Trademark class 43 · Services
Class 43: Food and drink services and temporary accommodation
Trademark class 43 covers food and drink services and temporary accommodation.
Covers hospitality services where food, drink or short-term lodging is provided to guests. It includes restaurants, cafés, bars, catering companies, hotels, and holiday lets. Long-term residential rentals and the manufacture or retail of food and drink products are not included.
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Check your name in class 43 →What class 43 covers
Examples of services in this class:
- ✓ restaurant and café services
- ✓ bar and pub services
- ✓ food catering and event catering
- ✓ hotel and bed-and-breakfast accommodation
- ✓ holiday cottage and short-term lets
- ✓ canteen and workplace catering
- ✓ takeaway food provision
- ✓ mobile food and beverage services
- ✓ booking services for temporary accommodation
Typical businesses that register in class 43
- restaurants, cafés and bars
- hotels and guesthouses
- catering companies
- holiday let and short-term rental operators
- workplace and institutional caterers
What's not in class 43
Common mix-ups — these belong in another class, so filing class 43 alone wouldn't cover them:
- × food and drink manufacturing and retail (classes 29–33)
- × travel and holiday booking agencies (class 39)
- × long-term residential property rental (class 36)
Related classes
Businesses in class 43 often file in these too:
Business types that file in class 43
See which classes these businesses usually register, and why:
Frequently asked questions
- What is trademark class 43?
- Covers hospitality services where food, drink or short-term lodging is provided to guests. It includes restaurants, cafés, bars, catering companies, hotels, and holiday lets. Long-term residential rentals and the manufacture or retail of food and drink products are not included.
- How many trademarks are on the UK register in class 43?
- 67,057 marks on the UK register reference class 43 (as of June 2026), counting UK national marks plus international (Madrid) marks designating the UK.
- What goods or services are in class 43?
- Class 43 includes restaurant and café services, bar and pub services, food catering and event catering, hotel and bed-and-breakfast accommodation, holiday cottage and short-term lets, canteen and workplace catering, among others. Your trademark only covers the goods or services you actually list when you file.
- Do I need to register in more than one class?
- Possibly. A trademark is only protected in the classes you register, and you pay a fee per class. Businesses in class 43 often also file in class 29, class 30, class 39.
- How much does it cost to register a trademark in class 43?
- Registering in class 43 costs £205 if you file online directly with the UK IPO, covering this one class; each additional class is £60. The fee isn't refunded if your mark is refused, so it's worth checking the name is free in class 43 before you file. See the full cost breakdown .
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Check your name free →Last reviewed June 2026
Class headings are a guide, not the full legal specification. When you file, you list the exact goods or services you need — this is general information, not legal advice. See also our guide to registering a UK trademark, or find your classes by business type.