Trademark Class 45 in Nepal — Legal & Security Services (What It Covers, Full List & How to File)

NICE Class 45 — the last of the 45 classes — covers legal services; security services for the protection of property and people; and personal and social services. It is a services class. In Nepal you register a Class 45 trademark with the Department of Industry, and it protects your service brand. Fittingly for a trademark article: intellectual-property consultancy and IP licensing are themselves Class 45 services.

Key Takeaways

• Class 45 is the legal and security class — legal services, physical security, and personal and social services.
• It includes intellectual-property consultancy, licensing and IP-rights monitoring — the very work behind trademarks.
• It includes law firms, security guarding, investigation, dating and social networking, and funerary services.
• It excludes internet/computer security consultancy (Class 42), secure transport (Class 39), and legal document transport (Class 39).
• Nepal's law firms, IP consultancies, security agencies and social-service providers file in Class 45.
• Register with the Department of Industry for a renewable 7-year term.

What does Trademark Class 45 cover?

Class 45 covers legal services; security services for the physical protection of tangible property and individuals; dating and online social-networking services; funerary services; and babysitting. The unifying idea is legal, security and personal services — protecting rights, protecting people and property, and personal or social needs. Notably, it covers intellectual-property consultancy and licensing, so the professional work of protecting a trademark is itself a Class 45 service.

Full list of services in Class 45

The complete list of Class 45 service indications (WIPO NICE 13-2026):

• Legal: legal advocacy, litigation and mediation services; alternative dispute resolution; arbitration; legal research (incl. environmental protection and patent mapping); legal drafting and document preparation; legal conveyancing; legal process serving; notary services; legal consultancy relating to patent mapping; legal advice in responding to calls for tenders; legal services relating to licences, immigration, child protection and the negotiation of contracts; legal watching services; regulatory and legal compliance auditing.
• Intellectual property: intellectual property consultancy; licensing of intellectual property; licensing of computer software; licensing in the framework of software publishing; copyright management; monitoring intellectual property rights for legal advisory purposes; registration and leasing of domain names [legal services].
• Security & investigation: guard, night-guard and personal bodyguarding services; security guarding of facilities via remote monitoring; monitoring of burglar and security alarms; medical alarm monitoring; detective agency services; personal background investigations; missing-person and locating/tracking of stolen or lost property investigations; fire-fighting; lifeguard services; opening of security locks; inspection of factories for safety purposes; physical security and occupational safety consultancy; security screening of baggage; surveillance services by drone; law enforcement; rental of fire alarms, fire extinguishers, safes, guard dogs, protective clothing/helmets, life jackets, diving suits and video surveillance cameras.
• Personal & social: dating and marriage agency services; social introduction agency; online social networking services; content moderation for internet chatrooms; personal shopping, wardrobe styling, colour analysis and concierge services; astrology, horoscope, cartomancy, tarot and spiritual consultancy; genealogical research; house sitting, pet sitting and dog walking; personal letter writing; organising personal possessions for others; providing non-medical in-home care; adoption and animal-adoption agency services; babysitting; doula and bereavement-counselling services; chaperoning; kimono dressing assistance; line sitting; clothing and evening-dress rental.
• Ceremonial: conducting funeral and religious ceremonies; funerary undertaking; burial and crematorium services; embalming; mortuary cosmetologists' services; releasing doves for special occasions; planning and arranging of wedding ceremonies; organization of political and religious meetings; political lobbying services.

See the exhaustive alphabetical index (100+ entries) on the WIPO Class 45 page.

What Class 45 does not include

The rule of thumb: legal, physical-security and personal services are Class 45, but cyber-security is Class 42, secure transport is Class 39, and party planning is Class 41.

Who files in Class 45 in Nepal?

In Nepal, Class 45 is filed by law firms and legal consultancies, intellectual-property and trademark consultancies (like IP Sewa), notaries, security agencies and guarding services, private investigators, and personal- and social-service providers from dating agencies to funeral services. For a law firm or security company whose name is its reputation, Class 45 protects that brand. Confirm your class with the NICE Class Finder.

How to register a trademark in Class 45

Search the register for earlier legal and security marks, confirm Class 45 fits (and that cyber-security isn't really Class 42), 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. See how to register a trademark in Nepal.

Do you need more than one class?

Sometimes. A security company offering physical guarding (Class 45) may also provide cyber-security (Class 42) and secure transport (Class 39); a legal-tech firm offering legal services (Class 45) may have a software platform (Class 42). Because Nepal files one class per application with per-class fees, map your business first. See choosing the right class, the neighbouring Class 44 (Medical & Beauty), and the whole system in what is NICE classification.

A Nepal example

Take a Nepali security company. Its physical guarding, alarm monitoring and investigation services are Class 45, where its brand is registered. But its cyber-security and IT monitoring are Class 42, and its secure cash-in-transit is Class 39. One security brand can span Class 45 for physical security, Class 42 for cyber-security, and Class 39 for secure transport — filing only in Class 45 leaves the cyber and transport lines exposed. The physical-versus-cyber-versus-transport split drives the class map.

Getting Class 45 right: common mistakes

The defining Class 45 mistake is confusing physical security with cyber-security. Guarding property and people is Class 45, but internet and computer security consultancy is Class 42, and secure transport of valuables is Class 39. Security firms with mixed offerings often file only one. A second common error is filing business or regulatory consultancy in Class 45 — only legal compliance and consultancy are Class 45; general business consultancy is Class 35.

A third pitfall is ceremonies and events: wedding planning and religious ceremonies are Class 45, but party entertainment is Class 41. Specify your real services precisely, so your Class 45 registration is clear, and add Class 42, 39 or 35 where your business genuinely extends there.

Why precise Class 45 filing matters

Legal and security services rest on trust and reputation, so a precise, early registration protects real value. Naming your real services — "legal services", "intellectual property consultancy", "security guarding 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 law firm, IP consultancy or security company, an early, precise Class 45 filing protects the name clients trust with their rights and their safety — and, as IP professionals ourselves, it is the class our own work sits in.

In short

Class 45 is the legal and security class — legal services, physical security, IP consultancy, and personal and social services. The lines to remember: cyber-security is Class 42, secure transport is Class 39, and party entertainment is Class 41. Get that right, specify precisely, and file early to protect a law firm, IP consultancy or security brand — the class that completes the NICE 1–45 system.

Class 45 filing checklist

• Confirm you're offering legal, physical-security or personal services — cyber-security is Class 42.
• Check the exclusions — Class 42, 39, 35, 41 or 44.
• Write a precise service specification and search the register.
• Add Class 42 (cyber) or Class 39 (transport) where relevant.
• File with the Department of Industry and track to registration.

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Register your Class 45 trademark

Protect your law firm, IP consultancy or security 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 — protecting brands is exactly the Class 45 work we do.