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Limited Use Label Licenses (LULL)
     Luciferase Limited Use Label License
     ddRNAi System Limited Use Label License
     GloSensor™ cAMP Assay Products Limited Use Label License
     HaloTag® Ligand Limited Use Label License
     HaloTag® Vector Limited Use Label License
     Monster Green® Fluorescent Protein Limited Use Label License
     Protease-Glo™ Assay Products Limited Use Label License
     Regulated Mammalian Expression System and Vector Limited Use Label License

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Promega Copyright Statement
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Product Use Limitations, Warranty, Disclaimer

Promega manufactures products for a number of intended uses. Please refer to the product label for the intended use statements for specific products. Promega products contain chemicals which may be harmful if misused. Due care should be exercised with all Promega products to prevent direct human contact.

Each Promega product is shipped with documentation stating specifications and other technical information. Promega products are warranted to meet or exceed the stated specifications. Promega's sole obligation and the customer's sole remedy is limited to replacement of products free of charge in the event products fail to perform as warranted.

Promega makes no other warranty of any kind whatsoever, and SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AS TO THE SUITABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY, DURABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, MERCHANTABILITY, CONDITION, OR ANY OTHER MATTER WITH RESPECT TO PROMEGA PRODUCTS.

In no event shall Promega be liable for claims for any other damages, whether direct, incidental, foreseeable, consequential, or special (including but not limited to loss of use, revenue or profit), whether based upon warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or strict liability arising in connection with the sale or the failure of Promega products to perform in accordance with the stated specifications.


Product claims are subject to change. Please contact Promega Technical Services or access the Promega online catalog for the most up-to-date information on Promega products.

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Trademarks

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Promega products may be covered by pending or issued patents or may have certain limitations. Please visit the  Promega online catalog for more information.

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Limited Use Label Licenses (LULL)

Luciferase Limited Use Label License
     CheckMate™/Flexi® Mammalian Two-Hybrid Vectors and System
     CheckMate™ Mammalian Two-Hybrid Vectors and System
     Chroma-Luc™ Vectors
     GloResponse™ Luciferase Reporter Cell Lines
     pF9A CMV hRluc-neo Flexi® Vector 
     pGL2 Luciferase Reporter Vectors
     pGL3 Luciferase Reporter Vectors
     pGL4 Luciferase Reporter Vectors
     psiCHECK™ Vectors
     pSP-luc+NF Fusion Vector

For research use only. The terms of the limited license conveyed with the purchase of this product are as follows: Researchers may use this product in their own research and they may transfer derivatives to others for such research use provided that at the time of transfer a copy of this label license is given to the recipients and the recipients agree to be bound by the conditions of this label license. Researchers shall have no right to modify or otherwise create variations of the nucleotide sequence of the luciferase gene except that Researchers may: (1) clone heterologous DNA sequences at either or both ends of said luciferase gene so as to create fused gene sequences provided that the coding sequence of the resulting luciferase gene has no more than four deoxynucleotides missing at the affected terminus when compared to the intact luciferase gene sequence, and (2) insert and remove nucleic acid sequences in furtherance of splicing research predicated on the inactivation or reconstitution of the luminescent activity of the encoded luciferase. In addition, Researchers must do one of the following: (1) use luminescent assay reagents purchased from Promega Corporation for all determinations of luminescence activity resulting from the research use of this product and its derivatives; or (2) contact Promega to obtain a license for the use of the product and its derivatives. No other use or transfer of this product or its derivatives is authorized without the express written consent of Promega including, without limitation, Commercial Use. Commercial Use means any and all uses of this product and derivatives by a party for monetary or other consideration and may include but is not limited to use in: (1) product manufacture; and (2) to provide a service, information or data; and/or resale of the product or its derivatives, whether or not such product or derivatives are resold for use in research. With respect to such Commercial Use, or any diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic uses, please contact Promega for supply and licensing information. If the purchaser is not willing to accept the conditions of this limited use statement, Promega is willing to accept the return of the unopened product and provide the purchaser with a full refund. However, in the event the product is opened, then the purchaser agrees to be bound by the conditions of this limited use statement. The above license relates to Promega patents and/or patent applications on improvements to the luciferase gene.

ddRNAi System Limited Use Label License
     GeneClip™ U1 Hairpin Cloning Systems

This product is sold solely for use for research purposes in fields other than plants. This product is not transferable. If the purchaser is not willing to accept the conditions of this label license, Promega is willing to accept the return of the product and provide the purchaser with a full refund. However if the product is used, then the purchaser agrees to be bound by the conditions of this limited use statement. This product is sold by Promega Corporation under license from Benitec Australia Ltd and CSIRO as co-owners of U.S. Pat. No. 6,573,099 and foreign counterparts. For information regarding licenses to these patents for use of ddRNAi as a therapeutic agent or as a method to treat/prevent human disease, please contact Benitec at licensing@benitec.com. For the use of ddRNAi in other fields, please contact CSIRO at: www.pi.csiro.au/RNAi.

GloSensor™ cAMP Assay Products Limited Use Label License
     GloSensor™ cAMP HEK293 Cell Line
     GloSensor™ cAMP Reagent
     pGloSensor™-20F cAMP Plasmid

NOT FOR USE IN LIVING ANIMALS—For use in animals contact Promega regarding the availability of licenses.
For research use only. The terms of the limited license conveyed with the purchase of this Product are as follows: All For-Profit Use of the Product, and its derivatives, modifications, components and progeny (collectively, the “Derivatives”) requires additional licensing from Promega, including without limitation: (1) use by researchers from For-Profit institutions; and (2) selling or receiving consideration in exchange for products or services that utilize the Product or Derivatives. Contact Promega regarding the details of this additional licensing. Use by researchers from Not-For-Profit institutions for Not-for-Profit research requires one of the following: (1) use of the GloSensor™ cAMP Reagent purchased from Promega Corporation for all determinations of luminescence activity resulting from the research use of the Product and Derivatives; or (2) contact Promega to obtain a license for use of the Product and Derivatives in conjunction with luminescent assay reagents not purchased from Promega. Researchers may use the Product and Derivatives in their own research solely for the luminescent detection or determination of cAMP levels in vitro or within cells (excluding uses in living animals). Researchers shall have no right to modify or otherwise create variations of the nucleotide sequence encoding the GloSensor™ cAMP Reporter of this Product (i.e., the bioluminescent chimeric protein comprising luciferase and cAMP-binding domains). Researchers may transfer Derivatives to others provided that recipients agree to be bound by the conditions of this label license prior to such transfer. No reach-through payments shall be owed to Promega relating to an organization’s commercialization of products that are the discoveries resulting from the research use of this Product or Derivatives, provided that such products of the organization do not fall within the scope of the valid claims of any issued patents assigned or licensed to Promega, or that such commercialization would not be a violation of the terms of this label license. No other use of this Product or Derivatives is authorized without the express written consent of Promega. If the purchaser/recipient is not willing to accept the conditions of this limited use statement, Promega will accept the return of the unopened Product and provide the purchaser/recipient with a full refund. However, in the event this Product is opened, then the purchaser/recipient agrees to be bound by the conditions of this limited use statement.

HaloTag® Ligand Limited Use Label License
     HaloCHIP™ Blocking Ligand and System
     HaloLink™ Magnetic Beads
     HaloLink™ Resin
     HaloTag® Ligands

For research use only. Researchers may use this product in their own research and may modify or link Promega HaloTag® ligands to Promega or customer-supplied moieties. No other use or transfer of this product is authorized without the express, written consent of Promega including, without limitation, Commercial Use. Commercial Use means any and all uses of this product and derivatives by a party for monetary or other consideration and may include but is not limited to use in: (1) product manufacture; and (2) to provide a service, information or data; and/or resale of the product or its derivatives, whether or not such product or derivatives are resold for use in research. With respect to such Commercial Use, or any diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic uses, please contact Promega for supply and licensing information. If the purchaser is not willing to accept the conditions of this limited use statement, Promega is willing to accept return of the unopened product and provide purchaser with a full refund. However, in the event that the product is opened, then purchaser agrees to be bound by the conditions of this limited use statement.

HaloTag® Vector Limited Use Label License
     HaloTag® Vectors
     HaloTag® Cloning Starter System

For research use only. Researchers may use this product in their own research and they may transfer derivatives to others for research use provided that at the time of transfer a copy of this label license is given to the recipients and recipients agree to be bound by the terms of this label license. Researchers shall have no right to modify or otherwise create variations of the nucleotide sequence of the HaloTag® gene. Researchers may however clone heterologous DNA sequences at either or both ends of said HaloTag® gene so as to create fused gene sequences provided that the coding sequence of the resulting HaloTag® gene has no more than four (4) deoxynucleotides missing at the affected terminus when compared to the intact HaloTag® gene sequence. In addition, researchers must do one of the following: (1) use Promega HaloTag® ligands, which can be modified or linked to Promega or customer-supplied moieties, or (2) contact Promega to obtain a license. No other use or transfer of this product or its derivatives is authorized without the express, written consent of Promega including, without limitation, Commercial Use. Commercial Use means any and all uses of this product and derivatives by a party for monetary or other consideration and may include but is not limited to use in: (1) product manufacture; and (2) to provide a service, information or data; and/or resale of the product or its derivatives, whether or not such product or derivatives are resold for use in research. With respect to such Commercial Use, or any diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic uses, please contact Promega for supply and licensing information. If the purchaser is not willing to accept the conditions of this limited use statement, Promega is willing to accept return of the unopened product and provide purchaser with a full refund. However, in the event that the product is opened, then purchaser agrees to be bound by the conditions of this limited use statement.

Monster Green® Fluorescent Protein Limited Use Label License
     GeneClip™ U1 Hairpin Cloning System—hMGFP
     Monster Green® Fluorescent Protein phMGFP Vector

For research use only. Researchers may use this product in their own research and they may transfer derivatives to others for research use provided that at the time of transfer a copy of this label license is given to the recipients and the recipients agree to be bound by the terms of this label license. Researchers shall have no right to modify or otherwise create variations of the nucleotide sequence of the Monster Green® gene. Researchers may however clone heterologous DNA sequences at either or both ends of said Monster Green® gene so as to create fused gene sequences provided that the coding sequence of the resulting Monster Green® gene has no more than four (4) deoxynucleotides missing at the affected terminus when compared to the intact Monster Green® gene sequence. Research performed on behalf of another party is permitted provided no monetary payment or other consideration is exchanged for such performance. No other use or transfer of this product or its derivatives is authorized without the express, written consent of Promega including, without limitation, Commercial Use. Commercial Use means any and all uses of this product and derivatives by a party for monetary or other consideration and may include but is not limited to use in: (1) product manufacture; and (2) to provide a service, information or data; and/or resale of the product or its derivatives, whether or not such product or derivatives are resold for use in research. With respect to such Commercial Use, or any diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic uses, please contact Promega for supply and licensing information. If the purchaser is not willing to accept the conditions of this limited use statement, Promega is willing to accept return of the unopened product and provide purchaser with a full refund. However, in the event that the product is opened, then purchaser agrees to be bound by the conditions of this limited use statement.

Protease-Glo™ Assay Products Limited Use Label License
     Protease-Glo™ Assay
     pGloSensor™-10F Linear Vector

NOT FOR USE IN ASSAYING LUMINESCENCE IN LIVING CELLS OR ANIMALS—For use in living cells or animals contact Promega regarding the availability of licenses.
For research use only. The terms of the limited license conveyed with the purchase of this Product are as follows: Researchers may use this Product, and its derivatives, modifications, components and progeny (collectively, the “Derivatives”) in their own research solely for the extracellular (in vitro) detection or determination of protease activity. Researchers shall have no right to modify or otherwise create variations of the nucleotide sequence of the circularly permuted luciferase reporter (Reporter) of the Product and Derivatives except that researchers may clone heterologous DNA sequences via addition of oligonucleotides at the site corresponding to the free ends of the linearized Product. In addition, researchers must either: (1) use reagents purchased from Promega Corporation for all (a) determinations or detections of luminescence activity, (b) extracellular transcription of DNA sequences, and (c) extracellular translation of transcripts, resulting from the research use of the Product and Derivatives; or (2) contact Promega to obtain a license for any and all other use of the Product and Derivatives including, without limitation, use in conjunction with reagents not purchased from Promega. For use of this product for purposes other than protease determination or detection, contact Promega for written authorization. Researchers may transfer Derivatives to others provided that recipients agree to be bound by the conditions of this label license prior to such transfer. No reach-through payments shall be owed to Promega relating to an organization’s commercialization of products that are the discoveries resulting from the research use of this Product or Derivatives, provided that such products of the organization do not fall within the scope of the valid claims of any issued patents assigned or licensed to Promega, or that such commercialization would not be a violation of the terms of this label license. No other use of this Product or Derivatives is authorized without the express written consent of Promega. If the purchaser/recipient is not willing to accept the conditions of this limited use statement, Promega will accept the return of the unopened Product and provide the purchaser/recipient with a full refund. However, in the event this Product is opened, then the purchaser/recipient agrees to be bound by the conditions of this limited use statement.

Regulated Mammalian Expression System and Vector Limited Use Label License
     Regulated Mammalian Expression System and Vectors (Coumermycin/Novobiocin System)

For Nonprofit Entity research use only. Researchers at Nonprofit Entities may use this product in their own research and they may transfer derivatives of this product to others at Nonprofit Entities for research use provided that at the time of transfer a copy of this label license is given to the recipients and recipients agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this label license. Researchers may not transfer this product or its derivatives to researchers at other entities that are not Nonprofit Entities ("For-profit Entities") without the express written consent of Promega and without those For-profit Entities having an express license from Promega for the use of the product. For-profit Entities shall require an express license from Promega for any and all uses of the product or its derivatives. A Nonprofit Entity performing research for a For-profit Entity shall be considered a For-profit Entity for the purposes of this label license. With respect to manufacture or sale of research products, or any diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic uses, please contact Promega for supply and licensing information. No reach-through payments shall be owed to Promega relating to an entity’s commercialization of products that are the discoveries resulting from research use of this product or its derivatives, provided that such products of the entity do not fall within the scope of the valid claims of any issued patents assigned or licensed to Promega, or that such commercialization would not be a violation of the terms and conditions of this label license. No other use or transfer of this product or its derivatives is authorized without the express, written consent of Promega. If the purchaser is not willing to accept the terms and conditions of this label license, Promega is willing to accept return of the unopened product and provide purchaser with a full refund. However, in the event that the product is opened, purchaser agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this label license.

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Promega Copyright Statement
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Updated 13 Nov-08