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Can the Same Trademark Be Registered in Different Classes?

Visual graphic asking "Same Trademark, Different Classes?" illustrating one business owner using a brand across multiple categories vs. two separate business owners using similar trademarks in non-competing classes.

Yes, sometimes—but there are two different questions behind that answer. One business may register the same mark for its own goods or services in multiple trademark classes when its offerings qualify. Two separate businesses may also sometimes hold registrations for identical or similar marks if their goods or services are sufficiently unrelated. What you cannot