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DE file number : 60 2014 038 273.8 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: June 4, 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	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2014 038 273.8
96	EP file number	EAKZ	14 77 8739.4
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US2014/032305
97	EP publication number	EPN	2981821
87	WO publication number	WPN	2014165422
54	Designation/title	TI	IMMUNHISTOCHEMISCHER TEST ZUM NACHWEIS DER EXPRESSION DES LIGANDEN 1 FÜR PROGRAMMIERTEN ZELLTOD (PD-L1) IN TUMORGEWEBE
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G01N 33/53 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G01N 33/574 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Mar 31, 2014
96	EP application date	EAT	Mar 31, 2014
86	WO application date	WAT	Mar 31, 2014
43	Date of first publication	OT	Oct 9, 2014
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Dec 19, 2018
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, US
72	Inventor	IN	DOLLED-FILHART, Marisa, Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907, US; EMANCIPATOR, Kenneth, Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907, US; LYNCH, Frank, Goleta, California 93117, US; PIERCE, Robert H., San Francisco, California 94107, US; WU, Dianna, Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0907, 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 201361807581 P Apr 2, 2013
	Due date	FT FG	Mar 31, 2026 Annual fee for the 13th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		44
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000002981821 Searchable text: EP000002981821 Original document: EP000002981821B1 Searchable text: EP000002981821B1 Original document: EP000002981821B2 Searchable text: EP000002981821B2 Original document: WO002014165422 Searchable text: WO002014165422
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Oct 9, 2014
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Mar 25, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Feb 14, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Feb 14, 2025 Due date: changed Jul 20, 2024 Procedures: Procedure relating to PCT application, Publication of PCT application, 09.10.2014: deleted Feb 15, 2024; Feb 16, 2023; Nov 10, 2022; Sep 30, 2022; Apr 30, 2022; Feb 15, 2022; Nov 18, 2021; Oct 14, 2021; Jul 22, 2021; Feb 17, 2021; Feb 21, 2020; Oct 24, 2019; Oct 10, 2019; Aug 8, 2019; Apr 9, 2019; Jan 5, 2019; Dec 22, 2018; Dec 20, 2018; Nov 30, 2018; Nov 29, 2018; Jul 19, 2018; Nov 21, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Mar 25, 2016 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 publication	Oct 9, 2014		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Feb 10, 2016		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Mar 24, 2016	Mar 24, 2016	Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Sep 19, 2016		Details anzeigen
5	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Dec 19, 2018		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Jan 10, 2019	Jan 10, 2019	Details anzeigen
7	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Sep 19, 2019	Nov 14, 2019	Details anzeigen
8	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Nov 3, 2021		Details anzeigen
9	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Nov 3, 2021	Nov 18, 2021	Details anzeigen
10	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Sep 29, 2022	Nov 10, 2022	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 publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 9, 2014

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 2)
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	Feb 10, 2016

View procedures Publications (No.: 3)
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	Mar 24, 2016
Issue number	HN	12
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Mar 24, 2016
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 19, 2016
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G01N 33/53 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	G01N 33/53 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 5)
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	Dec 19, 2018

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
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	Jan 10, 2019
Issue number	HN	2
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Jan 10, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Opposition to patent filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 19, 2019
Issue number	HN	46
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Nov 14, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 3, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 3, 2021
Issue number	HN	46
Year	PJ	2021
Publication date	VT	Nov 18, 2021
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 30, 2022

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 10)
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
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, N.J., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 10, 2022