Trademark class 36: finance & insurance
Updated October 5, 2026
Class 36 covers banking, payment processing, lending, insurance, and real estate services. The apps and platforms delivering those services still need their own classes.
- Class
- 36
- Type
- Services
- Commonly confused with
- Classes 35, 42, 37, 39
What class 36 covers
Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
Banks, fintech and payment companies, insurers, investment and lending firms, and real estate agencies and property managers.
Classes confused with class 36
- Class 35, advertising & business: Business administration. Bookkeeping, auditing, tax filing and business appraisals are class 35 even though they touch money; class 36 is for the financial transactions and products themselves.
- Class 42, technology & science: Technology platforms. The SaaS platform a fintech builds is class 42; the financial service it delivers is class 36.
- Class 37, construction & repair: Construction. Property development and building work are class 37; class 36 covers managing, brokering and insuring property.
- Class 39, transport & storage: Physical handling. Cash replenishment of ATMs and freight brokerage are class 39.
Classes filed alongside class 36
- Class 9, software & electronics: Downloadable banking or payment apps.
- Class 42, technology & science: SaaS platforms and fintech infrastructure.
- Class 35, advertising & business: Marketing and business administration arms.
- Class 44, medical & beauty care: Health-insurance products that reach into care services.
Monitoring class 36 filings
Whatever classes your own mark is filed in, notolens scans all 45 Nice classes for conflicting filings rather than restricting monitoring to a selection. Trademark monitoring flags conflicting applications while they can still be opposed.
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Frequently asked questions
The financial service it delivers is class 36: payments, lending or insurance. The downloadable app itself is class 9 and a hosted platform is class 42, so fintech brands commonly file all three.
Class 36 is financial services: moving money, credit, insurance, real estate. Class 35 is the business administration around them: bookkeeping, tax preparation and management services. Financial consulting sits in 36; general business consulting in 35.
Real estate agency, management and rental services are class 36. Temporary accommodation like hotels is class 43, and construction work is class 37.
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