Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Merck Kgaa

705 live US trademarks, filing since 1928. The 2nd largest trademark holder in Class 1 (chemicals). 11 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
705
registered + pending
Registered
676
on the Principal Register
Pending
29
2 open to opposition
Filed in 2026
11
by filing date
Classes used
30
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1928
98 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly chemicals: 361 of 705 live marks are in Class 1. Electronics & software (Class 9) is next with 188.
2 marks are open to opposition now; the windows close between Nov 5 and Nov 19.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 8 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 35 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 11 so far

Marks held on the register, by filing date. 2026 is year to date.

Portfolio by classlive marks · rank among filers in that class

A multi-class mark counts once per class. Rank shown where the owner is in the class's top 50. Overall: #40 of all US filers.

Latest activity

What Merck Kgaa filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
MILLISENTIALS 9 Sep 14, 2026 — pending 50106357
BUFFERFLY 1, 7, 9 Aug 20, 2026 — pending 79459596
EMD 5, 10, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45 Jul 30, 2026 — pending 50022053
EMD 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45 Jul 30, 2026 — pending 50022066
EMD 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42 Jul 29, 2026 — pending 50019685
EMD HEALTHCARE 5, 9, 10, 35, 41, 42, 44 May 19, 2026 — pending 79455124
SEQUANT 1, 9 Mar 17, 2026 — published 99708299
MANU-CART 9 Mar 17, 2026 — published 99708309
LICHROCART 1, 9 Mar 13, 2026 — published 99700216
LUVERIS 5 Jan 29, 2026 — pending 99621621
Open to opposition now30-day windows from publication
MILLIFLEX · Cl. 1, 5, 7, 9 · published Oct 6
closes Nov 5
NOVASEAL · Cl. 7, 8 · published Oct 20
closes Nov 19

Anyone who believes they would be harmed by registration can oppose during this window.

Recently registeredlast 12 months
M-TRUST · Cl. 42 · Reg. 8,441,311
Sep 15, 2026
SIGMASPINNER · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,442,371
Sep 15, 2026
SOLUPRINT · Cl. 40, 42 · Reg. 8,386,922
Aug 11, 2026
SYNETRA · Cl. 42 · Reg. 8,395,140
Aug 11, 2026
ELOWEN · Cl. 42 · Reg. 8,387,207
Aug 11, 2026
SPARKING DISCOVERY ELEVATING HUMANITY · Cl. 1, 5, 9, 11, 35, 42, 44 · Reg. 8,374,651
Aug 4, 2026
SPRINGWORKS CARECONNECTIONS · Cl. 44 · Reg. 8,296,235
Jun 9, 2026
THERE'S NOTHING SMALL IN WHAT WE DO · Cl. 1, 5, 9, 11, 35, 42, 44 · Reg. 8,279,025
Jun 2, 2026

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
HUB · Reg. 6,050,134 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 12, 2026
May 12, 2025 → May 12, 2026
SF-RVN · Reg. 6,063,810 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 26, 2026
May 26, 2025 → May 26, 2026
DURAZANE · Reg. 6,114,319 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 28, 2027
Jul 28, 2025 → Jul 28, 2026
EXPERIENCE-BY-DESIGN · Reg. 6,121,483 · registered Aug 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Feb 11, 2027
Aug 11, 2025 → Aug 11, 2026
DUOLINK · Reg. 6,140,948 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 1, 2027
Sep 1, 2025 → Sep 1, 2026
COLORWHEEL · Reg. 6,155,746 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 22, 2027
Sep 22, 2025 → Sep 22, 2026
MILLI-Q CONNECT · Reg. 6,156,839 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 22, 2027
Sep 22, 2025 → Sep 22, 2026
EVOLUTION RMS · Reg. 6,160,692 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 29, 2027
Sep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 2026

A filing missed by the due date enters a six-month grace period, then the registration cancels.

Other large filers in Class 1Full ranking →
Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
Merck KGaA · 705 live marks
included
Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. · 351 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Merck Kommanditgesellschaft Auf Aktien · 13 live marks · may be a related company
separate page

Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About Merck Kgaa trademarks.

How many trademarks does Merck Kgaa have?

705 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 676 registered and 29 pending applications. 11 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Merck Kgaa sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly chemicals (Class 1, 361 live marks). Also electronics & software (Class 9) and pharmaceuticals (Class 5).

Who owns the DECALIN trademark?

DECALIN is owned by Merck Kgaa. It was registered on January 1, 1929 (Reg. No. 0251301) and is live. The same owner holds 704 other live US marks.

When did Merck Kgaa first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1928: DECALIN, filed May 14, 1928.

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Data: USPTO trademark bulk files, processed nightly by Thorgate. Last rebuilt October 23, 2026. Counts cover the US federal register only, not state or foreign marks. Owner names are shown as recorded by the USPTO. This page reports public-record facts and dates and is not legal advice. For the official record of any mark, follow its serial number to USPTO TSDR.