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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

SpicyIP

COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues Last month, the patent battle between COVID-19 mRNA vaccine manufacturers continued with BioNTech/Pfizer filing a strong defense and counter-claim to Moderna’s allegations of patent infringement.

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Moderna sues Pfizer for mRNA Patent Infringement: when optics and profits reveal real issues in modern IP law usage

IPilogue

On August 26, 2022, Moderna released a press statement that they will pursue a patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer/BioNTech for their use of Moderna’s registered mRNA patents in creating the Pfizer COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. Moderna claimed that they had registered foundational mRNA patents between 2010 and 2016.

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Federal Circuit Applies WesternGeco Framework to Expert’s Effort to Seek Royalties Flowing from Customers Overseas

JD Supra Law

In 2010, Trading Technologies International, Inc. (“TT”) TT”) filed suit against IBG LLC and its subsidiary Interactive Brokers LLC for patent infringement. The four patents in question, U.S. Patent Nos.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 6 – 12)

SpicyIP

A lawsuit has been filed in the District Court for the Western District of Texas by RFCyber Corp against Apple.Inc for alleged patent infringement concerning a method of enabling secure contactless payment with a portable device, a mechanism used in the Apple Pay System.

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mRNA Patent Litigation: The ‘Sport of Kings’

SpicyIP

Moderna recently sued Pfizer alleging patent infringement of three out of eight patents that cover its Covid 19 vaccine (Spikevax). Moderna’s patent infringement lawsuit is a revenue seeking activity since Moderna wants fair compensation but does not want to remove Comirnaty from the market. Image from here.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently-O

Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. 2d 756, 757 (Iowa 2010). A key case on point is Iowa S. Cannon , 789 N.W.2d

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[Guest post] Closing the patent loophole across borders

The IPKat

The argument seems to originate from what is more commonly known as the “all elements rule”, which makes it clear that for there to be direct patent infringement, an infringing product or service must include each and every element of the patent claim. Motorola Inc , [2010] EWHC 118 (Pat). William Hill Org.

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