Trademark class for hotel & hospitality
To register a trademark for a hotel or hospitality business in India — covering hotels, resorts, homestays, and temporary-accommodation providers — you file under the NICE class(es) that match what you sell or do. The main class is Class 43 (Food, drink & hotels). Here are the classes most hotel & hospitality businesses file in, and why.
Primary class
43Class 43 — Food, drink & hotels
Temporary accommodation plus food and drink services.
What Class 43 coversOther classes hotel & hospitality 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 hotel & hospitality — FAQ
Which trademark class is a hotel or hospitality business registered in?
The primary class is Class 43 (Food, drink & hotels). Temporary accommodation plus food and drink services. Many hotel & hospitality businesses also file in Class 35, Class 39 to cover the full brand.
Do I need to register in more than one class for hotel & hospitality?
Often, yes. A trademark only protects the goods and services in the classes you file. If a hotel or hospitality business sells products and also retails them online, those can be different classes — Class 43, Class 35, Class 39. 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 hotel or hospitality business 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 hotel & hospitality 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 hotel & hospitality name free to register?
Run a live Indian Trade Marks Registry conflict check in Class 43 before you file — and let Novipra docket every deadline that follows.