Register information Patent

DE file number : 60 2007 055 967.7 (Status: not pending/lapsed, Query started: October 31, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Not pending/lapsed
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2007 055 967.7
96	EP file number	EAKZ	07 83 9746.0
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US2007/022460
97	EP publication number	EPN	2086982
87	WO publication number	WPN	2008057209
54	Designation/title	TI	HCV-NS3-PROTEASE-HEMMER
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	C07D 498/08 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	C07D 498/18 (2006.01), C07K 5/08 (2006.01), C07K 5/10 (2006.01), C07K 5/12 (2006.01), A61K 31/40 (2006.01), A61K 38/06 (2006.01), A61K 38/07 (2006.01), A61K 31/12 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Oct 23, 2007
96	EP application date	EAT	Oct 23, 2007
86	WO application date	WAT	Oct 23, 2007
43	Date of first publication	OT	May 15, 2008
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Aug 29, 2018
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, US; MSD Italia S.r.l., Rome, IT
72	Inventor	IN	LIVERTON, Nigel J., Rahway, NJ 07065-0907, US; SUMMA, Vincenzo, I-00040 Pomezia (Rome), IT; DI FRANCESCO, Maria Emilia, I-00040 Pomezia (Rome), IT; FERRARA, Marco, I-00040 Pomezia (Rome), IT; GILBERT, Kevin F., Rahway, NJ 07065-0907, US; HARPER, Steven, I-00040 Pomezia (Rome), IT; McCAULEY, John A., Rahway, NJ 07065-0907, US; MCINTYRE, Charles J., Rahway, NJ 07065-0907, US; PETROCCHI, Alessia, I-00040 Pomezia (Rome), IT; POMPEI, Marco, I-00040 Pomezia (Rome), IT; ROMANO, Joseph J., Rahway, NJ 07065-0907, US; RUDD, Michael T., Rahway, NJ 07065-0907, US; HOLLOWAY, M Katharine, West Point, PA 19486, US; Butcher, John W, West Point, PA 19486, US
74	Representative	VTR	Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, 81925 München, DE
	Address for service		Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB, 81628 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 997434 P Oct 3, 2007
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 854912 P Oct 27, 2006
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	AL, RS, HR, BA, MK
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002086982 Searchable text: EP000002086982 Original document: EP000002086982B1 Searchable text: EP000002086982B1 Original document: WO002008057209 Searchable text: WO002008057209
43	Date of first publication	EVT	May 15, 2008
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 27, 2011
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 24, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jul 24, 2025 Procedures: Administrative procedure, Application deemed withdrawn due to non-payment of annual fee, 01.05.2025: changed Jun 17, 2025 Status: changed Due date: deleted Procedures: Administrative procedure, Application deemed withdrawn due to non-payment of annual fee, 01.05.2025: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 29.08.2018: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 29.08.2018: deleted Jul 20, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Sep 23, 2023; Nov 9, 2022; Sep 30, 2022; Jun 28, 2022; Sep 23, 2021; Sep 25, 2020; Sep 21, 2019; Aug 20, 2019; Jul 18, 2019; Feb 14, 2019; Oct 29, 2018; Sep 28, 2018; Sep 26, 2018; Aug 23, 2018; Aug 16, 2018; Mar 22, 2018; Feb 13, 2013 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) May 27, 2011 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO first publication without search report	May 15, 2008		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	May 15, 2008		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Aug 12, 2009		Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of search report	Aug 12, 2009		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Sep 24, 2009	Sep 24, 2009	Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Aug 29, 2018		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Sep 27, 2018	Sep 27, 2018	Details anzeigen
8	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	May 31, 2019	Aug 22, 2019	Details anzeigen
9	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Sep 29, 2022	Nov 10, 2022	Details anzeigen
10	Administrative procedure	Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of annual fee/ IP right has lapsed due to non-payment of annual fee	May 1, 2025	Jul 24, 2025	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO first publication without search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 15, 2008

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 15, 2008

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 12, 2009

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 12, 2009

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 24, 2009
Issue number	HN	39
Year	PJ	2009
Publication date	VT	Sep 24, 2009
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 29, 2018
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 17, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 27, 2018
Issue number	HN	39
Year	PJ	2018
Publication date	VT	Sep 27, 2018
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 31, 2019
Issue number	HN	34
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Aug 22, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 9)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 29, 2022
	Issue number	HN	45
	Year	PJ	2022
	Publication date	VT	Nov 10, 2022
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, US; MSD Italia S.r.l., Rome, IT
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., US, MSD Italia S.r.l., Rome, IT
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 9, 2022

View procedures Administrative procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Administrative procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of annual fee/ IP right has lapsed due to non-payment of annual fee
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 1, 2025
Issue number	HN	30
Year	PJ	2025
Publication date	VT	Jul 24, 2025
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 24, 2025