Class 42

Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis, industrial research and industrial design services; quality control and authentication services; design and development of computer hardware and software.

Explanatory Note

Class 42 includes mainly services provided by persons in relation to the theoretical and practical aspects of complex fields of activities, for example, scientific laboratory services, engineering, computer programming, architectural services or interior design.

This Class includes, in particular:


- services of engineers and scientists who undertake evaluations, estimates, research and reports in the scientific and technological fields, including technological consultancy;
- computer and technology services for securing computer data and personal and financial information and for the detection of unauthorized access to data and information, for example, computer virus protection services, data encryption services, electronic monitoring of personally identifying information to detect identity theft via the internet;
- software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS);
- scientific research services for medical purposes;
- architectural and urban planning services;
- certain design services, for example, industrial design, design of computer software and systems, interior design, packaging design, graphic arts design, dress designing;
- surveying;
- oil, gas and mining exploration services.

This Class does not include, in particular:


- certain research services, for example, business research (Cl. 35), marketing research (Cl. 35), financial research (Cl. 36), genealogical research (Cl. 45), legal research (Cl. 45);
- business auditing (Cl. 35);
- computer file management services (Cl. 35);
- financial evaluation services (Cl. 36);
- mining extraction, oil and gas drilling (Cl. 37);
- installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware (Cl. 37);
- sound engineering services (Cl. 41);
- certain design services, for example, landscape design (Cl. 44);
- medical and veterinary services (Cl. 44);
- legal services (Cl. 45).


420008 analysis for oil-field exploitation
420036 architectural consultancy
420011 architectural services
420132 authenticating works of art
420017 bacteriological research
420190 biological research
420250 business card design
420136 calibration [measuring]
420228 cartography services
420007 chemical analysis
420031 chemical research
420030 chemistry services
420224 clinical trials
420229 cloud computing
420202 cloud seeding
420090 computer programming
420083 computer rental
420235 computer security consultancy
420204 computer software consultancy
420139 computer software design
420177 computer system analysis
420194 computer system design
420232 computer technology consultancy
420206 computer virus protection services
420159 rental of computer software
420038 construction drafting
420141 consultancy in the design and development of computer hardware
420207 consultancy in the field of energy-saving
420203 conversion of computer programs and data, other than physical conversion
420198 conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media
420045 cosmetic research
420240 creating and designing website-based indexes of information for others [information technology services]
420199 creating and maintaining web sites for others
420243 data encryption services
420242 data security consultancy
420048 design of interior decor
420237 interior design
420249 development of computer platforms
420210 digitization of documents [scanning]
420142 dress designing
420197 duplication of computer programs
420226 electronic data storage
420246 electronic monitoring of credit card activity to detect fraud via the internet
420245 electronic monitoring of personally identifying information to detect identity theft via the internet
420218 energy auditing
420064 engineering
420252 exploration services in the field of the oil, gas and mining industries
420118 geological prospecting
420119 geological research
420062 geological surveys
420144 graphic arts design
420258 graphic design of promotional materials
420211 handwriting analysis [graphology]
420200 hosting computer sites [web sites]
420049 industrial design
420221 information technology [IT] consultancy
420230 information technology services provided on an outsourcing basis
420227 providing information relating to computer technology and programming via a web site
420201 installation of computer software
420241 internet security consultancy
420079 land surveying
420176 maintenance of computer software
420101 mechanical research
420257 medical research
420076 meteorological information
420259 rental of meters for the recording of energy consumption
420215 monitoring of computer systems by remote access
420244 monitoring of computer systems for detecting unauthorized access or data breach
420239 monitoring of computer systems to detect breakdowns
420225 off-site data backup
420095 oil prospecting
420063 oil-field surveys
420042 oil-well testing
420050 packaging design
420248 platform as a service [PaaS]
420157 quality control
420213 quality evaluation of standing timber
420214 quality evaluation of wool
420175 recovery of computer data
420161 research and development of new products for others
420254 research in the field of building construction
420208 research in the field of environmental protection
420096 research in the field of physics
420255 research in the field of telecommunications technology
420256 research in the field of welding
420212 providing scientific information, advice and consultancy relating to carbon offsetting
420251 scientific and technological research in the field of natural disasters
420253 scientific and technological research relating to patent mapping
420217 scientific laboratory services
420222 scientific research
420209 providing search engines for the internet
420223 server hosting
420220 software as a service [SaaS]
420247 software development in the framework of software publishing
420165 styling [industrial design]
420193 surveying
420061 conducting technical project studies
420236 technical writing
420231 technological consultancy
420040 technological research

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