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Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine
Daniel Trotta
Fri, August 26, 2022 at 8:00 AM·3 min read
By Daniel Trotta
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic.
The lawsuit, which seeks undetermined monetary damages, was being filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Dusseldorf in Germany, Moderna said in a news release on Friday.
"We are filing these lawsuits to protect the innovative mRNA technology platform that we pioneered, invested billions of dollars in creating, and patented during the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic," Moderna Chief Executive Stephane Bancel said in the statement.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moderna-sues-pfizer-biontech-patent-120040379.html
Daniel Trotta
Fri, August 26, 2022 at 8:00 AM·3 min read
By Daniel Trotta
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic.
The lawsuit, which seeks undetermined monetary damages, was being filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts and the Regional Court of Dusseldorf in Germany, Moderna said in a news release on Friday.
"We are filing these lawsuits to protect the innovative mRNA technology platform that we pioneered, invested billions of dollars in creating, and patented during the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic," Moderna Chief Executive Stephane Bancel said in the statement.
more...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moderna-sues-pfizer-biontech-patent-120040379.html