Class 41 trademark for education and entertainment
Short answer
Class 41 covers education, training, coaching, entertainment, events, sporting and cultural activities, podcasts and the online publication of books and articles. You file in class 41 when you sell these services under your brand; most offices charge an official fee per class.
Typical services in class 41
- online courses
- coaching
- events
- podcasts
- fitness classes
- publishing
Official class heading, Nice Classification 12th edition
Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
Often filed in class 41 by mistake
Filing in the wrong class leaves your real products unprotected and still costs the class fee. These belong elsewhere.
Typical conflicts for class 41 marks
Course creators and media brands usually need classes 41 and 9. Entertainment marks also meet games in class 28.
An office compares your mark with earlier marks for identical and related goods or services, not only within the same class. Run a trademark availability search to see the closest marks in class 41 and its neighbours, or order a clearance search before a launch.
Classes related to class 41
Frequently asked questions
- What does class 41 cover?
- Class 41 covers education, training, coaching, entertainment, events, sporting and cultural activities, podcasts and the online publication of books and articles.
- Which classes are related to class 41?
- Offices often treat class 9 (software and electronics), class 16 (paper and printed matter) and class 38 (telecommunications) as related. Course creators and media brands usually need classes 41 and 9. Entertainment marks also meet games in class 28.
- How much does it cost to add class 41 to an application?
- As of 2026 the USPTO charges 350 USD per class, the EUIPO includes the first class in its 850 EUR basic fee and charges 50 EUR for a second class and 150 EUR for each further class, and the UK IPO charges 50 GBP for each class after the first. Fees are paid to the office.
- What does not belong in class 41?
- For downloadable courses and recordings, use class 9. For printed books, use class 16. For streaming transmission, use class 38.
General information based on the Nice Classification, 12th edition, as of 2026. Offices decide the class of each item; this is not legal advice.