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Class 40: Treatment of Materials & Custom Manufacturing

Class 40 covers processing and transformation of materials for others: custom manufacturing, job work, printing, tailoring, dyeing and recycling. Printing presses, job work units, recyclers and custom fabricators register in this class.

  • Covers Treatment of Materials & Custom Manufacturing
  • A services class (35 to 45)
  • Over 419 classified items
  • From Rs 4,500 government fee per class
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Overview

Trademark Class 40: Treatment of Materials & Custom Manufacturing

Key takeaway
Class 40 covers processing and transformation of materials for others: custom manufacturing, job work, printing, tailoring, dyeing and recycling. Printing presses, job work units, recyclers and custom fabricators register in this class.
  • Class40
  • TypeServices
  • Items covered419+
  • RegistryCGPDTM
Includes

What Class 40 includes

The main goods and services that fall under Class 40. If your offering appears here, this is likely your class.

  • Custom manufacturing and job work for others
  • Printing and 3D printing services
  • Tailoring and stitching services
  • Textile dyeing and processing
  • Metal fabrication, plating and finishing
  • Recycling and waste treatment services
  • Food and drink preservation and processing for others
  • Flour milling and grinding services
  • Water treatment services
Excludes

What Class 40 excludes

Related items that belong in other classes. If your offering appears here, file in the class noted instead.

  • Repair services fall under Class 37
  • Design services fall under Class 42
  • Manufacturing your own branded goods is filed under the goods class itself
  • Logistics falls under Class 39
All items

Goods & services in Class 40

An A to Z sample of items classified under Class 40. Search across all 45 classes, or select any item for its dedicated page.

3D Printing Abrasion Abrasive Polishing Acrylic Finishing Air Brushing Air Deodorising Air Deodorizing Air Freshening Air Purification Airbrushing Services Alteration Animal Slaughtering Animal Waste Annealing Anti Microbial Treatment Application Applying Backing Applying Finish Applying Finishes Beer Brewing Bespoke Dressmaking Bespoke Tailoring Bioremediation Services Blacksmithing Bleaching Blending Blueprinting Boilermaking Bookbinding Brewing Burning Burnishing Butchering Cabinet Making Cadmium Plating Carpet Deodorizing Casting Casting Plating Ceramic Glazing Ceramic Processing Ceramic Welding Chemical Encapsulation Chemical Treatment Chroming Chromium Plating Cider Making Cloth Cutting Cloth Dyeing Cloth Edging Cloth Fireproofing Cloth Pre Shrinking Cloth Treating Cloth Waterproofing Clothinglteration Coal Blending Coating Coffee Roasting Colour Enhancement Colour Separation Consultancy Consultancy Relating Consultancy Services Consulting Contact Lens Conversion Cooking Oil Cotton Spinning Countersinking Crease Resistant Crease Resistant Treatment Cryogenic Preservation Cryopreservation Services Custom 3D Custom Blending Custom Building Custom Clothing Custom Construction Custom Dressmaking Custom Engraving Custom Fabrication Custom Fashioning Custom Imprinting Custom Key Custom Manufacture Custom Manufacturing Custom Perfume Custom Production Custom Quilting Custom Steel Custom Tailoring Custom Three Dimensional Customized Printing Custompplication Customssembling Cutting De Acidification Decontamination Dental Scrap Dental Technician Desalination Design Printing Destruction Detoxification Development Die Casting Digital on Demand Digital Photo Digital Printing Direct to Garment Printing Distilling Document Binding Document Destruction Document Shredding Drapery Deodorizing Dressing Dressmaking Drying Canning Duplication Dye Sublimation Printing Dyeing Dyeing Services Edging Electricity Generation Electro Electroplating Embroidering Embroidering Services Enameling Enamelling Energy Generation Energy Production Engraving Engraving Services Environmental Remediation Etching Exterior Fabric Bleaching Fabric Fireproofing Fabric Waterproofing Film Developing Film Development Film Processing Finert Finishing Fireproofing Firing Pottery Flour Milling Food Food Canning Food Preservation Food Smoking Forage Processing Forging Framing Freezing Freezing Services French Polishing Fruit Crushing Fuel Processing Fuel Refining Fuel Treatment Fulling Fur Conditioning Fur Dyeing Fur Glossing Fur Mothproofing Fur Processing Fur Satining Galvanization Galvanizing Gas Processing Gas Production Generating Generation Gilding Glass Blowing Glass Etching Glass Polishing Glass Resurfacing Glass Tempering Glass Tinting Gold Plating Grinding Hard Chromium Hard Nickel Hardening Heat Treatment Hot Dipping Hydro Dipping Hydrographic Printing Immersion Printing Imprinting Messages Incineration Industrialxic Information Informationdvice Inkjet Printing Intaglio Printing Jewellery Casting Joining Key Cutting Knitting Knitting Machine Laminating Laser Scribing Lead Working Leasing Leather Dyeing Leather Processing Leather Staining Leather Tanning Leather Working Lenticular Printing Letterpress Printing Liquefaction Lithographic Printing Machining Parts Magnetization Manufacture Material Treatment Medical Waste Metal Casting Metal Drilling Metal Fabrication Metal Hardening Metal Laminating Metal Melting Metal Plating Metal Tempering Metal Treating Metal Treatment Metallizing Metalworking Microencapsulating Services Mildew Proofing Mill Working Millworking Mixing Mixing Lubricants Mold Prevention Mold Remediation Monogramming Mothproofing Mothproofing Services Mould Prevention Mould Remediation Moulding Natural Gas Needlework Nickel Plating Nuclear Fuel Nuclear Waste Offset Printing Oil Oil Refinery Oil Refining Optical Glass Optical Lens Paint Mixing Paper Finishing Paper Treating Paper Treatment Pasteurising Pasteurizing Pattern Printing Permanent Press Permanent Press Treatment Petroleum Gas Photocomposing Services Photocomposition Services Photofinishing Photographic Enlarging Photographic Film Photographic Preservation Photographic Printing Photographic Processing Photographic Reproduction Photographic Restoration Photographic Retouching Photogravure Photogravure Printing Photogravure Services Picture Framing Planing Plating Polishing Portrait Printing Pottery Firing Pre Shrinking Preparation Preservation Preservation Services Printing Printing Lithographic Printing on Printing Services Processing Production Prototype Fabrication Providing Material

Showing 300 of 419 items. Not sure if your product fits? Ask for a free class check.

Register your trademark in Class 40

We verify that Class 40 fits your services, run a trademark search, and file on the IP India portal, from a Rs 6,999 professional fee.

Related classes

Classes to file alongside Class 40

Businesses in Class 40 often need these classes too. A multi-class application can cover them together.

Cost

Cost to file in Class 40

Government fee per class (Trade Marks Rules, 2017)
Applicant typeGovernment fee (per class)What IncorpX does
Individual / Startup / Small enterpriseRs 4,500Search, class check, drafting & filing
Company / LLP / othersRs 9,000Search, class check, drafting & filing
IncorpX professional feeFrom Rs 6,999End-to-end filing assistance

Government fee is per class

The Rs 4,500 or Rs 9,000 government fee applies for each class. If you file Class 40 along with another class, the government fee applies to both. Listed amounts are IncorpX professional charges; government and statutory fees are charged separately at actuals.

Related services

File & protect in Class 40

IncorpX runs the search, verifies your class and files on the IP India portal, plus everything else around your brand:

FAQs

FAQs about Class 40

Trademark Class 40 covers Treatment of Materials & Custom Manufacturing. In Nice Classification terms: Treatment of materials; recycling of waste and trash; air purification and treatment of water; printing services; food and drink preservation. It is a services class (class numbers 1 to 34 are goods, 35 to 45 are services).
Class 40 is a services class. Services classes (35 to 45) cover services provided to others. If your business also sells physical products, you may also need a goods class (1 to 34).
The government fee is Rs 4,500 per class for individuals, startups and small enterprises, or Rs 9,000 per class for companies and others, per the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. IncorpX charges a professional fee from Rs 6,999 for search, class verification, drafting and filing. Listed amounts are IncorpX professional charges; government fees are charged separately at actuals.
Class 40 does not cover:
  • Repair services fall under Class 37
  • Design services fall under Class 42
  • Manufacturing your own branded goods is filed under the goods class itself
  • Logistics falls under Class 39
These typically fall under other Nice classes.
Businesses filing in Class 40 often also file in Class 35, Class 37, Class 42, depending on their full range of goods and services. A multi-class application can cover them together.
Yes. Class 40 can be combined with other classes in a single multi-class trademark application, or filed separately. Government fees apply per class either way. We recommend filing only the classes your business genuinely uses.

File in Class 40 the right way

Talk to an IncorpX expert for a free consultation and class check before you file on the IP India portal.

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