German Court Rules Pfizer and BioNTech Violated COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Held by Moderna

Pfizer and BioNTech violated Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine patent, German court rules

Pharmaceutical partners told they owe Moderna compensation, though the ruling can still be appealed

A court in Düsseldorf has ruled that US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotechnology company Biontech infringed the patent rights of US biotechnology company Moderna in developing vaccines against Covid-19. Pfizer and Biontech will now have to assess the financial benefits of the patent infringement and provide appropriate compensation.

German court rules Pfizer violated Moderna Covid vaccine patent, sending Moderna even higher

If the ruling holds up, Pfizer could owe Moderna compensation....

'Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine broke Moderna patent: German court

A German court found on Wednesday that American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech violated a patent to make their Covid-19 vaccine.Siding with Moderna, an American pharmaceutical firm that brought the case, the court in Duesseldorf said BioNTech and Pfizer would have to provide estimates of how much they had profited from breaking the...

German Court Rules Pfizer, BioNTech, Violated Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Patent, Reuters Reports

A German court in Duesseldorf ruled that Pfizer and partner BioNTech broke a coronavirus vaccine patent held by Moderna, Reuters reports. -- The court said Pfizer and BioNTech would have to...

Moderna has won a lawsuit against Pfizer and Biontech. The company had accused its competitors of copying technologies, which in turn did not dispute the use of the patent – but were still in the right.