Pfizer, Moderna hit with new patent lawsuits over COVID-19 vaccines
- Biotech company Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc filed new lawsuits on Friday against Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc in Delaware federal court, again claiming that the companies' COVID-19 vaccines infringe its patents.
Alnylam is again seeking an unspecified share of royalties from the companies' vaccine sales. Pfizer earned $37.8 billion from sales of its COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty last year, while Moderna made $18.4 billion from its vaccine Spikevax. Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Alnylam first sued Moderna and Pfizer last March. It filed another pair of complaints last July over an additional LNP patent, which were later consolidated with its earlier lawsuits.
The complaints are part of a wave of patent lawsuits filed by biotech companies over COVID-19 vaccines, including a case brought by Moderna against Pfizer last year in Massachusetts.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China’s expanding trade surplus with the US should encourage a stronger CNY and weaker USD – MUFGEconomists at MUFG Bank expect the Chinese Yuan to strengthen against the US Dollar. China’s economy is rebounding after COVID disruption “After COVID
Read more »
Historic gains: Low-income workers scored in the Covid economyA POLITICO analysis shows that pandemic-era policies reversed the trend toward a widening income gap. The move away from them threatens those gains. Which way will Biden turn?
Read more »
COVID-19’s Ripple Effect: The Youth Suicide SurgeA recent study found that suicide rates among US youth aged 5-24 years increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among males, preteens, young adults, and specific racial and ethnic groups. This highlights disparities that have likely been worsened by the pandemic and underscores the need
Read more »
A Lifetime of Long-COVID: Some people never got rid of the symptomsAs the government prepares to declare the end of the public health emergency on May 11th, concerns are growing about people who got COVID-19 but never got rid of the symptoms – it’s called long-COVID, which means symptoms last for more than a month.
Read more »
Virginia church's Memorial Day concert honors lives lost to COVID, Ukraine war alongside service membersAndrew Chapel United Methodist Church promoted a Memorial Day event to honor fallen veterans as well as those who died from COVID-19 and the Ukrainian war.
Read more »
Man turns Lake Tapps COVID project into memorial for over 500 service membersThe “Veterans Chair” honors all who have or continue to serve our country regardless of the era, branch of service, or base.
Read more »