Trademark Classes · Class 44
Class 44 covers medical, veterinary, hygiene, and beauty care services, plus agriculture and horticulture services. Here is what it includes, what it excludes, and how to word it.
Class 44 is a services class covering medical and veterinary services, hygiene and beauty care for people and animals, and agriculture, horticulture, and forestry services. It includes clinics and healthcare, dental and veterinary services, salons and spas, and gardening and agronomy services.
The theme is care services, for people, animals, and plants. It is distinct from the medical products (Class 5) and devices (Class 10), and from cosmetics as goods (Class 3). This page is part of our full guide to all 45 trademark classes, and to how protection works across jurisdictions in our overview of trademark law and protection.
Work out whether your product or service genuinely sits in Class 44 before you file, because a wrong class protects the wrong thing.
Clinics, hospitals, and healthcare providers, dental and veterinary practices, beauty salons, spas, and wellness services, and agricultural, horticultural, and landscaping services. If your service provides care for people, animals, or plants, Class 44 is very likely your class. Our trademark class search helps you check which classes fit before you file.
The most common Class 44 mistakes come from classifying by the wrong feature. These closely related items sit elsewhere:
Pharmaceutical products are Class 5. Class 44 is the medical service.
Beauty products are Class 3 goods; beauty treatment services are Class 44.
Fitness training and coaching may fall in Class 41; medical and beauty care is Class 44.
The Registry expects specific, standardised descriptions, not vague terms. Here are examples of clear, acceptable Class 44 wording:
| Instead of (vague) | Use (standardised) |
|---|---|
| “Medical” | “Medical services” · “Medical clinic services” |
| “Beauty” | “Beauty care services” · “Beauty salon services” |
| “Veterinary” | “Veterinary services” |
| “Gardening” | “Gardening services” · “Horticulture services” |
Each entry is specific and standardised. These are illustrative examples of acceptable phrasing, not legal advice for your filing; your exact wording should be drawn from the current NICE Classification and tailored to what your business actually does. Wording is a common cause of objections whether you file in India, the United States, Argentina, or elsewhere. For filing across several countries at once, see our global registration guide.
Class 44 covers medical and veterinary services, hygiene and beauty care for people and animals, and agriculture, horticulture, and forestry services. It includes clinics and healthcare, dental and veterinary services, salons and spas, and gardening and agronomy services. The theme is care services, as distinct from medical products in Class 5, devices in Class 10, and cosmetics as goods in Class 3.
Clinics, hospitals, and healthcare providers, dental and veterinary practices, beauty salons, spas, and wellness services, and agricultural, horticultural, and landscaping services. If your service provides care for people, animals, or plants, Class 44 is likely your class.
Yes. Beauty care and salon services, including hairdressing, spa, and cosmetic treatment services, are classified in Class 44. However, the beauty products themselves, such as cosmetics and skincare, are goods in Class 3. So a salon with its own product line may need Class 44 for the service and Class 3 for the products.
Class 5 covers medical and pharmaceutical products, medicines, supplements, and disinfectants. Class 44 covers medical and healthcare services, the clinics, treatments, and care provided. So a medicine is Class 5, but the medical consultation or treatment service is Class 44. A healthcare business may need both.
Use specific, standardised terms such as medical services, beauty salon services, veterinary services, or gardening services, rather than vague words like care. Draw wording from the current NICE Classification and tailor it to your services to reduce objection risk.
Whether you are protecting your brand in one market or several, we identify the classes you need and handle registration worldwide, worded to avoid an avoidable objection.
