Trends

Trademark trends, class by class.

All 45 Nice Classification classes ranked by filing volume, with approval rates and links to deeper analyses. The classes you hear about constantly (technology, apparel, financial services) aren't always the ones moving fastest, and the classes with the highest filing volume aren't always the ones where applicants actually succeed.

Nice classes

17M

Filings analyzed

61.9%

All-class approval rate

Highest registration success rates (top-volume classes only)

Classes filtered to those with at least 100,000 filings, because small classes can have misleadingly high or low rates.

Class	Name	Total filings	Approval rate
Class 7	Machinery	289,646	76.1%
Class 6	Metal Goods	176,135	74.6%
Class 1	Chemicals	222,097	72%
Class 11	Environmental Control	337,479	71.8%
Class 8	Hand Tools	127,767	71%

Lowest registration success rates

The classes where applicants struggle most. Often a sign of strict descriptive-mark scrutiny by examiners, a crowded competitive landscape, or both.

Class	Name	Total filings	Approval rate
Class 32	Light Beverages	206,070	51.7%
Class 38	Telecommunications	229,726	53%
Class 25	Clothing	1,298,050	53.9%
Class 5	Pharmaceuticals	613,024	53.9%
Class 33	Wine & Spirits	222,679	55%

All 45 classes by filing volume

#	Name	Total filings	Registered	Pending	Approval rate
9	Computers & Electronics	1,848,059	489,374	136,163	60.8%
35	Advertising & Business	1,452,748	409,762	113,920	60.7%
41	Education & Entertainment	1,385,802	413,735	122,410	61.4%
25	Clothing	1,298,050	324,464	100,020	53.9%
42	Computer & Scientific	1,186,651	298,736	113,727	61.9%
16	Paper Goods	721,601	170,311	40,949	62.1%
5	Pharmaceuticals	613,024	141,854	51,434	53.9%
36	Insurance & Financial	612,132	170,474	39,982	63.1%
28	Toys & Sporting Goods	595,646	173,326	45,067	62.1%
3	Cosmetics & Cleaning	579,235	152,445	47,855	59.2%
30	Staple Foods	432,797	108,842	29,235	59.6%
21	Housewares	414,541	165,080	40,043	67.5%
11	Environmental Control	337,479	131,663	23,917	71.8%
20	Furniture	334,093	122,600	27,333	68%
44	Medical Services	320,079	108,031	31,686	61.4%
10	Medical Apparatus	306,764	99,530	23,843	63.4%
7	Machinery	289,646	106,388	18,356	76.1%
43	Hotels & Restaurants	291,524	96,945	26,820	59.3%
37	Building & Construction	288,892	95,552	23,045	68.8%
29	Meats & Processed Foods	254,050	61,131	14,579	60.8%
18	Leather Goods	252,470	81,492	21,271	63%
12	Vehicles	244,126	84,230	17,538	68.6%
14	Jewelry	237,340	71,864	16,149	63.2%
38	Telecommunications	229,726	44,713	11,871	53%
1	Chemicals	222,097	67,285	11,417	72%
33	Wine & Spirits	222,679	62,616	14,440	55%
45	Legal & Security Services	207,533	70,896	20,554	62.9%
32	Light Beverages	206,070	45,562	15,377	51.7%
39	Transportation & Storage	188,289	54,519	12,915	65%
6	Metal Goods	176,135	64,682	10,912	74.6%
24	Fabrics	174,738	60,307	13,075	66.1%
40	Treatment & Processing	145,704	46,374	12,324	64.9%
31	Natural Agricultural Products	134,696	36,795	8,401	62.8%
8	Hand Tools	127,767	50,351	9,463	71%
19	Building Materials	120,720	35,161	6,191	69.8%
17	Rubber Goods	85,639	30,253	4,704	75%
26	Fancy Goods	82,884	33,309	7,216	68.9%
34	Smokers Articles	80,496	19,193	5,773	54.1%
4	Lubricants & Fuels	76,153	23,429	5,549	65.3%
2	Paints	62,060	19,002	2,606	74.4%
27	Floor Coverings	54,503	19,547	4,111	68.9%
22	Cordage	44,600	17,147	3,311	71.4%
13	Firearms	34,908	12,666	2,545	67.1%
15	Musical Instruments	28,543	10,271	1,462	70.9%
23	Yarns & Threads	12,189	3,441	554	76.8%