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Treatment of materials including custom manufacturing, printing, food processing, and waste treatment.
Trademark Class 40 is one of the 11 services classes in the Nice Classification system used internationally for trademark registration. This class covers manufacturing.
Treatment of materials including custom manufacturing, printing, food processing, and waste treatment.
These well-known brands have trademark registrations in Class 40 with the UK Intellectual Property Office, illustrating the range of services this class protects.
Johnsons the Cleaners has been registered in the UK for dry cleaning and textile treatment services since the company's founding in Liverpool in 1817. The brand became Britain's largest dry cleaning chain with over 1,500…
Read full case study →Sketchley was registered in the UK for dry cleaning services and became one of Britain's most recognised high-street cleaners throughout the twentieth century. Founded in Hinckley, Leicestershire in 1889, the company gre…
Read full case study →Timpson has been registered in the UK for shoe repair, key cutting, and material treatment services since William Timpson founded the business in Manchester in 1865. Under the leadership of John Timpson, the company beca…
Read full case study →CEWE is a useful Class 40 example because the mark is directly associated with photo printing, photofinishing and personalised print production. It helps users understand that this class is about processing and making, n…
Read full case study →SNAPFISH adds a consumer-facing photo-processing and print-service angle to Class 40. The brand is useful because it makes the materials-treatment concept feel tangible to ordinary users.
Read full case study →VISTAPRINT is notable because it brings customised printed goods and business printing into Class 40 in a way many users already understand. The mark is strongly associated with cards, stationery and printed materials ma…
Read full case study →Common applicants include businesses in the treatment of materials sector. If your products or services fall within manufacturing, you should consider filing in this class. Many brands also file in related classes for broader protection.
As of the latest UK IPO data sync, there are 65,163 trademark applications and registrations in Class 40. 40,305 are currently active (registered), while 24,858 are inactive (expired, withdrawn, refused, or otherwise no longer in force). This makes Class 40 one of the moderately popular classes in the Nice Classification system for UK filings.
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Brands filing in Class 40 often also file in these classes for more comprehensive protection:
Trademark Class 40 covers manufacturing. Treatment of materials including custom manufacturing, printing, food processing, and waste treatment.
Class 40 includes: Custom manufacturing, 3D printing, Food processing, Recycling. This is one of the 11 services classes in the Nice Classification system.
There are 65,163 UK trademarks in Class 40, of which 40,305 are currently active and 24,858 are inactive.
UK IPO: £205 for the first class. EUIPO: €850 for one class. USPTO: $250–$350 per class. Additional classes are discounted. Use our cost calculator for a precise estimate.