Also listed on Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, which filed it. The recorded assignments below show how it moved.
Term ends no later than Dec 23, 2033 · Medium confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 10, 2031
Held by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Filed Nov 10, 2011 · Granted Dec 16, 2014
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
2011
2033
Clock starts
Nov 10, 2011
Nov 10, 2011
Ends no later than
Dec 23, 2033
Dec 23, 2033
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Dec 16, 2014
base term
fee events
Updated Nov 1, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 1, 2026 and grant & fee data published Oct 27, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
Unresolved
Terminal disclaimer
On file, reference document not resolved, so the date above is an upper bound. We do not guess the cap.
3 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
10
Applications in this family
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain.
This patent's term is its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. A terminal disclaimer is on file with no resolved reference, so no cap is applied and none is guessed. All three maintenance fees are recorded paid; no more fees are due. Confidence: Medium. from the record
How we calculated this date
One row per rule, each showing its own input and what it did to the date. A step we could not verify says so instead of resolving itself.
| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 10, 2011 | Nov 10, 2031 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | Disclaimer on file (approved), reference document not resolved | no cap applied, and none guessed | Medium confidence |
| Patent term extension | +774 days, USPTO 35 U.S.C. 156 certificate | added to Nov 10, 2031: Dec 23, 2033 | High confidence |
| Fee events | 3 of 3 maintenance fees paid | In force | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | no later than Dec 23, 2033 | Medium confidence |
This family
| Application 61/413,077 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| Application 61/425,034 | Provisional application no patent term | no patent term |
| US 8,912,210 | this patent Dec 2033 | Dec 2033 |
| US 8,754,096 | In force Jun 2036 | Jun 2036 |
| US 8,481,556 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 9,499,545 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 9,833,448 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
| US 10,272,077 | In force Nov 2031 | Nov 2031 |
8 of 10 applications in this family shown, earliest filings first.
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2012 Reel 28034, frame 114 | Bell, Ian M.; Fraley, Mark E.; Gallicchio, Steven N.; Ginnetti, Anthony; Mitchell, Helen J.; Staas, Donnette D.; Wang, Cheng; Zartman, C. Blair | Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Aug 27, 2012 Reel 28850, frame 515 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | Schering Corporation | Merger |
| Aug 29, 2012 Reel 28866, frame 511 | Schering Corporation | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | Change of Name |
| Apr 15, 2015 Reel 35933, frame 901 | Bell, Ian M.; Fraley, Mark E.; Gallicchio, Steven N.; Ginnetti, Anthony; Mitchell, Helen J.; Staas, Donnette D.; Wang, Cheng; Zartman, C. Blair; Paone, Daniel V. | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | Corrective Assignment to Correct the Omission of the 9TH Inventor Name Previously Recorded at Reel: 028034 Frame: 0114. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment. |
| Aug 8, 2022 Reel 61102, frame 145 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | Merger |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
Maintenance fee events come from USPTO's own fee records. USPTO does not publish a per-patent fee page, so there is nothing to link to.
Free plan: 3 watched companies. Pro: unlimited.
Alerts on its grants, lapses and transfers.
What's changing
Dec 2033
Term ends no later than Dec 23, 2033. No further fees fall due before then
Note
A terminal disclaimer is on file and its reference is not resolved. No cap is applied and none is guessed
Open question
A terminal disclaimer is on file (approved) and its reference document is not resolved. A disclaimer would cap the term earlier than Dec 23, 2033. We will not guess the cap.
Citations
36
later US patents cite this one
That is top 25% of utility patents granted in 2014 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: base rule, PTA, PTE, disclaimer caps, fee overlay, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.