Class 38 Telecommunications

ServicesNice ClassificationClasses 35 to 45

Nice Class 38 is the services class for telecommunications. Signa tracks 1,799,402 marks in this class at 11 offices, 46% still active.

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Trademarks in this class
1,799,402
Still active46% of the class
831,358
Filed in 2025
60,346
Offices
11
Definition

What Class 38 covers

The official class heading, plus common services terms filed under it.

Class heading

Telecommunications services

Example services

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Companies

Who files most in Class 38

Ranked by unique Class 38 marks. Subsidiaries and owner-name variants count toward the parent company.

Coverage

Where Class 38 marks are filed

Office totals add up each office's own register, so an international registration counts at WIPO and again at each covered office where it is designated.

By office

+3 more

By status

registered
791,81944%
expired
568,14932%
abandoned
236,32013%
cancelled
146,1868%
pending
39,5392%
Activity

Filings per year

New Class 38 applications each year across every office Signa tracks. The current year is year to date.

Peak year · 82,519 filed
2000
2022 to 2026 · filed
269,677
First filing
1900

Filings by year: 1900: 635, 1918: 1, 1920: 1, 1926: 1, 1930: 1, 1935: 1, 1936: 2, 1938: 1, 1943: 1, 1944: 1, 1947: 7, 1948: 4, 1949: 1, 1950: 3, 1951: 6, 1952: 3, 1953: 13, 1954: 12, 1955: 11, 1956: 6, 1957: 2, 1958: 4, 1959: 8, 1960: 16, 1961: 28, 1962: 31, 1963: 30, 1964: 81, 1965: 55, 1966: 750, 1967: 201, 1968: 95, 1969: 160, 1970: 130, 1971: 305, 1972: 234, 1973: 207, 1974: 382, 1975: 664, 1976: 845, 1977: 826, 1978: 1408, 1979: 1168, 1980: 1386, 1981: 1647, 1982: 2197, 1983: 2572, 1984: 3512, 1985: 4796, 1986: 6786, 1987: 8965, 1988: 11618, 1989: 12490, 1990: 14293, 1991: 13060, 1992: 12554, 1993: 14859, 1994: 15484, 1995: 19548, 1996: 27357, 1997: 26380, 1998: 28741, 1999: 47413, 2000: 82519, 2001: 54235, 2002: 38574, 2003: 36604, 2004: 39305, 2005: 45450, 2006: 53295, 2007: 53155, 2008: 51092, 2009: 46007, 2010: 50939, 2011: 57726, 2012: 56589, 2013: 56879, 2014: 57239, 2015: 70371, 2016: 68681, 2017: 66919, 2018: 66149, 2019: 64244, 2020: 58816, 2021: 65909, 2022: 62720, 2023: 55609, 2024: 55573, 2025: 60346, 2026: 35429.

Examples

Recently registered in Class 38

A few of the newest registrations. Search the class to see them all.

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MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
Smyk ClubregisteredEUIPO9, 35, 36, 382026-04-25
EsDeeKidregisteredEUIPO9, 16, 25, 34, 35, 382026-04-27
EPIKNIGHTregisteredEUIPO9, 35, 38, 41, 42, 432026-05-11
VETTAregisteredEUIPO9, 35, 38, 422026-06-17
[Design Mark]registeredEUIPO9, 35, 38, 41, 42, 432026-05-11
ShortcutregisteredEUIPO9, 38, 422026-06-04
FAQ

About Class 38

What does Nice Class 38 cover?

Telecommunications services

Which office has the most Class 38 trademarks?

INPI France leads with 484,922 Class 38 trademarks tracked by Signa.

Which company has the most Class 38 trademarks?

Among the companies Signa resolves, Deutsche Telekom AG holds the most, with 2,784 unique Class 38 marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull Class 38 statistics and terms into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/analytics/classifications/{id}

    Totals, status mix, office split and filings per year

  • GET/v1/classifications/{id}

    Official heading and every goods or services term

  • GET/v1/trademarks?nice_classes=38

    Search trademarks filed in Class 38

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/analytics/classifications/{id}
ID=38
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/analytics/classifications/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "classification_analytics",
  "nice_class": 38,
  "total_marks": 1799402,
  "active_count": 831358,
  "by_office": {
    "FR": 484922,
    "WO": 355371,
    "US": 229764
  }
}