Moderna sues Pfizer after saying it wouldn't enforce its patents for Covid-19 vaccine technology
Moderna alleges that Pfizer infringed on patents for its mRNA vaccine technology.www.BusinessInsider.co.zaModerna on Friday filed a lawsuit against vaccine maker, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, alleging the pharmaceutical companies copied its technology for Covid-19 vaccines. accused Pfizer of infringing on its patents for its mRNA technology filed between 2010 and 2016.
"We believe that Pfizer and BioNTech unlawfully copied Moderna's inventions, and they have continued to use them without permission,' Moderna's top lawyer, Shannon Thyme Klinger, said in the release. Moderna said it was not seeking to remove Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine from the market and only seeking damages for activities occurring after March 8, 2022.
A Pfizer spokesperson told Insider the company had not yet been served the lawsuit and was therefore unable to comment.Moderna previously said it would not enforce patent infringements for its Covid-19 vaccine. In 2020, company President Stephen Hoge
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