Class 42: Scientific and technology services, software, design

Class heading

• 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

What class 42 covers

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 (engineering)
• oil, gas and mining exploration services

This class does not include in particular:

• certain research services, for example, business research (Class 35), marketing research (Class 35), financial research (Class 36), research in the field of education (Class 41), genealogical research (Class 45), legal research (Class 45)
• computerized file management (Class 35)
• financial evaluation services (Class 36)
• installation, maintenance and repair of computer hardware (Class 37)
• mining extraction, oil and gas drilling (Class 37)
• sound engineering services (Class 41)
• certain design services, for example, landscape design (Class 44)
• medical and veterinary services (Class 44)
• legal services (Class 45)

Class heading and explanatory note adapted from WIPO’s Nice Classification explanatory notes (NCL 13-2026), © WIPO, CC BY. Changes: shortened layout; references to other classes turned into links. CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · WIPO terms of use (opens in a new tab)

Turkish list (Tebliğ 2026/2) for class 42

Unofficial English translation. Filings in Türkiye use the official Turkish text of TÜRKPATENT Communiqué 2026/2.

• Scientific and industrial analysis and research services; engineering, engineering and architectural design services, quality and standards certification (quality control) and testing of goods and services for that purpose; vehicle inspection (appraisal) services for land vehicles: checking whether the vehicle has been in an accident, exterior, interior and underbody inspections, inspection of the engine compartment, and detecting and reporting any faults
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  Bilimsel ve sınai inceleme, araştırma hizmetleri; mühendislik hizmetleri, mühendislik ve mimari tasarım hizmetleri, kalite ve standart belgelendirme ile bu amaçlı mal/hizmetlerin test edilmesi. Kara taşıtları oto ekspertiz hizmetleri: Taşıtın kazası olup olmadığını kontrol; taşıtın dış kontrolleri, taşıtın iç kontrolleri, taşıtın alt kontrolleri, taşıtın motor bölümünün kontrolleri, varsa hataların tespiti ve raporlanması hizmetleri.

• Computer services: computer programming, protection of computers against viruses, computer system design, design, maintenance and updating of websites for others, design, rental and updating of software, providing internet search engines, hosting, consultancy in the field of computer hardware, rental of computer hardware
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  Bilgisayar hizmetleri: bilgisayar programlama, bilgisayarı virüse karşı koruma, bilgisayar sistem tasarımı, başkaları adına web sitelerinin tasarlanması, bakımı ve güncelleştirilmesi, yazılım tasarımı, kiralanması ve güncelleştirilmesi, internet arama motoru sağlama, hosting, bilgisayar donanımları alanında danışmanlık, bilgisayar donanımlarının kiralanması hizmetleri.

• Design services of all kinds included in this class that do not fall under engineering, architecture or computer services; graphic arts design, product design (except landscape design)
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  Bu sınıfa dahil olup mühendislik, mimarlık, bilgisayar hizmetleri kapsamına girmeyen her türlü tasarım hizmetleri; grafik sanat tasarım, ürün tasarımı hizmetleri (peyzaj tasarımı hariç).

• Authenticating works of art
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  Sanat eserleri orijinallik onay hizmetleri.

Example terms in class 42

A selection of 100 terms from the 2,638 USPTO ID Manual terms in this class.

• Acoustic measuring services
• Air flow measurement services
• Analysis of oil soakings
• Archaeological exploration and research
• Authenticating banknotes
• Authentication of diamonds
• Biochemical analysis services
• Biomedical research
• Calibration
• Chemical analysis
• Circular RNA vaccine research
• Closet design services
• Computer aided design of molds
• Computer graphic design
• Computer network security consultancy
• Computer programming and software design
• Computer rental
• Computer software design services
• Computer technology consultancy
• Conducting oil-well diagnostics
• Consumer product safety testing
• Creating and maintaining websites for others
• Custom design of graphics
• Data encryption services
• Design and development of computer firmware
• Design and updating of software
• Design of computer programs
• Design of electric circuit boards
• Design of interior decor
• Design of microchips for others
• Design of racetracks
• Design of textiles
• Designing of kitchens
• Detection of contaminants in water
• Development of computer codes for others
• Development of dermatological drugs
• Development of software for others
• Digital watermarking
• Door design services
• Duplicating computer programs
• Electricity measuring services
• Electronic storage
• Energy performance testing of buildings
• Evaluating
• Fashion design consulting services
• Gas exploration
• Geoenvironmental engineering
• Geophysical exploration for the oil industry
• Graphic design
• Graphic design services
• Hosting an on-line community web site
• Hosting websites on the Internet
• Industrial design of cellular phones
• Inspection
• Interior design
• Laboratory services for agricultural research
• Landscape lighting design services
• Maintaining webpages for others
• Mapping services by means
• Measuring water network efficiency for others
• Message encryption services
• Mineral dressing testing services
• Motor vehicle inspections
• Non-land vehicles design services
• Oil-well equipment diagnostics services
• Petroleum exploration
• Pipeline inspection services
• Product development consultation
• Product testing
• Prosthetic dentistry research
• Providing medical and scientific research information
• Providing scientific research information
• Provision of real-time meteorological information
• Quality control of goods and services
• Rare earth exploration services
• Rental of augmented reality headsets
• Rental of data centre facilities
• Rental of smartwatches
• Repair of software
• Research and development of mRNA drugs
• Research in the field of biophysics
• Research in the field of optogenetics
• Residential building design services
• Scientific laboratory services
• Services for maintenance of computer software
• Software authoring
• Software porting services
• Stream water quality monitoring services
• Technical consultancy relating to computer software
• Technological research
• Testing and evaluating accreditation standards
• Testing of cosmetics
• Testing the functionality of machines
• Toxicology research services
• Troubleshooting of computer database software applications
• Updating and maintenance of computer software
• Urine analysis for scientific research purposes
• Video game development services
• Weather reporting
• Weighing of vehicles

Example terms: Source: USPTO ID Manual (public domain), retrieved 18 October 2026.

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