BioNTech SE et al. Inter Partes Review

Track this case

Case Number:

IPR2023-01359

Case Type:

IPR

Status:

Trial Instituted

Petitioner:

BioNTech SE et al.

  1. March 20, 2024

    PTAB To Analyze Moderna COVID Vaccine Patents

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has agreed to review two Moderna COVID-19 vaccine patents challenged by rivals Pfizer and BioNTech as having "unimaginably broad claims directed to a basic idea that was known long before."

  2. January 30, 2024

    Pfizer Says Moderna Telling FDA One Thing, PTAB Another

    Pfizer has told the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the language Moderna used to quickly gain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccines should doom its efforts to defend its patents at the board, accusing it of pursuing a "litigation-driven one-eighty."

  3. January 16, 2024

    Pfizer Calls Moderna 'Willfully Naïve' In Covid Vax IP Fight

    Pfizer and BioNTech have told the Patent Trial and Appeal Board not to rely on the timing of district court patent litigation to reject their challenges to a pair of Moderna COVID vaccine patents, arguing that the company relied on "cherry-picked data" and is acting "willfully naïve."

  4. December 11, 2023

    Moderna Says Pfizer COVID Vax Patent Challenges Fail Fintiv

    Moderna has urged the Patent Trial and Appeal Board not to review its COVID-19 vaccine patents challenged by rivals Pfizer and BioNTech, saying a related district court trial will likely end before the board's decision is due, and the petitions don't show that the patents are invalid.

  5. August 28, 2023

    Pfizer Takes Aim At Moderna COVID Vaccine Patents At PTAB

    Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday filed Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenges to two of the three Moderna COVID-19 vaccine patents they have been accused of infringing, saying the "unimaginably broad" claims of the patents are invalid as anticipated and obvious.

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!