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Should I add more classes in order to broaden the protection of my brand?

Senior Trademark Attorney

You should only add more classes if the additional classes reflect goods or services you genuinely offer or plan to offer under the mark. Adding classes beyond your actual commercial activity provides no practical benefit; those classes carry additional fees and opposition risk, and are vulnerable to non-use cancellation after five years.

If you are planning to expand into new product or service areas in the near future, including those classes at the time of the original application is advisable; it is cheaper to include them from the start than to file a new separate application later.

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