Class 36 of a trademark includes services such as insurance, financial affairs, monetary affairs, and real estate. This class, therefore, covers all types of financial services involved in keeping the insured persons or property safe, such as banking and investments, and management of real estate.
By registering Class 36, you are ensuring that exclusive rights to your brand in the financial and insurance services field are maintained. It safeguards your services ranging from insurance policies, financial management, to actual transactions in real estate that do not infringe to ensure your brand is unique within both domestic and international markets.
For a financial services and real estate business, class 36 protection is particularly important so that competitors are prevented from using your brand name. Class 36 protection allows you to stake your claim in a given market through emphasis on the availability of such services as financial advisory, accounting, and financial management.
Renewable protection every 10 years means Class 36 provides continued legal security, so that your brand stays protected and recognised for generations to come.
Trademark Class 36
The following services are also classified under Class 36:
- Services of all the banking establishments, or institutions connected with them such as exchange brokers or clearing services;
- Services of credit institutions other than banks such as co-operative credit associations, individual financial companies, lenders, etc.;
- Services of “investment trusts,” of holding companies;
- Services of brokers dealing in shares and property;
- Services connected with monetary affairs vouched for by trustees;
- Services rendered in connection with the issue of travellers’ cheques and letters of credit;
- Hire- or lease-purchase financing;
- Services of realty administrators of buildings, i.e., services of letting or valuation, or financing;
- Services dealing with insurance such as services rendered by agents or brokers engaged in insurance, services rendered to insured, and insurance underwriting services.
Comprehensive list of services classified under Trademark Class 36
The following services must be classified under Trademark Class 36:
- accident insurance underwriting
- accommodation bureaux [apartments]
- actuarial services
- antique appraisal
- apartment house management
- rental of apartments
- art appraisal
- banking
- brokerage*
- brokerage of carbon credits
- business liquidation services, financial
- capital investment
- charitable fund raising
- check [cheque] verification
- clearing, financial / clearing-houses, financial
- credit bureaux
- credit card services
- issuance of credit cards
- customs brokerage
- debit card services
- debt collection agencies
- debt advisory services
- deposits of valuables
- electronic funds transfer
- exchanging money
- factoring
- arranging finance for construction projects
- financial evaluation [insurance, banking, real estate]
- financial management
- financial analysis
- financial consultancy
- financial information
- financial sponsorship
- financial evaluation of standing timber / financial valuation of standing timber
- financial evaluation of wool / financial valuation of wool
- providing financial information via a web site
- financial management of reimbursement payments for others
- financing services
- fire insurance underwriting
- fiscal assessments / fiscal valuations
- health insurance underwriting
- hire-purchase financing / lease-purchase financing
- instalment loans
- insurance brokerage
- insurance underwriting
- insurance consultancy
- insurance information
- investment of funds
- jewellery [jewelry (Am.)] appraisal / jewellery appraisal / jewelry appraisal
- leasing of real estate
- leasing of farms
- lending against security
- life insurance underwriting
- loans [financing]
- marine insurance underwriting
- mortgage banking
- mutual funds
- numismatic appraisal
- rental of offices [real estate]
- online banking
- organization of collections
- pawnbrokerage
- provident fund services
- real estate agencies
- real estate brokerage
- real estate appraisal
- real estate management
- rent collection
- repair costs evaluation [financial appraisal]
- retirement payment services
- safe deposit services
- savings bank services
- securities brokerage
- stamp appraisal
- stock exchange quotations
- stock brokerage services
- stocks and bonds brokerage
- surety services / bail-bonding / guarantees
- issuance of tokens of value
- issuance of travellers’ cheques / issuance of travelers’ checks
- trusteeship / fiduciary
FAQs
Can a business in the real estate sector register a trademark under Class 36?
Yes, businesses involved in real estate services, such as property management, leasing, and real estate consultancy, can register their trademarks under Class 36.
Is it necessary to specify the services when registering a trademark in Class 36?
Yes, when applying for a trademark in Class 36, it’s essential to specify the particular financial or monetary services offered, as this will define the scope of protection.