The present invention provides novel, water-soluble, red-emitting fluorescent rhodamine dyes and red-emitting fluorescent energy-transfer dye pairs, as well as labeled conjugates comprising the same and methods for their use. The dyes, energy-transfer dye pairs and labeled conjugates are useful in a...http://www.google.de/patents/US8030096?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8030096 - Water-soluble rhodamine dyes conjugates