Merck
3 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.
3
Ending by 2030
Oct 2027
Next term end
When these terms end
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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 Mar 3, 2027The maintenance fee for Biomolecule analyzer (US 10,401,322) comes due Mar 3, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 3, 2027, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 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.
Showing 1 to 6 of 6
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 7,884,107 | Substituted Piperidines That Increase P53 Activity and the Uses Thereof In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 7,964,077 | Automated Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis Apparatus and Instrument Constituting the Apparatus In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 8,500,981 | Electrophoresis Apparatus and Electrophoresis Method In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,191,010 | Transfer Membrane Retaining Jig and Separation-Transfer Device In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,401,322 | Biomolecule analyzer In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record | |
| US 10,921,285 | Sample separating implement and sample analyzing device In force · From the USPTO record | In force | From the USPTO record |
Also on record, not counted in the 6: 3 patents in force now held by others · 5 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 14 ended at full term. List them
Sources and methods
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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.
3 abandoned · 4 no status recorded