Class 42 Computer and Scientific Services

ServicesNice ClassificationClasses 35 to 45

Nice Class 42 is the services class for computer and scientific services. Signa tracks 4,951,817 marks in this class at 11 offices, 53% still active.

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Trademarks in this class
4,951,817
Still active53% of the class
2,648,619
Filed in 2025
283,628
Offices
11
Definition

What Class 42 covers

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

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

Example services

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Companies

Who files most in Class 42

Ranked by unique Class 42 marks. Subsidiaries and owner-name variants count toward the parent company.

Coverage

Where Class 42 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
2,408,33149%
expired
992,26520%
abandoned
721,94415%
cancelled
537,64311%
pending
240,2885%
Activity

Filings per year

New Class 42 applications each year across every office Signa tracks. The current year is year to date.

Peak year · 283,628 filed
2025
2022 to 2026 · filed
1,216,753
First filing
1900

Filings by year: 1900: 2844, 1914: 1, 1920: 2, 1922: 1, 1924: 1, 1925: 1, 1926: 2, 1929: 2, 1931: 1, 1932: 4, 1933: 1, 1934: 1, 1935: 1, 1936: 1, 1937: 1, 1938: 2, 1939: 1, 1941: 1, 1943: 1, 1944: 1, 1945: 2, 1947: 23, 1948: 23, 1949: 28, 1950: 45, 1951: 27, 1952: 36, 1953: 45, 1954: 62, 1955: 64, 1956: 61, 1957: 55, 1958: 52, 1959: 82, 1960: 117, 1961: 212, 1962: 269, 1963: 229, 1964: 321, 1965: 358, 1966: 1656, 1967: 809, 1968: 771, 1969: 1147, 1970: 1084, 1971: 1280, 1972: 1435, 1973: 1417, 1974: 2010, 1975: 3740, 1976: 5075, 1977: 5156, 1978: 6710, 1979: 7506, 1980: 8386, 1981: 9967, 1982: 12049, 1983: 12191, 1984: 14905, 1985: 17263, 1986: 21612, 1987: 25178, 1988: 31215, 1989: 35918, 1990: 41391, 1991: 39896, 1992: 35827, 1993: 43915, 1994: 44422, 1995: 59103, 1996: 76046, 1997: 72703, 1998: 79579, 1999: 115390, 2000: 166718, 2001: 119836, 2002: 70333, 2003: 67133, 2004: 71903, 2005: 83286, 2006: 99467, 2007: 97207, 2008: 100253, 2009: 90244, 2010: 102064, 2011: 116661, 2012: 121169, 2013: 125050, 2014: 133644, 2015: 164511, 2016: 175160, 2017: 173594, 2018: 185989, 2019: 193799, 2020: 194437, 2021: 226943, 2022: 236267, 2023: 227918, 2024: 244008, 2025: 283628, 2026: 224932.

Examples

Recently registered in Class 42

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

Search Class 42 trademarks
MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
ESTA-ON PROPTECH FOR SMARTER GROWTHregisteredEUIPO9, 35, 36, 37, 42, 452026-04-24
fbrq.airegisteredEUIPO9, 35, 422026-04-24
EPIKNIGHTregisteredEUIPO9, 35, 38, 41, 42, 432026-05-11
Workshop ControlregisteredEUIPO9, 35, 37, 422026-04-27
VETTAregisteredEUIPO9, 35, 38, 422026-06-17
MATERIAL FLOW HOWregisteredEUIPO7, 9, 35, 37, 422026-03-20
FAQ

About Class 42

What does Nice Class 42 cover?

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

Which office has the most Class 42 trademarks?

USPTO leads with 1,186,702 Class 42 trademarks tracked by Signa.

Which company has the most Class 42 trademarks?

Among the companies Signa resolves, Amazon Technologies, Inc. holds the most, with 3,332 unique Class 42 marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull Class 42 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=42

    Search trademarks filed in Class 42

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/analytics/classifications/{id}
ID=42
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/analytics/classifications/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "classification_analytics",
  "nice_class": 42,
  "total_marks": 4951817,
  "active_count": 2648619,
  "by_office": {
    "US": 1186702,
    "WO": 1088870,
    "FR": 665924
  }
}