Trade mark class 40: manufacturing and treatment of materials
In everyday words: Making things for other people: manufacturing to order, printing, recycling, tailoring. Class 40 is one of the services classes (35 to 45).
What class 40 covers
The summary above is ours, written to help people find the right class. It isn’t IP Australia’s official class heading, and it doesn’t list everything in the class. For the exact goods and services, search IP Australia’s trade mark pick list.
A trade mark is registered for the goods or services in its application, so a registration in class 40 doesn’t cover other classes. Our guide to picking your classes explains how to choose.
Class 40 applications, October 2025 to September 2026
1,792
applications named this class
29 of 45
among all classes
89%
filed by businesses and other organisations
11%
filed by individuals
| Month | Filings |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 201 |
| Nov 2025 | 132 |
| Dec 2025 | 120 |
| Jan 2026 | 112 |
| Feb 2026 | 114 |
| Mar 2026 | 176 |
| Apr 2026 | 136 |
| May 2026 | 138 |
| June 2026 | 166 |
| July 2026 | 171 |
| Aug 2026 | 182 |
| Sept 2026 | 144 |
Often filed with class 40
Of the applications naming class 40, these classes appeared in the same application most often.
| Class | Filings |
|---|---|
| Class 42: software and tech services | 796 |
| Class 37: building, repairs and cleaning | 698 |
| Class 35: advertising, business and retail services | 634 |
| Class 9: computers, software and electronics | 445 |
| Class 39: transport, delivery and travel | 354 |
Class 40, 2016 to 2025
Applications naming class 40 each year, from IP Australia’s data.
Is your name already taken in class 40?
Search it against every Australian trade mark on record, free, with class 40 already chosen. Or have us watch it and email you when a similar name is filed.
How these figures are counted
Applications are counted by filing date from IP Australia’s data, as CopyCatcher held it on 6 October 2026, for complete months only. An application naming several classes counts in each of them. No applicant is named. Where our data comes from
This is information only, not legal advice.