The applicant should make an initial effort at classification, using the Alphabetical List of goods and services and/or the ID Manual. In an application under Trademark Act §1 or §44, when an application and fee is filed for a single class, but the identification lists a large number of items that obviously involve many classes, the examining attorney will require the applicant to properly classify the items. Class designations must be determined and fees for multiple classes must be paid before an examining attorney does an extensive search for conflicting marks in a large number of classes. See TMEP §810.01.

Electronically filed §1 and/or §44 applications submitted on or after January 18, 2025 are subject to an additional fee if the application does not include correctly classified goods/services with an identification of goods/services taken directly from the ID Manual within the electronic form. See TMEP §819.03 for information about the free-form text ID fee.