The American biotechnology company Moderna announced Friday to file a complaint against Pfizer and BioNTech for patent infringement concerning their messenger RNA vaccine against COVID-19.
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“Moderna is satisfied that Pfizer and BioNTech’s Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine infringes patents filed by Moderna between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna’s fundamental messenger RNA technology,” the firm said in a statement.
More details to come…