Pfizer Refutes Moderna’s Claim That It Infringed On mRNA Vaccine Patents

Moderna is suing Pfizer and BioNTech alleging that the companies copied two key features of Moderna’s patented mRNA technology and used it to make their COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, but Pfizer refuted those claims, telling Inside Health Policy Comirnaty was made with BioNTech’s proprietary mRNA technology. Pfizer added that it is confident in its intellectual property for the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and will “vigorously defend” against Moderna’s allegations. “Pfizer/BioNTech has not yet fully reviewed the complaint, but we are surprised...