Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Molecular Devices, LLC

43 live US trademarks, filing since 1987. 2 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
43
registered + pending
Registered
39
on the Principal Register
Pending
4
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
1 intent to use
Classes used
4
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1987
39 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly electronics & software: 38 of 43 live marks are in Class 9. Chemicals (Class 1) is next with 6.
New products ahead: 1 of the 2 filings this year are intent-to-use applications, meaning the goods are not yet on sale.
4 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 2 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 5 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 so far

Marks held on the register, by filing date. 2026 is year to date.

Portfolio by classlive marks · rank among filers in that class

A multi-class mark counts once per class. Rank shown where the owner is in the class's top 50.

Latest activity

What Molecular Devices, LLC filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
ADVANCED DUO 9 Oct 20, 2026 intent to use pending 50172539
IC 9 Jan 16, 2026 — published 99599661
QUICKID 9 Aug 19, 2024 — published 98706289
QPIX FLEX 9 Apr 1, 2024 — published 98477719
QPIX INSIGHTS 42 Mar 7, 2024 — registered Feb 24 98439184
SMARTINJECT 9 Jun 16, 2023 — registered Dec 10 98046057
CELLXPRESS.AI 9 May 10, 2023 — registered Feb 11 97929911
CELLXPRESS.AI 9 May 10, 2023 — registered Feb 11 97929920
TRANSFLUOR 9 Mar 28, 2023 — registered Nov 19 97861726
SMARTINJECT 9 Dec 14, 2022 — registered Jan 23 97716590
Recently registeredlast 12 months
QPIX INSIGHTS · Cl. 42 · Reg. 8,152,966
Feb 24, 2026

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
CLONESELECT · Reg. 6,067,068 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2025 → Jun 2, 2026
QPIX · Reg. 6,098,550 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 14, 2027
Jul 14, 2025 → Jul 14, 2026
IN CARTA · Reg. 6,182,377 · registered Oct 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Oct 27, 2025 → Oct 27, 2026
METAXPRESS · Reg. 3,215,901 · registered Mar 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Mar 6, 2026 → Mar 6, 2027

A filing missed by the due date enters a six-month grace period, then the registration cancels.

Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
MOLECULAR DEVICES, LLC · 43 live marks
included
Molecular Probes, Inc. · 52 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Molecular Biolife International Inc. · 18 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Molecular World Health, Inc. · 10 live marks · may be a related company
separate page

Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About Molecular Devices, LLC trademarks.

How many trademarks does Molecular Devices, LLC have?

43 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 39 registered and 4 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Molecular Devices, LLC sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly electronics & software (Class 9, 38 live marks). Also chemicals (Class 1) and paper & printed matter (Class 16).

Who owns the SOFTMAX trademark?

SOFTMAX is owned by Molecular Devices, LLC. It was registered on March 8, 1988 (Reg. No. 1479469) and is live. The same owner holds 42 other live US marks.

When did Molecular Devices, LLC first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1987: SOFTMAX, filed July 27, 1987.

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Data: USPTO trademark bulk files, processed nightly by Thorgate. Last rebuilt October 23, 2026. Counts cover the US federal register only, not state or foreign marks. Owner names are shown as recorded by the USPTO. This page reports public-record facts and dates and is not legal advice. For the official record of any mark, follow its serial number to USPTO TSDR.