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Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC

287 maintenance fees come due in the 12 months from Nov 14, 2026, the next on Nov 14, 2026. Unpaid by May 14, 2027, that one lapses early.

A maintenance fee does not end a patent on its due date. It falls due at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant, and the patent lapses only if the fee is still unpaid at the end of the six month grace period that follows.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Fee due	Lapses if unpaid	Expires	Confidence
US 10,287,289	Process for Preparing Beta 3 Agonists and Intermediates Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. In force Fee due Nov 14, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 14, 2027 Term ends Jun 7, 2034 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.	In force	Nov 14, 2026	May 14, 2027	Term ends Jun 7, 2034	High confidence
US 11,649,243	Process for Preparing Beta 3 Agonists and Intermediates Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC In force Fee due Nov 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 17, 2027 Term ends Mar 12, 2034 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	In force	Nov 16, 2026	May 17, 2027	Term ends Mar 12, 2034	High confidence
US 11,649,290	CTLA4 Binders Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC In force Fee due Nov 16, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 17, 2027 Term ends Dec 31, 2037 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	In force	Nov 16, 2026	May 17, 2027	Term ends Dec 31, 2037	High confidence
US 9,034,851	Substituted Pyrimidines Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC In force Fee due Nov 19, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 19, 2027 Term ends Sep 19, 2032 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	In force	Nov 19, 2026	May 19, 2027	Term ends Sep 19, 2032	High confidence
US 10,301,281	Crystal Forms of a CCR5 Antagonist Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. In force Fee due Nov 28, 2026 Lapses if unpaid May 28, 2027 Term ends Nov 11, 2035 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.	In force	Nov 28, 2026	May 28, 2027	Term ends Nov 11, 2035	High confidence
US 9,044,463	FSH Receptor Antagonists Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Sep 14, 2032 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Sep 14, 2032	High confidence
US 9,045,467	Oxazole Derivatives Useful as Inhibitors of Faah Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC In force Fee due Dec 2, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 2, 2027 Term ends Jul 30, 2029 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	In force	Dec 2, 2026	Jun 2, 2027	Term ends Jul 30, 2029	High confidence
US 10,308,633	Process for Making M1 Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulators Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC In force Fee due Dec 4, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 4, 2027 Term ends Sep 26, 2036 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	In force	Dec 4, 2026	Jun 4, 2027	Term ends Sep 26, 2036	High confidence
US 9,051,329	Tricyclic Heterocycles Useful as Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitors Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC In force Fee due Dec 9, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 9, 2027 Term ends Jul 2, 2032 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	In force	Dec 9, 2026	Jun 9, 2027	Term ends Jul 2, 2032	High confidence
US 11,673,877	Niraparib Compositions Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC In force Fee due Dec 13, 2026 Lapses if unpaid Jun 14, 2027 Term ends Mar 27, 2038 · High confidence	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	In force	Dec 13, 2026	Jun 14, 2027	Term ends Mar 27, 2038	High confidence
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