Materials for Electronic Devices
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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