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Introduction
There are two main classifications related to construction: Category 37 (e.g., construction work) and Category 39 (e.g., transportation by rail).
Regarding products such as building materials used in construction, metal products are registered in Category 6 (e.g., metal construction materials), and non-metal products are registered in class 19 (e.g., plastic construction materials). ) to register. Additionally, vehicles used for construction are classified as Class 12 products (e.g. dump trucks).
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Regarding classification regarding construction work
The services “Construction work” are classified into Class 28,000. "Construction work" is one of the most frequently registered services in Class 34,000, with approximately XNUMX registrations in the XNUMX years from XNUMX to XNUMX, according to the Japan Patent Office's registration database. . Over the ten years mentioned above, the total number of registrations for Category XNUMX was approximately XNUMX, so it can be seen that registrations for "construction work" accounted for more than XNUMX% of the total.
In addition, services related to post-construction maintenance are presumed to be services that are not similar to "construction work" and are designated as "operation, inspection, and maintenance of building equipment."
Many of the services classified in Category 37 include "repair," "maintenance," and "maintenance." For example, maintenance related to railway vehicles is designated as "repair or maintenance of railway vehicles."
Even if the object of repair is "toys/dolls", which is far from railways, it is necessary to specify "repair of toys or dolls" under the same category 37, and "glasses" are also classified as "repair of toys or dolls" under category 37. "Glasses Repair". In other words, you can see that services such as "repair" are mainly classified under Class 37, regardless of the object being repaired.
In addition, there are also services called "processing" that are related to "repair", but these are mainly designated under class 40.
Regarding classification of vehicles
Services that use trains, airplanes, automobiles, etc. are mainly classified into Class 39. For example, specify "transportation by rail," "transportation by aircraft," or "transportation by vehicle."
These "transportations" include not only people but also cargo. Therefore, it also includes the delivery of cargo by truck or motorcycle.
On the other hand, a moving company that also moves luggage is designated as a "moving agency." "Transportation by vehicle" and "moving agency" have something in common in that they move cargo, but in many cases the users and the companies providing the services are completely different, so they are considered to be different services.
In addition, businesses related to so-called rental cars are designated as "car rental."
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