Moderna wins Covid-19 shot patent case against Pfizer-BioNTech in Europe

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Pfizer said it was disappointed and would consider all legal options and may appeal the decision.

Moderna said the European Patent Office had upheld the validity of one of the company’s key patents, a win in an ongoing Covid-19 vaccine dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech.

The company has been locked in a legal battle with Pfizer-BioNTech over their Covid-19 shot Comirnaty after suing them in 2022Pfizer and BioNTech have countersued, alleging that Moderna’s patent is invalid, after the companies’ rival vaccines generated billions in revenues during the pandemic.“Irrespective of the outcome of this legal matter, we will continue to manufacture and supply the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine,” Pfizer said in a statement to Reuters.

The oral decision was handed down on May 16, the Financial Times, which was the first to report on the matter, said. The report added a written decision is expected to be published in the coming months.

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