Class 38

Telecommunications services.

Explanatory Note

Class 38 includes mainly services allowingthat allow at least one personparty to communicate with another by a sensory means. Such, as well as services include those which:for the broadcasting and transmission of data.allow one person to talk to another,transmit messages from one person to another, andplace a person in oral or visual communication with another (radio and television).

This Class includes, in particular:


- services which consist essentially of the diffusion of radio or television programmes;
- transmission of digital files and electronic mail;
- providing user access to global computer networks;
- radio and television broadcasting;
- video-on-demand transmission;
- providing internet chatrooms and online forums;
- telephone and voice mail services;
- teleconferencing and videoconferencing services.

This Class does not include, in particular:


- radio advertising services (Cl. 35);
- telephone marketing (telemarketing) services (Cl. 35);
- content or subject matter that may be contained in the communication activity, for example, downloadable image files (Cl. 9), providing business information via a web site (Cl. 35), providing films and television programmes, not downloadable, via video-on-demand services (Cl. 41);
- services conducted using telecommunication connections, for example, online retail services for downloadable digital music (Cl. 35), online banking (Cl. 36);
- production of radio and television programmes (Cl. 41);
- telecommunications technology consultancy (Cl. 42);
- online social networking services (Cl. 45).

Language	Modification	Basic No.	Indications
en	change	380009	Unchanged
en	change	380027	providing information about telecommunicationin the field of telecommunications
en	addition	380054	transmission of podcasts
en	addition	380055	rental of smartphones

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Class 38

Explanatory Note