Luminex Patents

Luminex Virtual Patent Marking

The following Luminex products are protected by patents in the United States and elsewhere. This web page is provided to satisfy the virtual patent marking provisions of various jurisdictions including the virtual patent marking provisions of Section 16 of the America Invents Act. The following list of products and patents may not be all inclusive. For example, some products listed here may be covered by patents in the United States and elsewhere that are not listed, and other products not listed here may be protected by one or more patents in the United States and elsewhere. The products may be sold individually or as a part of a combination product, kit, or system, and the listed patents would apply in both cases. Additional patents may be pending in the United States or elsewhere.

Luminex, MAGPIX, FLEXMAP 3D, ARIES, xMAP INTELLIFLEX, VERIGENE, Flex, xPONENT, MicroPlex, LumAvidin, xTAG, MultiCode, xMAP, NxTAG, Ideas, and SpeedBeadare trademarks of Luminex Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. SeroMAP, Luminex 100, Luminex 200, MagPlex-TAG, easyCyte, InCyte, Inspire, easyCheck, and ViaCount are trademarks of Luminex Corporation. MultiFLEX is a trademark of GenArraytion, Inc.

Instruments and Software

MAGPIX^®

This product, or use thereof, is covered in whole or in part by US Patent Nos. 8,031,918, 8,296,088, 8,274,656, 8,532,351, 8,542,897, 8,798,951, 8,859,996, 8,889,347, 9,063,088, 9,286,504, 9,292,938, 9,767,344, 10,108,844, 10,846,508, and 11,125,678; Australian Patent Nos. 2010253487, 2011280055, and 2014250695; European (UK) Patent Nos. EP1929274, EP2769198, and EP2261635; Hong Kong Patent Nos. HK1166128, HK1173828, and HK1200209; and foreign counterparts thereof.

Luminex^® 100™

This product, or use thereof, is covered in whole or in part by US Patent Nos. 7,318,336, and 7,523,637; Australian Patent No. 2010202161; European (UK) Patent No. EP1754965; Hong Kong Patent No. HK1148587; and foreign counterparts thereof.

Luminex^® 200™

FLEXMAP 3D^®

This product, or use thereof, is covered in whole or in part by US Patent Nos. 7,318,336, and 7,523,637; Australian Patent Nos. 2010202161 and 2010202162; European (UK) Patent No. EP1754965; Hong Kong Patent Nos. HK1148587 and HK1148586; and foreign counterparts thereof.

xMAP INTELLIFLEX^®

This product, or use thereof, is covered in whole or in part by US Patent Nos. D914,905, 7,318,336, and 7,523,637; Australian Patent No. 2010202161; European (UK) Patent No. EP1754965; Hong Kong Patent No. HK1148587; and foreign counterparts thereof.

xPONENT^® versions 3.0 and 3.1

This product, or use thereof, is covered in whole or in part by US Patent Nos. 7,318,336 and 7,523,637; and Australian Patent No. 2010202161; and foreign counterparts thereof.

xPONENT^® versions 4.2 and 4.3

This product, or use thereof, is covered in whole or in part by US Patent Nos. 8,532,351, 8,542,897, 8,859,996, 9,063,088, 9,286,504, 9,292,938, and 9,767,344; Hong Kong Patent Nos. HK1173828 and HK1200209 and foreign counterparts thereof.

VERIGENE^® Processor SP

This product, or use thereof, is covered in whole or in part by US Patent No. 7,888,107.

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Reagents

MagPlex^® Microspheres

This product is covered, in whole or in part, or made by processes covered by one or more of the following patents: US 7,718,262, 8,283,037, 8,568,881, 8,968,874, and 9,376,613; European (UK) Patent Nos. EP 1842211 and 2244270; Hong Kong Patent No. 1116913; and foreign counterparts thereof.

Magplex^®-Avidin Microspheres

xTAG^® Microspheres

This product, or the use or manufacture thereof, is covered, in whole or in part, by one or more of the following patents: US 7,645,868; and foreign counterparts thereof.

MagPlex-TAG™ Microspheres

This product, or the use or manufacture thereof, is covered, in whole or in part, by one or more of the following patents: US 7,718,262, US 7,645,868, 8,283,037, 8,568,881, 8,968,874, and 9,376,613; European (UK) Patent Nos. EP 1842211 and EP 2244270; Hong Kong Patent No. 1116913; and foreign counterparts thereof.

MAGPIX^® Calibration Kit

MAGPIX^® Performance Verification Kit

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Assays

xTAG^® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (xTAG GPP)

This product is covered, in whole or in part, or made by processes covered by one or more of the following patents: US 7,718,262, US 7,645,868, US 8,283,037, US 8,568,881, US 8,968,874, and US 9,376,613; European (UK) Patent Nos. EP 1842211 and EP 2244270; Hong Kong Patent No. 1116913; and foreign counterparts thereof.

xTAG^® Cystic Fibrosis Assays (xTAG^® Cystic Fibrosis 39 kit v2, xTAG^® Cystic Fibrosis 60 kit v2, xTAG^® Cystic Fibrosis 71 kit v2)

This product is covered, in whole or in part, or made by processes covered by Patent No. US 7,645,868; and foreign counterparts thereof.

Luminex Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. has licensed the rights to sell products for the analysis of genetic variants in the CFTR genes from the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) and the University of Michigan. The purchaser of this kit is granted the right to use the contents of this kit to perform analyses of these genetic variants, and to sell the results of this analysis if desired. No rights or licenses are granted to the purchaser of this kit to perform these analyses other than through the direct use of the contents of this kit.

xTAG^® CYP2C19 Kit v3 (xTAG^® P450-2C19 Kit v3)

NxTAG^® Respiratory Pathogen Panel