Trademark Class 41 in Nepal — Education & Entertainment (What It Covers, Full List & How to File)

A Class 41 trademark in Nepal protects a brand for education, training, entertainment, sport and cultural services: schools, colleges, coaching centres, education consultancies, film and TV producers, event organisers and gyms. Broadcasting is Class 38 and a downloadable app is Class 9. IP Sewa's index holds 1,503 published Class 41 entries.

Key takeaways

• The NICE classification heading for Class 41 is education, providing of training, entertainment, and sporting and cultural activities.
• Teaching or presenting content is Class 41; carrying it is Class 38, a downloadable app Class 9, advertising Class 35 and a crèche Class 43.
• Our index holds 1,503 published Class 41 entries, 14th of the 45 classes, and 196 were published in 2026 alone.
• Only 38% carry a Nepali owner address, against 60% across all classes; the United States follows with 25%.
• Sec. 18A(2) of the Patent, Design and Trade Mark Act 1965 requires a separate application for each class.

What does a Class 41 trademark cover in Nepal?

WIPO's current list gives the heading as education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. Check any single service on WIPO's Nice Classification page rather than an old checklist.

Nepal uses that list because Sec. 18A(1) of the Act, published by the Nepal Law Commission, lets the government classify goods and services by Nepal Gazette notice. The services you name in the application then set the scope of your protection.

The common thread is a service people take part in or watch: a class, an exam, a concert, a match, a museum visit, a film. Class 41 protects the name on that service, not the course content or the show itself.

Which Nepali businesses file in Class 41?

Schools, colleges, tuition and coaching centres, language institutes and skills academies are the core. So are education consultancies that advise students on courses and study options abroad.

Entertainment brands file here too: film producers, TV programme makers, event and award organisers, comedy and music shows, gyms, sports academies and fitness trainers. Publishers belong for the publishing service, and translators for translation and interpretation.

Test anything unusual with the NICE class finder and the goods and services search.

Where does Class 41 stop?

The test is what the customer actually receives. A lesson or a show is Class 41; the channel, the app or the childcare around it usually is not.

Our guides to Class 38 telecommunications and Class 35 advertising cover the two neighbours that cause the most mistakes.

Is an education consultancy a Class 41 service?

Advice on courses and study options is an education service, and WIPO's list includes vocational guidance as education or training advice in Class 41. That is why study-abroad consultancies file here.

The trend is recent. Our index holds at least 90 Class 41 entries naming an education consultancy, 85 of them Nepali, and 36 were published in 2026 alone. If a consultancy also handles visa paperwork, travel bookings or recruitment, list those services separately and confirm their class before filing.

Does Class 41 cover an e-learning app or a book?

Only the service side. Online classes that learners do not download, and publishing as a service, are Class 41. The downloadable app or e-book file is Class 9, a printed book is Class 16, and building the software is Class 42.

An edtech brand usually needs Class 41 and Class 9 at least. Our Class 9 guide covers the software side.

How many Class 41 marks has Nepal published?

Across 123 Industrial Property Bulletin issues, from January 2006 to 16 October 2026, our index holds 1,503 Class 41 entries. That is 2.1% of 71,842 marks, 14th of the 45 classes, and the third-largest service class after Class 35 and Class 43.

The class is growing fast. Only 375 entries were published in the ten years from 2006 to 2015, while 603 have come since the start of 2023, including 196 in 2026 so far.

These are IP Sewa counts of published Bulletin entries, not official statistics, and they show no registration status. Browse the class with search by NICE class.

Who owns Class 41 marks in Nepal?

Unusually, mostly foreign businesses. Counted by the country in each owner's printed address, 576 of the 1,503 entries (38%) are Nepali, against 60% across all classes. The United States follows with 383, then India with 84 and Japan with 70; owners come from 48 countries.

The balance is shifting. Nepali owners had only 92 of the 375 entries published from 2006 to 2015, but 318 of the 603 since 2023. Most are in the Kathmandu Valley: at least 483 of the 576 Nepali entries give a Kathmandu, Lalitpur or Bhaktapur address.

Which companies hold the most Class 41 marks?

Grouping name spellings so one owner counts once, NBA Properties leads with 24, mostly basketball team names such as UTAH JAZZ and HOUSTON ROCKETS. D. A. R. Movies and Film Industries Pvt. Ltd. of Kathmandu follows with 23, published in 2022 and 2023, for show titles such as DOHORI IDOL and LOK IDOL.

Silver Heritage Investment Pvt. Ltd. had 18 TIGER PALACE entries published in 2018, and Driver Inc. Pvt. Ltd. 12 in 2024 and 2025. Among education brands, Specialty Arabica Coffee Pvt. Ltd. of Bhaktapur holds 7 for barista schools and Embark College Pvt. Ltd. of Lalitpur 5. Look up any rival with the owner search.

Why do big consumer brands file in Class 41?

Because events, sponsorship and community programmes run under a name are services. Red Bull AG holds 9 Class 41 entries, and The Coca-Cola Company filed SUPPORT MY SCHOOL.

Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd. holds 8 for programme names such as KHELPARYATAN and ASHA. If your company runs a named award, festival, training scheme or school programme, the name of that programme needs its own Class 41 filing.

What do Class 41 service lists actually say?

Often nothing specific. 728 entries, almost half, print a reference such as "AS PER HRC" in place of a service list, and 44 print no list at all.

Of the 731 entries with a written list, 316 name education, training, a school or a course, 153 name entertainment, film or music, and 33 name sport or fitness. A bare "EDUCATION" appears 60 times on its own.

How should you word Class 41 services?

Name the services in the words WIPO uses: educational services provided by schools, coaching [training], arranging and conducting of seminars, film production other than advertising films, organization of sports competitions, conducting fitness classes or providing sports facilities.

A single word like "education" gives a narrow, vague record to defend later. List what you actually provide, and check the wording against the published trademark search and our conflict checker before you file.

Why file before you open or launch?

Title comes from registration under Sec. 16, and the first-to-file principle generally applies. A school sign, a show poster or a social media page shows your name to anyone who could file it first.

Under Sec. 21B a foreign registration has no force in Nepal until registered here, and Nepal is outside the Madrid System. So foreign media and sports owners such as NBA Properties file in Nepal directly.

How do you file a Class 41 trademark in Nepal?

Filing happens at the Department of Industry, one class at a time:

1. Search the name and logo. Check published marks in Class 41 and in neighbouring classes such as 9, 35 and 38.
2. Map the business to classes. Teaching and shows are 41; apps, broadcasting and childcare are separate Sec. 18A filings.
3. Write the service list. Name the services you provide, in published wording.
4. File the application. Sec. 17 asks for the prescribed form with four specimens of the mark, plus a power of attorney where an agent files.
5. Answer examination. Under Sec. 18(1) the Department investigates and gives you a chance to be heard.
6. Watch the Bulletin. The 90-day opposition window runs from publication; act before the deadline the Department states.
7. Collect the registration certificate. Once the registration fee is paid, the Department issues it under Sec. 18(2).

Over the 12 latest issues, our records show a median filing-to-publication gap of about 3.5 months, though about one mark in six waits over two years. An unopposed mark typically takes about 12 to 14 months to certificate, 6 to 8 in the smoothest cases; treat both as guidance, not a promise. Our trademark registration service runs each stage.

What documents does a Class 41 application need?

Under current Department practice, a Nepali company provides the form, four specimens of the mark, a board resolution and, where an agent files, a notarised power of attorney. An established business adds its latest tax clearance; a new college or company will not have one yet, so confirm the checklist the Department of Industry publishes.

Foreign applications go through a local representative under a power of attorney, usually with a certified English copy of any home registration certificate. Costs depend on the filing; the fee calculator shows sourced, dated government fees.

How long does a Class 41 registration last?

Seven years from registration under Sec. 18D, and the mark is renewable any number of times, seven years at a time, under Sec. 23B. Renew within 35 days after expiry; a six-month late window follows on a fine, after which the registration is cancelled automatically.

Under Sec. 18C, a mark not used within one year of registration can be cancelled after inquiry, so file for the services you will really offer. The renewal calculator works out the dates.

Common mistakes

• Filing an e-learning app only in Class 41. The downloadable app is Class 9.
• Treating a TV channel as Class 41. Producing programmes is 41; broadcasting them is 38.
• Putting a crèche under education. Day-nursery care is Class 43; a nursery school is 41.
• Writing one word, "education". Name the services you provide.
• Forgetting the programme names. A named award or event needs its own filing.
• Ignoring a rival's new mark. The opposition window closes 90 days after publication; our opposition service can act inside it.

What does a four-class school brand look like?

This is an illustration, not a real case. "Pathshala Plus", a Lalitpur school group, runs classes, wants a learning app, sells printed workbooks and plans a day-care wing under the same name.

The classes go in one Class 41 application. The app is Class 9, the workbooks Class 16 and the day care Class 43, so the name needs four Nepal filings.

Filing all four before the launch avoids owning the school name but not the app that carries it.

In short

Class 41 is teaching, training, entertainment, sport and culture. Broadcasting is 38, apps and e-books 9, printed books 16, advertising 35 and childcare 43.

The register is growing fast, and Nepali owners, many of them schools and education consultancies, now file over half of new entries, though foreign owners still hold most of the class. Search first and name real services. For a written view, our trademark search service weighs the conflicts.

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