Trademark Class 38: Telecommunications

A detailed guide to Class 38 in the trademark categorization framework. Trademarks must be filed or registered under specific groups, each representing a distinct range of goods and services. In this section, we will explore the trademark categorization of services that are specifically included under Class 38. For a broader view of all trademark groupings, you can visit our complete trademark category search tool.

Trademark Class 38 pertains to services allowing at least one person to communicate with another by a sensory means. Such services include those which: 1. allow one person to talk to another, 2. transmit messages from one person to another, and 3. place a person in oral or visual communication with another (radio and television).

The following services are also classified under Class 38:

• Services which consist essentially of the diffusion of radio or television programmes.

The following services must NOT be classified under Class 38:

• Radio advertising services;
• Telephone marketing (telemarketing) services;