Trademark class for fintech & financial services
To register a trademark for a fintech or financial-services company in India — covering payments, lending, wallets, investing, and insurtech businesses — you file under the NICE class(es) that match what you sell or do. The main class is Class 36 (Financial & insurance). Here are the classes most fintech & financial services businesses file in, and why.
Primary class
36Class 36 — Financial & insurance
Financial, payment, banking, and insurance services.
What Class 36 coversOther classes fintech & financial services businesses often add
A single brand can be protected across several classes in one multi-class application — each adds its own government fee.
Trademark classes for fintech & financial services — FAQ
Which trademark class is a fintech or financial-services company registered in?
The primary class is Class 36 (Financial & insurance). Financial, payment, banking, and insurance services. Many fintech & financial services businesses also file in Class 42, Class 9 to cover the full brand.
Do I need to register in more than one class for fintech & financial services?
Often, yes. A trademark only protects the goods and services in the classes you file. If a fintech or financial-services company sells products and also retails them online, those can be different classes — Class 36, Class 42, Class 9. You can cover them all in one multi-class application, but each class adds its own government fee.
How much does it cost to trademark a fintech or financial-services company in India?
The government fee is ₹4,500 per class for an individual, startup, or small enterprise (e-filing), and ₹9,000 per class for companies and other applicants. So filing in 3 classes costs 3 × that per-class fee. Use the Trademark Fee Calculator to total it for your applicant type.
How do I make sure my fintech & financial services name is available?
Before you file, run a conflict check against the Indian Trade Marks Registry in your class to see if an identical or similar mark already exists. Filing a name that conflicts with an earlier mark risks objection or opposition — and the loss of your fee.
Is your fintech & financial services name free to register?
Run a live Indian Trade Marks Registry conflict check in Class 36 before you file — and let Novipra docket every deadline that follows.