Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 41 in Japan

I have decided to start a tutoring school.
I have prepared the service name and logo, so I would like to register a trademark to prevent others from imitating them.

In that case, you should be sure to designate Class 41, “Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities,” without fail.

Wait, not only do I want to teach in person, but I also want to record lecture videos and provide them online. Can they be designated under the same classification?

Class 41 is a classification covering education, entertainment, recreation and so on.

Class 41 mainly includes the arranging, conducting and organization of seminars, book rental, art exhibitions and production of radio or television programs, among others.

It may be easier to understand if you broadly think of services related to education and entertainment.

Services included and NOT included in Class 41

List of main services in Class 41

The main services included in Class 41 are listed below.

These services can be designated by Amazing DX_®.

• operating lotteries
• dubbing
• educational and instruction services relating to arts, crafts, sports or general knowledge
• providing information on donation of human corpses for medical education
• arranging of donation of human corpses for medical education
• arranging, conducting and organization of seminars
• plant exhibitions
• animal exhibitions
• providing electronic publications
• services of reference libraries for literature and documentary records
• book rental
• art exhibitions
• gardens for public admission
• caves for public admission
• publication of books
• arranging and planning of movies, shows, plays or musical performances
• providing videos from the internet, not downloadable
• movie theatre presentations or movie film production and distribution
• providing digital music from the Internet, not downloadable
• presentation of live show performances
• direction or presentation of plays
• presentation of musical performances
• production of radio or television programs
• production of videotape film in the field of education, culture, entertainment or sports [not for movies or television programs and not for advertising or publicity]
• directing of radio and television programs
• operation of video and audio equipment for production of radio and television programs
• organization, arranging and conducting of sports competitions
• organization of entertainment events excluding movies, shows, plays, musical performances, sports, horse races, bicycle races, boat races and auto races
• organization, arranging and conducting of horse races
• organization, arranging and conducting of bicycle races
• organization, arranging and conducting of boat races
• organization, arranging and conducting of auto races
• providing audio or video studio services
• providing sports facilities
• providing amusement facilities
• providing facilities for movies, shows, plays, music or educational training
• booking of seats for shows
• rental of cinematographic machines and apparatus
• rental of cine-films
• rental of musical instruments
• rental of sports equipment
• rental of television sets
• rental of radio sets
• rental of records or sound-recorded magnetic tapes
• rental of image-recorded magnetic tapes
• rental of film negatives
• rental of reversal film
• toy rental
• rental of amusement machines and apparatus
• rental of game machines and apparatus
• rental of paintings and calligraphic works
• photography
• language interpretation
• translation
• rental of cameras
• rental of optical machines and apparatus

The above list of “the main services included in Class 41” is just an example.

Let’s take a closer look at what other services are included in Class 41 and what services are not.

What should you do if you want to specify such items?（Services included in Class 41）

Services related to conduction of seminars and events

→When you want to specify such an item in Amazing DX_®, please specify the service that the item is included in.

For example, …..

Services related to providing videos and music

This includes so-called subscription-based distribution services.

→When you want to specify such an item in Amazing DX_®, please specify the service that the item is included in.

For example, …..

Other services

Goods/Services NOT included in Class 41

computer progamming or computer software design

• computer programs, recorded【Class 9】
• computer software design, computer programming, or maintenance of computer software【Class 42】
• computer software design【Class 42】

rental of computer application software or providing computer application software

• rental of computer software
• software as a service [SaaS]
• providing computer programs on data networks

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　all in【Class 42】

I see, so even for items related to applications, ‘designing’ and ‘providing’ thereof would be in a different class.

Yes, for such “design”, it is necessary to specify a different class.

Yes, for such “design” and the like, it is necessary to specify a different class.

• writing of publicity texts and publication of publicity texts【Class 35】
• radio broadcasting and television broadcastin【Class 38】
• technical writing【Class 42】

Other goods/services NOT included in Class 41

• bookbinding【Class 40】
• rental of 3D printers【Class 40】
• platform as a service [PaaS]【Class 42】
• computer software applications, downloadable【Class 9】

Software applications are not in Class 41!

File a trademark application in Japan, designating services in Class 41!

Class 41 is a classification for education and entertainment. If you are in the education and entertainment industry, you may want to consider filing a trademark application in Class 41 first.

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 goods and 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)”