# Universal Display Corporation to acquire emissive OLED patent assets from Merck KGaA

Universal Display Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OLED patent assets from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The portfolio includes more than 300 issued and pending patents worldwide covering over 110 unique patent families in advanced OLED emissive device structures and related material components.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-11-06
- Status: announced
- Products: OLED emissive device structures and related material components
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Merck KGaA](https://endata.com/companies/1393.md) (target)
- [Universal Display Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/56632.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [ir.oled.com](https://ir.oled.com/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Universal-Display-Corporation-to-Acquire-Emissive-OLED-Patent-Assets-from-Merck-KGaA-Darmstadt-Germany/default.aspx), 2025-11-06: "Universal Display Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OLED patent assets from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany."

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