Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

The company's object is the acquisition, management and exploitation of industrial property rights; Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung is based in Darmstadt and registered under commercial register number HRB 1547. The company is a group entity of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, but is not included in the partial consolidated financial statements of Merck KGaA. In the 2016 financial year the company generated patent and license revenues of EUR 22,123,312 with material expenses of EUR 22,051,388, resulting in a net loss of EUR 10,688.76. The balance sheet total is EUR 2,916,816.36 and the subscribed capital amounts to EUR 25,600; the net loss was assumed by the shareholder Merck Chemitra GmbH under a profit transfer agreement.