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Can Moderna get the Government to pay for its patent liability to Arbutus or Alnylam?

As I previously blogged here and here, Moderna has been tagged with two patent-infringement lawsuits directed to its LNP technology for delivering its mRNA vaccine for Covid. Moderna has now lodged its first defense two each suit—and in each case, it’s the same. Moderna claims that both plaintiffs, including Arbutus/Genevant and Alnylam, have each sued the wrong party. Moderna contracted with the U.S. Government to provide the vaccine, and pursuant to that contract, Moderna claims that the Government agreed to bear the brunt of any residual patent liability. Will the Government have to pick up the tab for Moderna’s patent infringement?

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