Trademark Class 43: Food services and lodging — What It Covers, With a Live Count
Short answer
Trademark class 43 covers services for providing food and drink, and temporary accommodation. It is a services class, and as of September 14, 2026 it holds 80,082 live US marks, 1.7% of the register, ranking 22 of 45 by size. A registration in class 43 protects the name only for these services; the same name can be, and often is, registered by an unrelated business in another class.
Class 43 is a mid-sized class, with 80,082 live marks out of 4,796,936 across all 45 classes. A live mark is one that is registered or pending; the count is computed from USPTO bulk data by each mark's primary class and refreshed daily.
Class 43 is the place where food is served or a bed is slept in. A café is 43; the bag of coffee it sells is 30; the pastry recipe book is 16. A restaurant brand that packages its sauce for grocery stores needs 30 as well as 43. Hotels are 43; a hotel booking site is 43 (the reservation service) and usually 42 (the platform). Pet boarding and child daycare both land here.
What files in class 43
| Typically in class 43 | Examples of businesses |
|---|---|
| restaurants, cafés, and bars | restaurant groups |
| food trucks and catering | café and coffee shop chains |
| hotels, motels, and hostels | hotels and hospitality brands |
| short-term rentals and vacation lodging | caterers |
| coffee shops | short-term rental platforms |
| meal preparation and ghost kitchens | food halls and ghost kitchens |
| bakery and café services | |
| campgrounds and glamping | |
| pet boarding | |
| daycare centers (child) |
The USPTO's ID Manual lists the accepted descriptions for class 43. Choosing one of them keeps the filing fee at $350 per class; a custom description costs $550. See what a trademark costs.
What is not in class 43
| Looks like class 43, but is | Class |
|---|---|
| packaged food products sold retail | 30 |
| food delivery and logistics | 39 |
| the booking app | 9 |
| the booking platform as a service | 42 |
| restaurant franchising | 35 |
| nightclub entertainment | 41 |
The class follows the product, not the industry. A business in this field will often need one of the classes above as well as class 43; the second class is a second filing fee, and a registration in one does not cover the other.
Coordinated classes
The USPTO searches class 43 together with these classes when it examines an application, because confusion between them is common. A live mark in a coordinated class can block a class 43 application, and a class 43 mark can block one of these.
A near match in a coordinated class is worth reading closely. A near match anywhere else on the register is usually not. See is my name trademarked for how to read one.
How crowded class 43 is
| Live marks in class 43 | 80,082 |
| Share of the 45-class register | 1.7% |
| Rank by size | 22 of 45 |
| As of | September 14, 2026 |
A smaller class means fewer near matches, and a name that is clear here tends to stay clear. It is still worth searching the coordinated classes, since that is where a conflict for a class 43 mark most often comes from.
Before you file in class 43
- Confirm the services are actually class 43 against the USPTO ID Manual, not against the industry the business is in.
- Check the neighbouring classes in the table above for anything the business also sells or does.
- Search the name on Silvol and read every live match by class: class 43 and its coordinated classes matter; others usually do not.
- Budget per class. Each class is $350 to file and $650 every ten years to maintain.
Common questions
What is trademark class 43?
Class 43 is the Nice classification for services for providing food and drink, and temporary accommodation. It is one of the 11 service classes (35–45), and it currently holds 80,082 live US marks.
What does class 43 cover?
Services for providing food and drink, and temporary accommodation. The USPTO's ID Manual has the full list of accepted descriptions; the examples above are the common ones.
How much does it cost to trademark in class 43?
$350 in USPTO fees for a clean electronic application using an ID Manual description, $550 with a custom description, plus $650 per class every ten years to maintain. Attorney fees, if any, are on top.
Is class 43 crowded?
It holds 80,082 live marks, 1.7% of the register, ranking 22 of 45. That is around the middle.
Can two businesses have the same name in class 43?
Not for similar services. Two marks in the same class for overlapping goods or services will conflict. The same name in an unrelated class usually will not.
What are the coordinated classes for class 43?
29, 30, 32, 33, 35. The USPTO searches these together with class 43 because confusion across them is common.
Keep reading
- All 45 trademark classes, with live counts
- Is my name trademarked? How to read a match by class
- How much does a trademark cost, per class
Silvol checks a name against live US federal trademarks and the .com zone. It is not a law firm, does not clear names for use, and does not cover state registrations or unregistered marks. Class counts are computed from USPTO bulk data by primary class and refreshed daily.
Register counts as of September 14, 2026. Silvol is not a law firm and does not clear names for use.