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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 1st, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP3712229A1 by Merck Patent GmbH on March 25, 2026. The patent covers organic materials suitable for use in electronic devices, classified under C09K 11/06, C07D 471/04, and C07D 487/04. Inventors include Amir Parham, Irina Martynova, Anja Jatsch, Thomas Eberle, Jonas Kroeber, and Christof Pflumm.

What changed

EPO published patent application EP3712229A1 for materials for electronic devices, filed by Merck Patent GmbH. The application covers organic electroluminescent materials and compounds, with IPC classifications indicating applications in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) and related electronic technologies. The A1 publication kind code signifies this is the first publication of the patent application with search report.

Patent publications are informational notices. Technology companies developing electronic devices, particularly those working with organic semiconductors or display technologies, should review the claims to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications. No compliance actions are required from this publication alone.

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MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Publication EP3712229A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Merck Patent GmbH

Inventors

Parham, Amir, Martynova, Irina, Jatsch, Anja, Eberle, Thomas, Kroeber, Jonas, Pflumm, Christof

IPC Classifications

C09K 11/06 20060101AFI20200527BHEP C07D 471/04 20060101ALI20200527BHEP C07D 487/04 20060101ALI20200527BHEP H05B 33/10 20060101ALI20200527BHEP

Designated States

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

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP3712229A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Technology companies Drug manufacturers
Industry sector
3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 3341 Computer & Electronics Manufacturing
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Pharmaceuticals Technology

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