Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 43 in Japan

I have decided to open a restaurant! First, I’ve prepared an impactful store name and logo, so I want to register them as trademarks to prevent others from copying them.

Then, don’t forget to designate Class 43 that includes “providing foods and beverages”.
Class 43 includes many services related to food and drink, as well as providing temporary accommodation services. Let’s check it out!

Thinking about the future expansion of the restaurant’s services, it seems like a good idea to also designate other services under Class 43.
Although the cost is the same within the same class, I wonder if we can also designate “food and drink catering” under Class 43…?

Class 43 is a category for services provided aiming to prepare food and drink for consumption and services of providing temporary accommodation

Class 43 mainly includes services provided aiming to prepare food and drink for consumption and services of providing temporary accommodation.

It may be easier to understand if you think of services closely related to our daily life such as providing temporary accommodation, preschooler and infant care at daycare centers, retirement home services, and rental of meeting rooms as well as providing foods and beverages.

Services included and NOT included in Class 43

List of main services in Class 43

The main services included in Class 43 are listed below.

These services can be designated by Amazing DX_®.

• providing temporary accommodation
• accommodation bureaux services [hotels, boarding houses]
• providing foods and beverages
• boarding for animals
• preschooler and infant care at daycare centers
• retirement home services
• rental of meeting rooms
• rental of facilities for exhibitions
• rental of Futon and quilts
• rental of pillows
• rental of blankets
• rental of electric hot plates for household purposes
• rental of electric toasters for household purposes
• rental of microwave ovens for household purposes
• rental of cooking equipment for industrial purposes
• rental of kitchen sinks incorporating integrated worktops for commercial use
• rental of kitchen sinks for commercial use
• rental of non-electric cooking heaters for household purposes
• rental of kitchen sinks incorporating integrated worktops for household purposes
• rental of kitchen sinks for household purposes
• rental of dishes
• rental of curtains
• rental of furniture
• rental of wall hangings
• rental of floor coverings
• rental of towels for hotels and/or restaurants
• rental of towels

The above list of “the main services included in Class 43” is just an example.

Let’s take a closer look at what other services are included in Class 43 and what services are not.

What should you do if you want to specify such items ? (Services included in Class 43)

Services related to restaurants

→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 temporary accommodation

→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 43

Sales of food produts for take-out

• retail services or wholesale services for foods and beverages【Class 35】
• various types of food and beverage produts (to be designated individually)【Class 29～Class 33 etc.】

I see, so when selling items for take-out in provision of the same food, the class changes depending on whether to register under each product or under retail services.

Yes. A separate class must be designated for the sale of items for take-out.

Other services NOT included in Class 43

• delivery of food by a business operator engaged in food delivery【Class 39】

Delivery of food by a business operator engaged in food delivery is not in Class 43!

File a trademark application in Japan, designating services in Class 43!

Class 43 is a classification for services provided aiming to prepare food and drink for consumption and services of providing temporary accommodation.
If you are in the industry of food and beverage provision service and hotel service, you may want to consider filing a trademark application in Class 43, 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)”