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Qiagen Sciences, LLC

55 patents currently held · Updated Nov 14, 2026
48 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

Previously recorded as Qiagen Waltham, Inc. (to 2018)

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Ending by 2030
Feb 2028
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When these terms end

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Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 2 fees due Nov 26, 2026
  • 1 fee due Dec 11, 2026
    The maintenance fee for DNA quality assessments using repetitive sequences (US 10,316,351) comes due Dec 11, 2026. Unpaid by Jun 11, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Feb 15 to 18, 2027 · next Feb 15
  • 1 fee due Mar 10, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Use of Amino Acid Sequences from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis or Corresponding Nucleic Acids for Diagnosis and Prevention of Tubercular Infection, Diagnostic Kit and Vaccine Therefrom (US 10,408,833) comes due Mar 10, 2027. Unpaid by Sep 10, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Apr 20, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Microfluidic device (US 9,163,277) comes due Apr 20, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 20, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 3 fees due May 14 to 21, 2027 · next May 14
  • 1 fee due Jun 12, 2027
    The maintenance fee for TLR agonist-enhanced in vitro assay of cell mediated immune responsiveness (US 11,841,367) comes due Jun 12, 2027. Unpaid by Dec 13, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jul 28, 2027
    The maintenance fee for DNA quality assessments using repetitive sequences (US 10,544,447) comes due Jul 28, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 28, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 2 fees due Aug 4 to 18, 2027 · next Aug 4
  • 1 fee due Sep 3, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Diagnostic assay (US 10,578,612) comes due Sep 3, 2027. Unpaid by Mar 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 21, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Analyte Enrichment Methods and Compositions (US 10,626,446) comes due Oct 21, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 21, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 3 terms have ended since Aug 16, 2026

Patents held now

Soonest term end first. Each date below is computed on that patent's own page, which shows the rule, the adjustments and the fee history it was derived from.
PatentTitleStatus Expires Confidence
US 8,114,349Bio-analysis cartridge tracking and protection mechanism
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,500,980Method and apparatus for high speed genotyping
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,871,508Cell-mediated immune response assay and kits therefor
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,399,221Methods for detection and quantitation of small RNAs
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,012,149Methods for Detection and Quantitation of Small RNAs
In force
 · Low confidence
In forceLow confidence
US 8,597,938System for providing control reactions for real time RT-PCR
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,163,152Method and apparatus for high speed carbohydrate analysis
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 8,617,374Capillary electrophoresis using clear coated capillary tubes
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,040,002Microtiter plate mask
In force
 · From the USPTO record
In forceFrom the USPTO record
US 9,110,061Use of Amino Acid Sequences from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis or Corresponding Nucleic Acids for Diagnosis and Prevention of Tubercular Infection, Diagnostic Kit and Vaccine Therefrom
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 55: 48 patents in force now held by others · 20 lapsed for an unpaid fee · 20 ended at full term. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from the USPTO record, grants, published applications and recorded assignments, not yet reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

Published applications

US patent applications published under this name that have not become patents. An application is published about eighteen months after its earliest filing; one that has not been published is in no public record.

8 pending · 6 abandoned · 20 no status recorded

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