Moderna Sues Pfizer , Over COVID Vaccine Patents.<br />Moderna Sues Pfizer , Over COVID Vaccine Patents.<br />AP reports that Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly copying its technology. .<br />On Aug. 26, Moderna said the companies' vaccine, Comirnaty, infringes on patents filed years ago for its own vaccine, Spikevax. .<br />On Aug. 26, Moderna said the companies' vaccine, Comirnaty, infringes on patents filed years ago for its own vaccine, Spikevax. .<br />Stephane Bancel, Moderna CEO, claims the vaccine developer was first to create the mRNA technology used in the current vaccines. .<br />Stephane Bancel, Moderna CEO, claims the vaccine developer was first to create the mRNA technology used in the current vaccines. .<br />The company claims to have started developing the technology in 2010, which helped it to quickly manufacture its COVID vaccine.<br />The technology is vastly different from <br />the way vaccines typically work. .<br />AP reports that a Pfizer spokesperson <br />said the company has yet to be served.<br />Moderna is not requesting for Comirnaty to be removed from the market because of the importance of vaccine access.<br />The company is also <br />not trying to prevent future sales. .<br />We are filing these lawsuits to protect the innovative mRNA technology platform that we pioneered, invested billions of dollars in creating, and patented during the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic. , Stephane Bancel, Moderna CEO, via statement
