Trademark Class 39 of Nice Classification — the complete guide
Table: Main Services in Class 39
| Service | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | Services for moving goods or people | Freight shipping, public transportation |
| Warehousing | Storage and management of goods | Logistics companies or storage facilities |
| Travel arrangement | Organizing and booking travel plans | Travel agencies or tour operators |
What is Trademark Class 39?
Trademark Class 39 covers services related to transportation, logistics, and travel arrangements. It includes businesses involved in the physical movement of goods and people, as well as services ensuring efficient storage and distribution.
Services under this class are critical for global trade, tourism, and supply chain management.
Examples include freight forwarding companies, public transportation providers, and travel agencies.
What are key features of Class 39?Key features include the safe and efficient transport of goods, secure storage solutions, and seamless travel planning services.
Class 39 for trademarks: a brief description
Class 39 focuses on services that facilitate the movement, storage, and organization of goods and people. Businesses in this class contribute to efficient logistics, supply chain management, and travel experiences.
This class also includes specialized services like vehicle rental or courier services for fast deliveries.
Practical examples of Class 39Examples include cargo airlines, warehouse facilities, and tour operators offering package holidays.
What Does Class 39 Include?
Class 39 includes services in the transport, storage, and delivery of goods, energy, and utilities, and the distribution thereof. This class covers a wide range of activities related to the movement of people, goods, and resources and also the associated logistical support.
Services Typical of this Class
This class also includes operation of transport facilities, such as: stations, bridges, railways, ferries, etc. This category also includes rental services concerning transport: renting of chauffeurs, renting of pilots, etc. Services connected with the renting of transport and storage facilities; renting of parking space, garages, containers, etc.
Other Class 39 services include maritime undertaking, such as operating tugboats, unloading cargo, operating ports and docks, and salvaging wrecked ships and their cargo. Packaging, bottling, wrapping, and delivery of goods, also fall under this class, as well as specialized services in this area, including refilling vending machines and ATMs.
This class also encompasses providing information relating to travel and transport by brokers or tourist agencies, including information about fares, timetables, and modes of transport. It also covers the examination of means of transportation, as well as goods, for transportation purposes. Finally, energy and utility distribution, including electricity, water, and other basic resources, is part of Class 39. Such a broad scope caters to the industries that ensure mobility at ease and deliverable solutions to goods, people, and primary resources all over the world.
Trademark Class 39 does not include
While transportation, storage, and delivery services are the focus of Class 39, there are some activities that might appear to be part of this class but are excluded and fall into other trademark classes. These are mainly services that indirectly support transportation or relate to entirely different industries.
For example, advertisement of services relating to travel or transport falls under Class 35 as it is promotional in nature and does not involve the actual carriage of transport. Insurance services relating to the transportation of people or goods also fall under Class 36. Even maintenance and repair of vehicles or equipment used for transportation are not included and find their place in Class 37.
Other Exclusions
Services that involve guided tours, which have more to do with education and entertainment, fall under Class 41. In addition, the service of electronic data storage, being one that is technological rather than related to physical logistics, falls under Class 42. Travel agents' or brokers' services of hotel room reservations or temporary accommodations are also categorized under Class 43, since these are related to hospitality rather than transportation.
By understanding these exclusions, businesses can classify their services under the correct category of trademark and thus get proper legal protection, avoiding any potential conflicts that may arise during registration.
Full list of goods or services
390004 — air transport,
390102 — aircraft rental,
390006 — ambulance transport,
390062 — armoured-car transport / armored-car transport,
390119 — arranging for travel visas and travel documents for persons travelling abroad,
390024 — arranging of cruises,
390117 — arranging of passenger transportation services for others via an online application,
390050 — arranging of transportation for travel tours,
390103 — barge transport,
390012 — boat rental,
390071 — boat storage,
390049 — boat transport,
390056 — booking of seats for travel,
390100 — bottling services,
390010 — bus transport,
390128 — cable car transport,
390033 — car park services / parking lot services,
390008 — car rental,
390114 — car sharing services,
390009 — car transport,
390120 — carpooling services,
390017 — carting,
390113 — cash replenishment of automated teller machines,
390074 — chauffeur services,
390130 — cloakroom services / coat check services,
390124 — collection of domestic and industrial waste and trash,
390111 — collection of recyclable goods [transport],
390075 — courier services [messages or merchandise],
390027 — delivery of goods,
390089 — delivery of goods by mail order,
390088 — delivery of newspapers / newspaper delivery,
390090 — distribution of energy,
390031 — electricity distribution,
390002 — escorting of travellers,
390036 — ferry-boat transport,
390096 — flower delivery,
390097 — franking of mail,
390038 — freight [shipping of goods],
390072 — freight brokerage [forwarding (Am.)] / freight brokerage,
390060 — freight forwarding,
390039 — freighting,
390040 — garage rental,
390109 — gift wrapping,
390106 — guarded transport of valuables,
390014 — hauling,
390013 — ice-breaking,
390095 — launching of satellites for others,
390016 — lighterage services,
390133 — locating and tracking of cargo for transportation purposes,
390126 — locating and tracking of people for transportation purposes,
390116 — luggage storage,
390061 — marine transport,
390087 — message delivery,
390104 — motor coach rental,
390032 — operating canal locks,
390022 — packaging of goods,
390020 — parcel delivery,
390042 — parking place rental,
390051 — passenger transport,
390094 — physical storage of electronically stored data or documents,
390052 — piloting,
390118 — piloting of civilian drones,
390011 — pleasure boat transport,
390021 — porterage,
390108 — providing driving directions for travel purposes,
390076 — providing information relating to storage services,
390098 — providing traffic information,
390077 — providing transportation information,
390045 — railway coach rental,
390018 — railway transport,
390046 — railway truck rental,
390055 — refloating of ships,
390043 — refrigerator rental / frozen-food locker rental,
390065 — removal services,
390105 — rental of aircraft engines,
390079 — rental of atmospheric diving suits,
390078 — rental of diving bells,
390112 — rental of electric wine cellars,
390099 — rental of freezers,
390019 — rental of horses for transportation purposes,
390091 — rental of motor racing cars,
390107 — rental of navigational systems,
390122 — rental of photography drones,
390129 — rental of safety seats for children, for vehicles,
390132 — rental of security drones,
390080 — rental of storage containers,
390125 — rental of storage lockers,
390131 — rental of surveillance drones,
390110 — rental of tractors,
390081 — rental of vehicle roof racks,
390035 — rental of warehouses,
390092 — rental of wheelchairs,
390115 — replenishment of vending machines,
390082 — rescue operations [transport],
390037 — river transport,
390015 — salvage of ships,
390057 — salvaging,
390127 — services for transporting legal documents,
390023 — shipbrokerage,
390137 — space transport,
390093 — stevedoring,
390034 — storage / warehousing,
390135 — storage of captured carbon dioxide for others,
390028 — storage of goods,
390058 — taxi transport,
390121 — temporary storage of keys,
390054 — towing,
390059 — tram transport / streetcar transport,
390048 — transport,
390064 — transport and storage of waste / transport and storage of trash,
390073 — transport brokerage,
390041 — transport by pipeline,
390134 — transport of captured carbon dioxide for others,
390063 — transport of travellers,
390083 — transport reservation,
390025 — transport services for sightseeing tours,
390101 — transportation logistics,
390047 — transporting furniture,
390084 — travel reservation,
390085 — underwater salvage,
390026 — unloading cargo,
390007 — vehicle breakdown towing services,
390044 — vehicle rental,
390030 — water distribution,
390003 — water supplying,
390086 — wrapping of goods.