NICE classification · India

Trademark class for healthcare & clinics

To register a trademark for a healthcare provider or clinic in India — covering clinics, hospitals, telemedicine, diagnostics, and wellness providers — you file under the NICE class(es) that match what you sell or do. The main class is Class 44 (Medical, beauty & agriculture services). Here are the classes most healthcare & clinics businesses file in, and why.

Primary class

44

Class 44Medical, beauty & agriculture services

Medical, healthcare, and hygienic/wellness services.

What Class 44 covers

Other classes healthcare & clinics 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 healthcare & clinics — FAQ

Which trademark class is a healthcare provider or clinic registered in?

The primary class is Class 44 (Medical, beauty & agriculture services). Medical, healthcare, and hygienic/wellness services. Many healthcare & clinics businesses also file in Class 5, Class 10 to cover the full brand.

Do I need to register in more than one class for healthcare & clinics?

Often, yes. A trademark only protects the goods and services in the classes you file. If a healthcare provider or clinic sells products and also retails them online, those can be different classes — Class 44, Class 5, Class 10. 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 healthcare provider or clinic 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 healthcare & clinics 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 healthcare & clinics name free to register?

Run a live Indian Trade Marks Registry conflict check in Class 44 before you file — and let Novipra docket every deadline that follows.