Class 40

Services · Class 40

Class heading

Treatment of materials; recycling of waste and trash; air purification and treatment of water; printing services; food and drink preservation.

Explanatory note

This class includes mainly services not included in other classes, rendered by the mechanical or chemical processing, transformation or production of objects or substances, as well as custom manufacturing for others.

This class includes, in particular

• Custom manufacturing and contract manufacturing
• Printing, including printing on clothing and 3D printing
• Custom tailoring, embroidering
• Recycling of waste, water and air treatment

This class does not include, in particular

• Repair services — class 37
• Food services of cafés and restaurants — class 43
• Fashion design — class 42

Examples of services

• custom manufacturing
• tailoring
• printing
• offset printing
• 3D printing
• engraving
• metal treatment
• woodworking
• waste recycling
• water treatment
• food smoking
• taxidermy

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.