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Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.

57 patents currently held · Updated Nov 15, 2026
20 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.

Recorded under 4 name spellings.

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Nov 28, 2026
    The maintenance fee for Crystal Forms of a CCR5 Antagonist (US 10,301,281) comes due Nov 28, 2026. Unpaid by May 28, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Dec 2, 2026
    The maintenance fee for FSH Receptor Antagonists (US 9,044,463) comes due Dec 2, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 2, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due Feb 11 to 25, 2027 · next Feb 11
  • 3 fees due Mar 8 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 8
  • 1 fee due May 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for TSH Receptor Antagonizing Tetrahydroquinoline Compounds (US 9,174,940) comes due May 3, 2027. Unpaid by Nov 3, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 11, 2027
    The maintenance fee for ANTI-CD27 Antibodies (US 10,556,957) comes due Aug 11, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 11, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Sep 22 to 24, 2027 · next Sep 22

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Recent changes

  • 5 terms have ended since Aug 17, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 7,618,985Isoquinoline Derivatives
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,040,184Kit for and Method of Assembling an Applicator for Inserting an Implant
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,821,277Kit for and Method of Assembling an Applicator for Inserting an Implant
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 7,820,649Quinazolinone and Isoquinolinone Acetamide Derivatives
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,906,5042-(1-OXO-1H-ISOQUINOLIN-2-YL)ACETAMIDE Derivatives
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,722,037X-Ray Visible Drug Delivery Device
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 7,820,707Heterocyclic Derivatives
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,333,983Drug Delivery System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 8,183,228Anticoagulant Antithrombotic Dual Inhibitors Comprising a Biotin Label
In force
 · Medium confidence
In forceMedium confidence
US 8,168,595Antithrombotic Dual Inhibitors Comprising a Biotin Residue
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 57: 20 patents in force now held by others · 50 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 94 ended at full term · 1 surrendered on reissue. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

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