The trademark Megachim was filed by Мегахим АД, a corporation established under the laws of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on May 6, 2020, and received one opposition filed on July 1, 2020 by MegaChem Limited on (a) Art. 8(4), (b) Likelihood of confusion, (c) Unfair advantage and detriment to distinctiveness or repute. the opponent was represented by FORRESTERS and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued July 1, 2020
The application was filed in Bulgarian, and Bulgarian was also language of all opposition proceedings (English was selected as the second language).
The Opposition with reference B 003125406 was rejected according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on March 30, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 1 with following description of goods:
Detergents for use in manufacture and industry
Putties, and fillers and pastes for use in industry
Filtering materials [chemical, mineral, vegetable and other unprocessed materials]
Unprocessed artificial and synthetic resins
Unprocessed plastics
Starches for use in manufacturing and industry
Growing media, fertilizers and chemicals for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
Salts for industrial purposes
Chemical and organic compositions for use in the manufacture of food and beverages
Chemical preparations and materials for film, photography and printing
Chemical substances, chemical materials and chemical preparations, and natural elements
Unprocessed and synthetic resins
Fertilisers, and chemicals for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.
The mark was filed in class 2 with following description of goods:
Dyes, colorants, pigments and inks
Raw natural resins
Coatings
Thinners and thickeners for coatings, dyes and inks
Architectural paints
Lime wash paint
Anti-static paints
Conductive paints
Natural dyes
Powdered paints
Asbestos paints
Distempers
Metallic paints
Lacquers for use by painters
House paint
Solvent free paint
Powdered paints
Enamels for painting
Paint preparations
Paints for protection against corrosion
Intumescent paint for protection against fire
Exterior paint
Interior paint
Fillers [paint]
Paint drying compositions
Solvent free painting compositions
Coating compositions in the form of paint
Coating compositions in the nature of paint
Heat resistant coatings in the nature of paint
Corrosion resistant paint containing phenol
Dyestuffs for use in industry
Paint substances [other than insulating] for walls
Coatings for use as primers
Primer fillers in the nature of paint
Metals in powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists
Compositions for the repair of mortar [in the nature of paint]
Compositions for the repair of concrete [in the nature of paint]
Varnish
Varnish paints
Lacquers [paints]
Enamels [varnishes]
Bronzing lacquers
Lacquers and varnishes
Binders for varnishes
Lacquers for use in industry
Wood floor finishes
Urushiol-based lacquers
Varnishes [other than insulating varnish]
Lacquers for use by decorators
Preparations for thinning lacquer
Lacquers in the nature of paints
Turpentine [white spirit] for use as a thinner in varnishes
Thinners for lacquers and other paints
Water based lacquers [other than insulating].
The mark was filed in class 19 with following description of goods:
Spackling compound
Precast pavers
Armour-plating, not of metal
Wood and artificial wood
Pitch, tar, bitumen and asphalt
Stone, rock, clay and minerals
Building and construction materials and elements, not of metal
Doors, gates, windows and window coverings, not of metal
Structures and transportable buildings, not of metal
Stone
Clay
Manufactured timber
Chalk (Raw -)
Bitumen
Pitch and bitumen
Building cardboard [asphalted].
The mark was filed in class 35 with following description of goods:
Advertising, marketing and promotional services
Business assistance, management and administrative services
Purchasing services
Purchasing agency services
Arranging of collective buying
Publicity services
Copying services
Accounting
Evaluations relating to commercial matters
Evaluations relating to business management in commercial enterprises
Brand evaluation services
Secretarial services
Business secretarial services
Business consulting
Export promotion services
Import-export agency services
Export agency services
Mediation and conclusion of commercial transactions for others
Negotiation of advertising contracts
Negotiation of commercial transactions for performing artists
Negotiation of commercial transactions for third parties
Online ordering services
Mail order retail services related to beer
Mail order retail services related to foodstuffs
Procurement services for others relating to office requisites
Procurement services for others [purchasing goods and services for other businesses]
Business analysis and information services, and market research
Auctioneering services
Rental of vending machines
Business appraisal
Business appraisal
Business inquiries
Consumer market information services
Consultancy and information services relating to accounting
Business management consulting services in the field of information technology