Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 39 in Japan

• How to chose goods/services

We have decided to start a transportation business. We have prepared an impactful service name and logo for our transportation business, and we would like to register it as a trademark so that others will not imitate us.

Then you need to remember to designate Class 39, which includes “car transport”! Class 39 includes many services provided in transportation by rail, road, etc. Let’s check it out.

Considering the future development of services in the transportation industry, it seems better to designate other services in Class 39 as well. Is it possible to designate “warehousing” in Class 39…?

Class 39 is a classification for services provided in transportation by rail, road, etc., and goods storage services, etc.

Class 39 includes mainly services provided in transportation by rail, road, etc., as well as goods storage services.

In addition to transportation by rail and car, it may be easier to understand if you associate it with services that are familiar to us in our daily lives, such as gas supply and electricity supply.

Services included in Class 39 and Services NOT included in Class 39.

List of main services in Class 39.

The main services included in Class 39 are listed below.
These services can be designated by Amazing DX.

• railway transport
• car transport
• providing road and traffic information
• vehicle-driving services
• boat transport
• air transport
• packaging of goods
• freight brokerage
• cargo unloading
• removal services
• brokerage for rental, selling, purchasing or chartering of vessels
• refloating of ships
• ship piloting
• warehousing services
• temporary safekeeping of personal belongings
• temporary storage of deliveries
• gas supplying [distribution]
• electricity distribution
• water supplying [distribution]
• heat supplying [distribution]
• rental of warehouse space
• car parking
• providing toll roads
• providing vessel mooring facilities
• airport services
• operating parking lots
• rental of Loading-unloading machines and apparatus
• car rental
• rental of vessels
• rental of bicycles
• aircraft rental
• rental of mechanical parking systems
• rental of packaging or wrapping machines and apparatus
• rental of freezers for household purposes
• rental of refrigerator-freezers for household purposes
• rental of wheelchairs
• correspondence delivery services
• conducting of travel tours
• escorting of travel tours
• travel arrangement and reservation services, excluding those for lodging
• collection of domestic waste and trash
• collection of industrial waste and trash
• rental of aircraft engines
• rental of freezing machines and apparatus for industrial purposes
• rental of gasoline station equipment, not for repair and maintenance of automobiles

The above list of “the main services included in Class 39” is just an example.
Let’s take a closer look at what other services are included in Class 39 and what services are not.

What should you do if you want to specify such items? (Services included in Class 39)

Services related to delivery

→When you want to specify such a service in Amazing DX, please specify the item that the service is included.

For example, ……

Services related to storage

→When you want to specify such a service in Amazing DX, please specify the item that the service is included.

For example, ……

Other services NOT included in Class 39.

Services NOT included in Class 39.

Vehicles used for delivery, etc.

• “automobiles”, “railway rolling stock”【class 12】
• containers of metal for transport【class 6】
• containers for transport, not of metal【class 20】

I see, the classification changes for goods such as vehicles and shipping containers used for delivery.

Right, it is necessary to designate a separate classification for the sale of vehicles and shipping containers used for deliveries.

Other services NOT included in Class 39.

• personal bodyguarding (e.g., security services for cash truck)【class 45】

Isn’t “personal bodyguarding (e.g., security services for cash truck)” Class 39!

File a trademark application, designating services in Class 39!

Class 39 is a classification for services provided in transportation by rail, road, etc., and goods storage services. Please consider Class 39 first if you are engaged in transportation or storage services.

Class 39 is the classification for small manual utensils for household and kitchen use, cosmetic utensils, glassware, ceramics, etc. Please consider Class 39 first if you are a manufacturer of cooking utensils, cleaning tools, cosmetic utensils, glassware, etc.

Amazing DX allows you to easily select your designated goods and services online.
First, please select as many goods and services as possible. After the search, it is easy to exclude the services marked with “×” and search again.

If you are not sure which goods or services to select, please feel free to contact us via chat. Our attorneys specializing in trademarks will be happy to answer your questions.

Reference: Japan Patent Office, “Examination Guidelines for Similar Goods and Services (corresponding to the Nice Classification, 11th Edition, Version 2022)”.

Supervisor for the article:

HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK

大阪法務戦略部長 八谷　晃典

Specialist, attorney, 特定侵害訴訟代理人, Supervisor