression services | Gas processing services | Gas production services |
| Generating electricity | Generation of electrical power using carbon sequestration | Generation of electricity |
| Generation of electricity from solar energy | Generation of electricity from wave energy | Generation of electricity from wind energy |
| Generation of electricity from geothermal energy | Generation of energy | Generation of gas and electricity |
| Generation of power | Generators (Electricity -) rental of – | Gilding |
| Glass-blowing | Glass etching | Glass polishing |
| Glass resurfacing | Glass tempering | Glass tinting |
| Glossing (Fur -) | Gold-leafing | Gold-plating |
| Gold plating | Grinding | Grinding and polishing glass for eyeglasses |
| Grinding of coffee | Grinding of lenses | Grinding of optical glass |
| Grinding (Optical glass -) | Grit blasting services | Halal slaughtering services [Dhabihah] |
| Hard chromium plating and hard nickel plating of metal surfaces | Hard chromium plating of metal surfaces | Hard drive shredding services |
| Hard nickel plating of metal surfaces | Hardening of metals | Hazardous substances (Treatment of -) |
| Hazardous waste management | Hazardous waste treatment services | Heat treatment and coating of steel |
| Heat treatment of metal surfaces | Heat treatment of metals | Heat treatment of ores |
| Heat treatment of pipes and tubes made of metal | Heating apparatus (Rental of space -) | Hire electrical generators |
| Hot dipping | Hot-pressing [forming] of clothing | Imprinting messages on tee-shirts |
| Incineration and destruction of waste | Incineration of gases | Incineration of spent air |
| Incineration of trash | Incineration of waste | Incineration of waste and trash |
| Industrial toxic waste disposal | Industrial treatment of effluents | Intaglio printing |
| Irradiation of food | Jewellery casting | Joinery [custom manufacture] |
| Joinery services [custom manufacturing of woodwork] | Joining of components using adhesives | Joining of components using ultrasonic welding techniques |
| Key cutting | Key duplicating | Kiln drying of timber |
| Kiln drying of wood | Knitting machine rental | Kosher slaughtering services [Shechita] |
| Laminating | Laminating of board | Laminating of card |
| Laminating of fabrics | Laminating of glass sheets | Laminating of metal plates |
| Laminating of paper | Laminating of plastic | Laminating of plastic sheets |
| Laminating of textiles | Laminating of wood | Laminating of wood substitutes |
| Land decontamination | Laser engraving | Laser scribing |
| Laser scribing services | Lead working | Leasing of energy-generating equipment |
| Leasing of sewing machines | Leasing of water purification equipment | Leather dyeing |
| Leather staining | Leatherworking | Lenses (Grinding of -) |
| Letterpress printing | Lithographic printing | Machining parts for others |
| Magnetic encoding services | Magnetic striping of cine-film | Magnetisation |
| Magnetization | Making rubber stamps | Manufacture of furniture to order and specification of others |
| Material treatment information | Material treatment (Information relating to -) | Metal brazing |
| Metal casting | Metal coating | Metal coating [not painting] |
| Metal colouring [not painting] | Metal cutting | Metal fabrication and finishing services |
| Metal Finishing | Metal forging | Metal hardening |
| Metal laminating | Metal melting services | Metal moulding |
| Metal plating | Metal plating and laminating | Metal polishing |
| Metal pressing | Metal stamping | Metal tempering |
| Metal treating | Metal treatment | Metal treatment services |
| Metallising | Metallizing | Metallurgical processing |
| Metallurgical smelting | Metalworking | Microencapsulating services provided for others |
| Mildew-prevention treatment of food | Mildew-proofing | Milk processing |
| Mill working | Milling | Milling (Flour -) |
| Milling of flour | Millwork | Mold prevention treatment of furs |
| Molding of plastic materials | Monogramming of clothes | Monogramming of clothing |
| Mothproofing [for textiles or furs] | Mothproofing (Fur -) | Mothproofing of clothing |
| Mothproofing of furs | Mothproofing of materials | Mothproofing of textiles |
| Mothproofing services | Mothproofing (Textile -) | Mould-inhibiting treatment |
| Moulding of concrete | Moulding of furniture | Moulding of implant models for the human body |
| Moulding of implants for the human body | Moulding of synthetic products | Moulding of textiles |
| Mounting of prints or transparencies | Mounting of works of art as part of the framing process | Mounting services for calligraphic works |
| Must make services | Natural gas liquefaction services | Needlework and dressmaking |
| Needlework [custom manufacture] | Nickel plating | Nickelling |
| Nuclear fuel recycling | Nuclear fuel reprocessing | Nuclear waste treatment |
| Odour counteracting services | Odour removal services | Offset printing |
| Offset printing services | Oil (Processing of -) | Oil refinery services |
| Oil refining | Oil-spill treatment | Oil well fracturing |
| Oils (Processing of -) | On-site water purification services | Optical glass grinding |
| Optical Grinding | Optical lens grinding | Paint mixing services |
| Painting mounting services | Paper bleaching | Paper Finishing |
| Paper treating | Paper treating and working | Paper treatment |
| Pasteurising of food and beverages | Pasteurization services for food and beverages | Pasteurizing of food and beverages |
| Pattern cutting | Pattern printing | Pattern printing of carpets |
| Petrochemical refining services | Petroleum gas liquefaction | Photo finishing |
| Photo-printing | Photo restoration services | Photocomposing services |
| Photocomposition services | Photofinishing | Photographic developing |
| Photographic duplicating | Photographic enlarging | Photographic etching |
| Photographic reproduction | Photographic restoration | Photographic restoration services |
| Photographic retouching | Photographic slide and print processing | Photogravure |
| Photogravure printing | Picture-framing | Planing of materials |
| Planing of Timber | Planing [saw mill] | Plating |
| Plating (Metal -) | Pneumatic abrasion of surfaces | Polishing |
| Polishing of diamonds | Polishing of diamonds and other precious stones | Polishing of gems |
| Polishing of gemstones | Polishing of metals | Polishing of stainless steel |
| Polymerization | Portrait printing | Pottery firing |
| Powder coating | Pre-shrinking (Cloth -) | Pre-shrinking of cloth |
| Pre-shrinking of clothing | Pre-shrinking of fabric | Pre-shrinking of items of clothing |
| Pre-shrinking of textiles | Preparation and treatment of fabric | Preparation by solution deposition |
| Print finishing [binding] services | Print finishing [cutting] services | Print finishing [folding] services |
| Print finishing services | Printing | Printing of documents from digital media |
| Printing of images on objects | Printing of patterns on textiles | Printing of photographic film |
| Printing of photographic transparencies | Printing of photographic images from digital media | Printing of photos |
| Printing of stamps | Printing (Offset -) | Printing (Pattern -) |
| Printing (Photographic -) | Printing services | Processing and cutting of diamonds and other precious stones |
| Processing of bamboo | Processing of cinematographic films | Processing of coal |
| Processing of concrete | Processing of corrugated packing board | Processing of dry gas |
| Processing of epoxy resin | Processing of foodstuffs for use in manufacture | Processing of fuel materials |
| Processing of gas | Processing of gas and oil | Processing of hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Processing of hydrocarbons | Processing of iron oxides | Processing of marble |
| Processing of natural gas | Processing of nuclear fuels | Processing of oil |
| Processing of plastics | Processing of rattan | Processing of rubber |
| Processing of semiconductor wafers | Processing of silicone | Processing of tree barks |
| Processing of used exhaust catalysts for recovery of noble metals | Processing of waste oil | Processing (Photographic -) |
| Production of electrical power from renewable sources | Production of energy | Production of energy by nuclear power plants |
| Production of energy by power plants | Production of hydroelectric power | Production of wine for others |
| Providing information relating to tailoring | Providing information relating to dressmaking | purposes |
| Provision of material treatment information | Purification of air | Purification of gases |
| Purification of industrial wastewater | Purification of minerals by magnetic methods | Purification of minerals by chemical methods |
| Purification of refrigerant fluids | Quilting | Radiation area decontamination services |
| Reclamation of material from waste | Reclamation of solids from aqueous media by chemical precipitation | Reclamation of solvents |
| Recovery of hydrocarbons from gas | Recovery of precious metals | Recycling |
| Recycling and waste treatment | Recycling catalytic converters | Recycling of aerosol propellants |
| Recycling of beverage bottles | Recycling of chemicals | Recycling of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) containing gases |
| Recycling of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) containing liquids | Recycling of clothing | Recycling of clothing to obtain materials for making synthetic fibres |
| Recycling of foam-blowing agents | Recycling of insulating gases from refrigerators | Recycling of insulating gases from air conditioning plant |
| Recycling of insulating gases from freezers | Recycling of metals | Recycling of minerals |
| Recycling of organic solvents | Recycling of paper | Recycling of PET bottles |
| Recycling of plastic | Recycling of plastics | Recycling of refrigerant fluids |
| Recycling of refuse and waste | Recycling of scrap | Recycling of solvents |
| Recycling of tires | Recycling of toner | Recycling of valuable materials |
| Recycling of waste | Recycling of waste and rubbish | Recycling of waste and trash |
| Recycling of waste materials | Recycling of waste products | Recycling services |
| Refinement of fuel materials | Refining | Refining of crude oil |
| Refining of gas | Refining of metals | Refining of oil |
| Refining of petroleum products | Refining services | Refinishing of acrylic fixtures |
| Refinishing of fibreglass | Refinishing of porcelain | Refrigerant reclamation services |
| Regeneration of air | Regeneration of spent catalysts | Regeneration of water |
| Remastering of films from one format to another | Removal of specified chemicals from chemical process fluids | Rental of 3D printers |
| Rental of air conditioning apparatus | Rental of air-conditioning apparatus | Rental of air purification equipment |
| Rental of air purification apparatus | Rental of assembly machine equipment | Rental of batteries |
| Rental of boilers | Rental of bookbinding equipment | Rental of bookbinding machines |
| Rental of chemical processing machines | Rental of chemical processing machines and apparatus and providing information relating to it | Rental of chemical processing machines and apparatus |
| Rental of cooling apparatus and installations | Rental of cutting equipment | Rental of electric fans for cooling |
| Rental of electric power generators | Rental of electric welding apparatus | Rental of electric welding machines |
| Rental of electrical transformers | Rental of electricity generators | Rental of equipment for the treatment and transformation of materials for energy production and custom manufacturing |
| Rental of gas-operated welding apparatus | Rental of generators | Rental of generators (Electric -) |
| Rental of glassware manufacturing machines | Rental of glassware manufacturing machines and apparatus | Rental of heating apparatus |
| Rental of heating boilers | Rental of heating installations | Rental of tobacco processing machines |
| Rental of typographic presses | Rental of waste compacting machines | Rental of waste compacting machines and apparatus |
| Rental of waste-crushing machines | Rental of waste-crushing machines and apparatus | Rental of water and air purification equipment |
| Rental of water filters | Rental of water filtration units for commercial use | Rental of water purifying apparatus |
| Rental of water treatment equipment | Rental of welding apparatus | Reprocessing lubrication oils |
| Reprocessing of nuclear fuels | Reproduction of cinematographic film | Reproduction of museum artwork |
| Reproduction of photographic transparencies | Reproduction of photographic prints | Rolling |
| Rot prevention treatment of buildings | Rotogravure | Saddlery working |
| Sandblasting | Sandblasting services | Staining (Fur -) |
| Sawing of materials | Sawing of timber | Sawing [saw mill] |
| Sawmill planing | Sawmill services | Sawmills, planing [sawmill] |
| Scrapping of vehicles | Screen printing | Scribing (Laser -) |
| Services for burnishing by abrasion | Services for the treatment of sewage | Services of a dental technician |
| Sewage treatment services | Sewing | Sewing (custom manufacture) |
| Sewing of curtains | Sewing services | Shaping of metal components |
| Shearing of carpets | Sheet material encapsulating services | Shoe staining |
| Shoe staining and dyeing | Shoemaking | Shot blasting |
| Shrink-proofing [for textiles or furs] | Shrinking of cloth | Shrinking of clothing |
| Shrinking of fabric | Shrinking of items of clothing | Shrinking of textiles |
| Sign lettering | Silk screen painting | Silk screen printing |
| Silkscreen printing | Silver plating | Silversmithing |
| Sizing of cardboard | Sizing of paper | Skin Dressing |
| Skins (Dressing of -) | Slaughtering | Slaughtering of animals |
| Slaughtering of livestock | Slaughtering of poultry | Slide-duplicating (Photographic -) |
| Smithing | Smokehouse services for smoking food | Smoking of cheese |
| Smoking of fish | Smoking of foodstuffs | Smoking of meat |
| Soil treatment services | Soil, waste or water treatment services [environmental remediation services] | Soldering |
| Solvent purification | Sorting of waste and recyclable material | Sorting of waste and recyclable material [transformation] |
| Spirits distillery services | Staining | Staining of leather |
| Stainless steel brushing services | Stainless steel polishing services | Stamping [pressing] |
| Stationery printing services | Steel cutting | Stone carving |
| Stone crushing | Stone grinding | Stripping finishes |
| Stripping of furniture | Stripping of wooden objects | Surface energy patterning |
| Surface finishing of metal articles | Surface grinding | Surface plating |
| Surface polishing | Surfacing of textiles | Swaging services concerning automobile parts |
| T-shirt embroidering services | T-shirt printing | Tailoring [custom manufacture] |
| Tailoring or dressmaking | Tailoring services | Tanning |
| Tanning of leather | Tapestry-weaving | Tapestry weaving for others |
| Taxidermy | Tea-leaf processing | Tee-shirt embroidering services |
| Tempering (Metal -) | Tempering of metals | Textile and fabric treating |
| Textile cutting | Textile dyeing | Textile finishing |
| Textile fireproofing | Textile, leather and fur treatment | Textile mothproofing |
| Textile printing | Textile treating | Textile treatment against moths |
| Textile treatments like waterproofing | Textile warping | Textile weaving |
| Textiles (Applying finishes to -) | Textiles (Edging of -) | Textiles (Fireproofing of -) |
| Textiles (Moth-proofing of -) | Textiles (Permanent press treatment of -) | Textiles (Pre-shrinking of -) |
| Textiles (Waterproofing of -) | Thin film coating of optical components | Three-dimensional printing [3DP] |
| Three-dimensional printing [3DP] services | Timber felling and processing | Timber preservation |
| Timber processing | Tin plating | Tin-plating |
| Tin smithing | Tinning | Tinting of car windows |
| Tinting of lenses | Titanium nitride coating | Tombstone engraving |
| Transfer of cine films onto videotape | Transfer of cine films onto videotape | Transfer of cinematographic film onto videotape |
| Transfer of photographic prints | Transfer of photographic transparencies | Transfer of photographic films onto videotape |
| Transfer of photographic films onto videotape | Transfer of photographs onto compact disc | Transparency duplicating (Photographic -) |
| Trash incineration | Trash (Incineration of -) | Trash (Recycling of -) |
| Treating [embossing] of metal | Treating [enamelling] of metal | Treating [forging] of metal |
| Treating [forming] of metal | Treating materials with ultrasonic waves to modify their properties | Treating of cloth |
| Treating of textiles against mites | Treating of textiles | Treating [shaping] of metal |
| Treating [stamping] of metal | Treating [tempering] of metal | Treatment and coating of metal surfaces |
| Treatment and processing of plastics | Treatment and processing of ores and ore concentrates | Treatment and processing of clothing for recycling purposes |
| Treatment and recycling of packaging | Treatment of aerial or satellite photographs | Treatment of carpets to impart stain-repellent properties |
| Treatment of carpets to impart antistatic properties | Treatment of chemical waste | Treatment of contaminated soil |
| Treatment of crude mineral oil | Treatment of effluent | Treatment of fabrics to impart stain-repellent properties |
| Treatment of fabrics to impart antistatic properties | Treatment of finished products using electrolysis | Treatment of fur |
| Treatment of furs to prevent shrinking | Treatment of glass to alter the optical properties | Treatment of hazardous gases |
| Treatment of hazardous liquids | Treatment of hazardous materials | Treatment of hazardous substances |
| Treatment of hazardous waste by encapsulation | Treatment of hazardous waste | Treatment of industrial waste |
| Treatment of industrial waste to sequester carbon | Treatment of lenses to alter the optical properties | Treatment of materials by laser beam |
| Treatment of materials for the manufacture of ceramic goods | Treatment of materials using chemicals | Treatment of metal |
| Treatment of metal parts to prevent corrosion | Treatment of metal parts to prevent corrosion using hot-dip galvanising and powder-coating processes | Treatment of metals |
| Treatment of natural gas | Treatment of oils by the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls | Treatment of optical components to alter the optical properties |
| Treatment of plastic materials to produce plastic mouldings | Treatment of semi-manufactured products using electrolysis | Treatment of slag arising from metal casting |
| Treatment of stereoscopic images | Treatment of synthetic polymers against fungal attacks | Treatment of synthetic polymers against bacteriological infections |
| Treatment of timber with preservatives | Treatment of toxic material | Treatment of toxic sludges |
| Treatment of toxic waste | Treatment of waste | Treatment of waste materials |
| Treatment of waste materials in the field of environmental pollution control | Treatment of wastewater | Treatment of wastewater from generating operations |
| Treatment of wastewater from industrial processes | Treatment of water | Treatment of wet rot |
| Treatment of wood for preservation purposes | Treatment of wool | Treatment [purification] of water |
| Treatment [reclamation] of material from waste | Treatment [reclamation] of material from hazardous products | Treatment [reclamation] of industrial waste |
| Treatment [recycling] of chemicals | Treatment [recycling] of hazardous products | Treatment [recycling] of hazardous liquids |
| Treatment [recycling] of radioactive waste | Treatment [recycling] of toxic liquids | Treatment [recycling] of waste |
| Treatment [transformation] of waste | Treatment [washing] of coal | Typesetting |
| Typesetting services | Typography | Upcycling [waste recycling] |
| Upholstery deodorising | Vapour depositing on metal surfaces | Videocassette duplicating |
| Videotapes (Transfer of cine-films onto -) | Videotapes (Transfer of photographic film onto -) | Video transfer for the conversion of cine-film to videotape |
| Vinyl wrapping of vehicles | Vulcanisation (material treatment) | Vulcanization [material treatment] |
| Vulcanization [not repair] | Vulcanizing [material treatment] | Warping [looms] |
| Waste and water treatment services | Waste and trash (Destruction of -) | Waste and trash (Incineration of -) |
| Waste and trash (Recycling of -) | Waste Destruction | Waste disposal [treatment of waste] |
| Waste incineration | Waste management services [recycling] | Waste processing |
| Waste processing [transformation] | Waste recycling services | Waste treatment |
| Waste treatment by electrolysis | Waste (Treatment of toxic -) | Waste treatment [transformation] |
| Wastewater reprocessing | Wastewater treatment | Water demineralisation |
| Water pollution control | Water purification | Water treating |
| Water treatment | Water treatment and purification | Water treatment [demineralising] services |
| Water treatment services | Waterproofing (Cloth -) | Waterproofing [for textiles or furs] |
| Waterproofing of cloth | Waterproofing of clothing | Waterproofing of fabric |
| Waterproofing of fabrics | Waterproofing of textiles | Waterproofing textiles |
| Weaving | Welding | Welding services |
| Whitening [bleaching] of fabrics | Whitening of cloth | Whitening of clothing |
| Whitening of fabric | Whitening of laundry | Whitening of textiles |
| Window tinting treatment being a surface coating | Window tinting treatment, being a surface coating | Winemaking for others |
| Wine-making for others | Wood-carving | Wood-working |
| Woodturning services | Woodworking | Wool Cutting |
| Wool dyeing | Wool (Edging of -) | Wool (Fireproofing of -) |
| Wool (Moth-proofing of -) | Wool (Permanent press treatment of -) | Wool (Pre-shrinking of -) |
| Wool printing | Wool treating | Wool treatment and finishing |
| Wool (Waterproofing of -) | Working on leather | Working with leather and furs |
| Works of art (Framing of -) | Zinc plating |
Which Services don’t Fall under Trademark Class 40?
There are some services which are similar to the ones that fall under trademark class 40 but are not included within this class, such as:
- Services like furniture repair and maintenance that don’t involve altering an object’s or substance’s fundamental characteristics fall under class 37.
- Construction-related services (class 37 included)
- Washing services (class 37) include laundry, window washing, and surface cleaning of buildings’ exteriors and interiors.
- For example, rustproofing or anti-rust vehicle treatment (class 37)
- Certain services of customisation, such as painting cars to order (class 37)
- Food sculpture and decorating (included in class 43)
Advantages of Registering under Trademark Class 40
Various benefits come along with registration under a specific trademark. Some of the merits of registering under trademark class 40 are:
- Trademark class 40 registration safeguards confidentiality and prevents counterfeiting. Dishonest people cannot exploit an unwary business person’s hard-earned effort.
- Customers feel more confident knowing that the products they purchase from a store come from a reputable firm.
- To purchasers, it represents guaranteed quality and performance.
- The expense of legally preserving our company’s significant worth is minimal.
- Trademark class 40 registration contributes to strengthening the product or service’s brand image.
- It facilitates turning a generic product into a brand. (For example, consider rice and other cereal grains.)
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Service Examples of Trademark Class 40
Here are a few examples to help you better understand the services that are covered by Trademark Class 40:
- Services for printing textiles on fabrics, including screen printing and digital printing
- Services for garment dyeing, such as dying textiles or clothing a particular colour or pattern
- Laundry services, including fabric and garment washing, pressing, and ironing
- Services for treating leather, such as waterproofing, dying, or tanning leather products
- Services related to woodworking, such as shaping, cutting, or carving wood
- Services for metal plating, including anodising or electroplating metal surfaces
- Packaging and labelling services, such as designing unique packaging or labelling products.
Trademark Class 40 Vs. Other Classes
It is essential to comprehend the boundaries of each class since Trademark Class 40 occasionally crosses over into other courses. For instance, a service that involves promoting or advertising produced items may come within Trademark Class 35 (advertising and commercial services), similar to custom manufacturing.
Similarly, if textile treatment services include maintaining or repairing textile items, they could also be included in Trademark Class 37 (construction and repair services). As a result, it’s critical to assess your company’s services thoroughly and choose the suitable class or classifications for trademark registration.
Conclusion
Trademark Class 40 includes a wide range of services related to material handling and processing, manufacturing, and printing. If this describes your company, registering your trademark is crucial to safeguarding your brand identification and setting it apart from competitors. Collaborating with a trademark attorney or agency can ensure that your trademark application satisfies all legal criteria and is correctly classed.
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Frequently Asked Question
What is Trademark Class 40?
Printing, dyeing, and laundry are examples of the treatment and processing of materials that fall within Trademark Class 40 services. It also covers services like custom manufacturing, material treatment, and material transformation associated with manufacturing or manufacturing items.
What types of businesses fall under Trademark Class 40?
Trademark Class 40 includes companies in the printing and publishing sector, embroidered and textile design businesses, manufacturing firms, textile treatment and cleaning businesses, and bespoke manufacturing businesses.
Which services fall inside Trademark Class 40?
Treatment of materials, printing, embroidery, custom manufacturing, and textile treatment are covered by Trademark Class 40.
Can services related to graphic design fall under Trademark Class 40?
Although graphic design services are often included under Trademark Class 42 (computer and scientific services), they may occasionally be related to printing.
What is the difference between a trademark and a service mark in Class 40?
Service marks protect comparable components linked with services, including those in Class 40, whereas trademarks protect names, symbols, and logos associated with products.
How much time does it take to get a Class 40 trademark registration?
The intricacy of the application and the country might affect the time it takes to register a trademark. It can take a few years or many months.
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