0 patents currently held
12 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
This portfolio holds none of the 12 US patents in force on its record. from the record
Of the 12 now held by other companies, 6 name Merck Patent GmbH as their current owner, and 6 more name another party. Each row says which.
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Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
0
Ending by 2030
none
Next term end
When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
2026 · 0 end2027 · 02028 · 02029 · 02030 · 0
notable patents
all others
Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
None of the currently held patents qualifies as notable.
Formerly held, still cited
Notable
Ends Oct 2027 · High confidence
The largest patent family in this portfolio, 5 related applications, renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2027.
now held by International Business Machines Corporation
Also notable
Ends Jun 2033 · High confidence
Granted 2014 and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.
now held by International Business Machines Corporation
Also notable
Ends no later than Apr 2040 · Medium confidence
The newest of the three, granted 2023. It anchors the portfolio to 2040, later than anything else here. A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved, so no cap is applied and the date may move earlier, never later.
now held by Merck Patent GmbH
Fee deadlines
No maintenance fee falls due on this company's record before Nov 10, 2027.
Recent changes
Nothing was recorded against this company's patents in the last 90 days.
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
Also on record: 12 patents in force now held by others. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
2 terminal disclaimers are on file with no resolved reference. No cap is applied and none is guessed