Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 39 in Japan

We have decided to start a new transportation business at our company.
We have prepared a service name and logo to be used on our trucks, so we would like to register them as trademarks to prevent others from imitating them.

In that case, do not forget to designate Class 39, which includes “transportation by vehicles.

Although transportation may be carried out not only by trucks but also by motorcycles, would that also fall under “transportation by vehicles”?

Class 39 is a classification that includes services provided in transportation by rail, road, and other means, as well as goods storage services.

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 and 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
• 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

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 to do when you want to designate the following services? (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

Goods and Services NOT included in Class 39.

Vehicles used for delivery, etc.

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

Vehicles and transport containers are goods (products), so they need to be designated separately from services.
If you do not sell the vehicles or containers themselves, it is not necessary to designate them; however, if you want to ensure that other companies do not use them under any circumstances, it may be advisable to secure the designation.

I see, the classification differs depending on whether you provide goods or services.

Services not included in Class 39

• personal bodyguarding (Example: Security for cash-in-transit vehicles) [Class 45]

Let`s file a trademark application by designating services in Class 39!

Class 39 covers services provided in connection with transportation by rail, road, etc., as well as goods storage services. Those engaged in the transportation (logistics) business or storage services should first consider Class 39.

With Amazing DX®, you can easily select 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 unsure which goods or services to select, a trademark-specialized patent attorney will answer your questions. Please feel free to contact us via chat.