Trademark Class 45: Legal, security and personal services
The last class, and a mixed one: law, physical security, and personal services that do not fit anywhere else.
“Legal services; security services for the physical protection of tangible property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.”
Official class heading, Nice Agreement, Eleventh Edition. Published by the USPTO.
Typical goods and services in class 45
- Legal services and legal consultancy
- Intellectual property services
- Security guarding and alarm monitoring
- Private investigation
- Dating and introduction services
- Wedding planning and funeral services
Example of pre-approved USPTO wording for this class: Legal services. Using the USPTO’s own ID Manual language keeps your filing fee at the base rate — describing your goods in your own words carries a surcharge of $200 per class.
Commonly confused with class 45
These look like they belong here and do not. Each one is a separate class with a separate $350 government fee, and a class cannot be added to an application once it has been filed.
Business and management consulting
Class 35 — Advertising, retail and business services
Cybersecurity, which is a technology service
Class 42 — SaaS, IT and design services
Insurance and financial advice
Class 36 — Financial, insurance and real estate services
Social media management
Class 35 — Advertising, retail and business services
Filing in one class
A single-class application in class 45 costs $350 in USPTO government fees, paid to the government, plus our flat fee of $199 — $549 in total. Every additional class is another $350. Government fees are current as of 18 January 2025.
Work out how many classes you need Check if the name is taken
This page describes how the USPTO groups goods and services in general. It is not legal advice about your application, and the lists above are written for the common case rather than being exhaustive. Which classes you actually need depends on what you sell, and a licensed attorney confirms them before anything is filed.
Classes either side of this one
Class 43 — Restaurants, cafés and accommodation
Serving food and drink to people, and putting them up for the night. The class for every restaurant, café, bar, food truck and hotel.
Class 44 — Medical, beauty and wellbeing services
Care delivered to a person, animal or plant — clinical, cosmetic or horticultural.