NICE Class 44 covers medical and veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for people or animals; and agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services. It is a broad services class covering clinics, salons, spas and farming services. In Nepal you register a Class 44 trademark with the Department of Industry, and it protects your service brand — with a key line: the medical or beauty service is Class 44, but the medicine or cosmetic product is Class 5 or 3.
Key Takeaways
- Class 44 is the medical, beauty and agriculture services class — clinics, hospitals, salons, spas and farming services.
- The medical or beauty service is Class 44; the medicine (Class 5) or cosmetic (Class 3) product is separate.
- It includes hospital and clinic services, dentistry, physiotherapy, salons, spas, and veterinary services.
- It excludes retirement and convalescent homes classified as accommodation (Class 43) and health-club fitness (Class 41).
- Nepal's hospitals, clinics, salons, spas, veterinary and agriculture-service businesses file here.
- Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.
What does Trademark Class 44 cover?
Class 44 covers medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; and agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services. The unifying idea is care and cultivation services — caring for the health and appearance of people and animals, and cultivating plants and land. It is defined against the medicine or cosmetic product (Classes 5, 3) and against accommodation-style care homes (Class 43).
Full list of services in Class 44
The complete list of Class 44 service indications (WIPO NICE 13-2026):
- Medical & health: hospital services; medical clinic services; health centre services; nursing, medical; home-visit nursing care; medical assistance; medical examination, screening and testing; telemedicine services; remote monitoring of medical data; health care, health counselling and health assessment; dietary and nutritional advice; dentistry and orthodontic services; optometry and diagnosis of visual processing disorders; physiotherapy; occupational therapy; plastic surgery; hair implantation; palliative and hospice care; convalescent, nursing, rest and sanatorium home services; mental health services; rehabilitation for substance abuse; vaccination; blood bank, human tissue bank and cultured cell bank services; regenerative and alternative medicine services; medical treatment using cultured cells; birth attendant and postnatal care; in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination services.
- Therapies: acupuncture; aromatherapy; art, dance and music therapy; animal-assisted therapy; cupping and scraping therapy; hydrotherapy; speech therapy; therapy services; services of a psychologist; ADD/ADHD and learning-disability screening; drug screening for medical diagnosis; pharmacy advice; preparation of prescriptions by pharmacists.
- Beauty & hygiene: beauty salon services; beautician and aesthetician services; barber shop services; hairdressing; hair dyeing; depilatory waxing; manicuring; massage; facial treatment; body piercing; tattooing; sauna, solarium, Turkish and public bath services; health spa services; flower arranging and wreath making.
- Veterinary & animal: veterinary assistance; veterinary and medical analysis services by laboratories; animal breeding and grooming; pet grooming; providing service animals to persons with disabilities; rental of beehives.
- Agriculture, horticulture & forestry: gardening; landscape gardening, design and architecture; lawn care; horticulture; cultivation of plants; plant nursery services; pruning, transplanting and surgery of trees; reforestation and tree planting for carbon offsetting; aerial and surface spreading of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals; aerial seeding; pest control, vermin exterminating and weed killing for agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry; fumigation for pest control; aquaculture and commercial fishing services; viticulture services and consultancy; wildlife management; providing community gardening facilities; rental of gardening implements and farming equipment; rental of animals for gardening.
See the exhaustive alphabetical index (130+ entries) on the WIPO Class 44 page.
What Class 44 does not include
| Service / product | Correct class |
|---|---|
| The medicine or cosmetic product itself | Classes 5, 3 |
| Health club and fitness training | Class 41 |
| Ambulance transport | Class 39 |
| Retirement homes as temporary accommodation; babysitting | Classes 43, 45 |
| Medical research; landscape design as technology service | Class 42 |
The rule of thumb: the care or cultivation service is Class 44, but the medicine/cosmetic product is Class 5/3, fitness is Class 41, and medical research is Class 42.
Who files in Class 44 in Nepal?
Class 44 is broadly relevant in Nepal. It is filed by hospitals, clinics and medical practices, dental and physiotherapy services, beauty salons, spas and hairdressers, veterinary clinics and pet-grooming services, and agriculture, horticulture and forestry service providers. For a clinic or salon whose name is its reputation, Class 44 protects that brand. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.
How to register a trademark in Class 44
Search the register for earlier medical and beauty marks, confirm Class 44 fits (and that a medicine isn't really Class 5), prepare your mark and a precise service specification, and file with the Department of Industry. It examines, publishes for the 90-day opposition window, and registers for a renewable 7-year term. Registration is separate from professional medical licensing. See how to register a trademark in Nepal.
Do you need more than one class?
Often. A clinic providing medical services (Class 44) may sell its own medicines or supplements (Class 5); a salon offering beauty services (Class 44) may sell its own cosmetics (Class 3). Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your business first. See choosing the right class, and the neighbouring Class 43 (Restaurants & Hotels) and Class 45 (Legal & Security).
A Nepal example
Take a Nepali beauty salon and spa brand. Its salon, spa, hairdressing and facial services are Class 44, where its name is registered. But if it sells its own skincare and cosmetics, those products are Class 3, and any medicated treatments are Class 5. One salon brand can span Class 44 for the services and Class 3 for its cosmetics line — filing only in Class 44 leaves the product range exposed. The service-versus-product line drives the class map.
Getting Class 44 right: common mistakes
The defining Class 44 mistake is confusing the service with the product. Providing medical or beauty care is Class 44, but the medicine (Class 5) or cosmetic (Class 3) sold is a separate goods class. A second common error is filing fitness in Class 44 — health spa services are Class 44, but health-club and physical-fitness training are Class 41.
A third pitfall is care homes: nursing, convalescent and rest-home medical care is Class 44, but retirement homes as temporary accommodation are Class 43, and babysitting is Class 45. Specify your real services precisely, so your Class 44 registration is clear, and add Class 5 or Class 3 where your business sells its own products.
Why precise Class 44 filing matters
Health and beauty are trust services where the name carries the reputation, and Nepal's clinic and salon markets are crowded, so a precise, early registration protects real value. Naming your real services — "medical clinic services", "beauty salon services", "veterinary services" — makes the application easier to register and clearer to enforce. Because Nepal is first-to-file, the date you lodge secures your priority. For a clinic, salon, spa or agriculture-service brand, an early, precise Class 44 filing — separate from professional licensing — protects the name clients trust with their health and appearance.
In short
Class 44 is the medical, beauty and agriculture services class — clinics, hospitals, salons, spas, veterinary and farming services. The line to remember: the care service is Class 44, but the medicine (Class 5) or cosmetic (Class 3) product is separate, fitness is Class 41, and care as accommodation is Class 43. Get that right, specify precisely, and file early.
Class 44 filing checklist
- Confirm you're providing a care or cultivation service — the product is Class 5/3.
- Check the exclusions — Class 5, 3, 41, 42, 43 or 39.
- Write a precise service specification and search the register.
- Add Class 5 or Class 3 for medicines or cosmetics you also sell.
- Remember the trademark is separate from professional licensing.
- File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.
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Register your Class 44 trademark
Protect your clinic, salon, spa or agriculture-service brand. Find your class with the NICE Class Finder, screen with the Conflict Checker, then register your trademark with our team. Talk to an IP expert if your service business also sells its own products.
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