Trade mark class 42: software and tech services
In everyday words: Software and IT services, web design and hosting, engineering, design, research. Class 42 is one of the services classes (35 to 45).
What class 42 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 42 doesn’t cover other classes. Our guide to picking your classes explains how to choose.
Class 42 applications, October 2025 to September 2026
15,032
applications named this class
3 of 45
among all classes
86%
filed by businesses and other organisations
14%
filed by individuals
| Month | Filings |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 1,175 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,078 |
| Dec 2025 | 984 |
| Jan 2026 | 917 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,111 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,369 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,318 |
| May 2026 | 1,306 |
| June 2026 | 1,420 |
| July 2026 | 1,530 |
| Aug 2026 | 1,400 |
| Sept 2026 | 1,424 |
Often filed with class 42
Of the applications naming class 42, these classes appeared in the same application most often.
| Class | Filings |
|---|---|
| Class 9: computers, software and electronics | 7,734 |
| Class 35: advertising, business and retail services | 4,955 |
| Class 41: education, entertainment and sport | 3,006 |
| Class 36: finance, insurance and property | 1,857 |
| Class 37: building, repairs and cleaning | 1,845 |
Class 42, 2016 to 2025
Applications naming class 42 each year, from IP Australia’s data.
Classes our watch checks alongside class 42
When we watch a trade mark in class 42, we also compare new filings in these classes, because the same name in a related industry can still be close:
Is your name already taken in class 42?
Search it against every Australian trade mark on record, free, with class 42 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.