Class 38

Services · Class 38

Class heading

Telecommunications services.

Explanatory note

This class includes mainly services that allow at least one party to communicate with another, as well as services for the transmission of data.

This class includes, in particular

• Transmission of digital files and e-mail
• Providing access to the Internet and online forums
• Radio and television broadcasting
• Streaming of data, videoconferencing

This class does not include, in particular

• Radio advertising — class 35
• Telemarketing — class 35
• Production of radio and television programmes — class 41

Examples of services

• telecommunications
• mobile communications
• internet service provider
• data transmission
• e-mail
• television broadcasting
• radio broadcasting
• streaming
• online chat rooms
• videoconferencing
• VoIP telephony
• messaging services

Headings and notes are given in abridged form based on the Nice Classification. The official text of the current version is available on the WIPO website (nclpub.wipo.int). Before filing, the list is checked against the current version.