Class 38

Telecommunications services.

Explanatory Note

Class 38 includes mainly services that allow at least one party to communicate with another, as well as services for the broadcasting and transmission of data.

This Class includes, in particular:


- transmission of digital files and electronic mail;
- providing user access to global computer networks;
- radio and television broadcasting;
- video-on-demand transmission;
- providing internet chatrooms and online forums;
- telephone and voice mail services;
- teleconferencing and videoconferencing services.

This Class does not include, in particular:


- radio advertising (Cl. 35);
- telemarketing services (Cl. 35);
- content or subject matter that may be contained in the communication activity, for example, downloadable image files (Cl. 9), providing business information via a web site (Cl. 35), providing films and television programmes, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services (Cl. 41);
- services conducted using telecommunication connections, for example, online retail services for downloadable digital music (Cl. 35), online banking (Cl. 36);
- production of radio and television programmes (Cl. 41);
- telecommunications technology consultancy (Cl. 42);
- online social networking services (Cl. 45).


380044 providing access to databases
380041 rental of access time to global computer networks
380021 cable television broadcasting
380022 communications by cellular phones
380023 communications by computer terminals
380030 communications by fibre optic networks / communications by fiber optic networks
380008 communications by telegrams
380010 communications by telephone
380024 computer aided transmission of messages and images
380036 electronic bulletin board services [telecommunications services]
380026 facsimile transmission
380031 rental of facsimile apparatus
380027 providing information in the field of telecommunications
380043 providing internet chatrooms
380004 message sending
380029 rental of message sending apparatus
380032 rental of modems
380012 news agency services
380050 providing online forums
380028 paging services [radio, telephone or other means of electronic communication]
380003 radio broadcasting
380052 radio communications
380035 satellite transmission
380055 rental of smartphones
380051 streaming of data
380042 providing telecommunication channels for teleshopping services
380033 rental of telecommunication equipment
380037 providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network
380038 telecommunications routing and junction services
380039 teleconferencing services
380007 telegraph services
380009 telephone services
380034 rental of telephones
380005 television broadcasting
380011 telex services
380047 transmission of digital files
380025 transmission of electronic mail
380046 transmission of greeting cards online
380054 transmission of podcasts
380006 transmission of telegrams
380040 providing user access to global computer networks
380053 video-on-demand transmission
380049 videoconferencing services
380045 voice mail services
380048 wireless broadcasting

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Class 38

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