Coverage dated August 25, 2022

Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents

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COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech. It's accusing the rivals of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine.

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  1. Omaha World-Herald

    Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech. It's accusing the rivals of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine.

  2. Local News 8

    Moderna files patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (opens Local News 8)

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    Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech "for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform," the company said in a news release Friday.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over COVID vaccine (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Moderna, Inc. is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement, alleging that the vaccine manufacturers copied technology that Moderna developed years before the pandemic to produce their first COVID-19 vaccine.

  4. GBH News

    Moderna sues Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine patents (opens GBH News)

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    Vaccine maker Moderna announced Friday that it's suing rival drugmakers Pfizer and BioNtech for patent infringement. The lawsuit alleges the two companies used certain key features of technology Moderna developed to make their COVID-19 vaccine. It argues that Pfizer and BioNtech's vaccine infringes…

  5. WTHR Indianapolis

    Moderna plans to sue Pfizer for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccine technology (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    Patent litigation is common in the early stages of medical technology development, and Moderna is not asking for the rival vaccine to be pulled from the market.

  6. NBC 6 South Florida

    Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Patent Infringement Over mRNA Tech Used to Develop COVID Vaccine (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Moderna announced Friday it is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, alleging the two companies copied Moderna’s technology in its development of their COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty. Modern said in a news release that Pfizer and BioNTech infringed on patents filed between 2010 and 2016 covering…

  7. Fox10 Phoenix

    Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech claiming companies violated patents with COVID vaccine (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Moderna said in its complaint that Pfizer and BioNTech copied some “critical features” of its technology, including making the same "chemical modification” to their mRNA, which is used for protein production.

  8. NBC Chicago

    Modern Sues Pfizer, BioNTech for Patent Infringement Over mRNA Tech Used to Develop COVID Vaccine (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Moderna announced Friday it is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, alleging the two companies copied Moderna’s technology in its development of their COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty. Modern said in a news release that Pfizer and BioNTech infringed on patents filed between 2010 and 2016 covering…

  9. Boston

    Moderna sues Pfizer-BioNTech, alleging coronavirus vaccine patent infringement (opens Boston)

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    Moderna said it sued Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Friday, alleging the rival firms improperly used its foundational technology in developing their coronavirus vaccine. The suit sets up […]

  10. Triblive

    Moderna sues Pfizer over patents behind covid vaccine (opens Triblive)

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    Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine. Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago pr…

  11. Bloomberg

    Moderna Says It’s Suing Pfizer, BioNTech Over Covid Shots (opens Bloomberg)

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    Moderna Inc. said it’s suing Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, claiming the technology in the partners’ Covid-19 shot infringes on its patents, a move that sets the stage for a massive legal clash between the three vaccine titans.

  12. Politico

    Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement on Covid vaccine technology (opens Politico)

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    Moderna said it's not seeking to have the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine removed from the market, nor is it seeking an injunction preventing future sales.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Moderna sues rival COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Moderna previously pledged not to enforce COVID-19-related patents but changed its stance as the pandemic shifted gears.

  14. Towleroad Gay News

    Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech For Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Washington (AFP) - Moderna said Friday it is suing rival vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the partners infringed on its patents in developing

  15. ABC 12 Flint

    Moderna files patent lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccines (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech "for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform," the company said in a news release Friday.

  16. PBS NewsHour

    Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, alleges companies violated mRNA patents with COVID vaccines (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing the rivals of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their own vaccine.

  17. Tucson

    Moderna sues Pfizer over patents behind COVID-19 vaccine (opens Tucson)

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    Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying the mRNA technology behind its coronavirus vaccine.

  18. CBS News

    Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA patents (opens CBS News)

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    Moderna on Friday filed patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and BioNTech "for infringing patents central to (its) mRNA technology platform," the company said in a news release Friday.

  19. Forbes

    Moderna Sues Pfizer And BioNTech Over Covid-19 Vaccine (opens Forbes)

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    The company says Pfizer and BioNTech copied Moderna’s mRNA technology without its permission.

  20. The Guardian

    Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over coronavirus vaccine (opens The Guardian)

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    Company is suing pharmaceutical rival and its German partner for patent infringement

  21. Insider

    Moderna sues Pfizer after saying it wouldn't enforce its patents for COVID-19 vaccine technology (opens Insider)

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    Moderna is suing competing vaccine maker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, alleging the pharmaceutical companies copied its technology.

  22. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech, nuclear plant in Ukraine reconnected to grid (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Friday, Moderna announced it's suing Pfizer and BioNTech accusing them of copying its technology for their COVID vaccine, workers at a nuclear plant in Ukraine began reconnecting it to the power grid, Britain says the war in Ukraine means another big jump in energy costs and Pakista…

  23. FOX Business

    Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID vaccine, alleges patent infringement (opens FOX Business)

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    Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech, alleging the companies copied its technology used to create their COVID-19 vaccine. The lawsuits were filed in Massachusetts and Germany.

  24. The Week

  25. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Moderna Inc., on its own, and the partnership of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE were two of the first groups to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.

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