Partner Dan Shores will present a webinar titled "mRNA Patent Wars Update: Litigations Expand and Key Rulings Expected in 2025" for Medmarc, the leading expert in the products liability risks facing medical technology and...more
As we previously discussed, beginning in 2022, a series of patent infringement lawsuits were filed against Moderna and collaborators Pfizer+BioNTech seeking damages based on their respective sales of the Spikevax® and...more
On August 22, Moderna announced that FDA approved its supplemental Biologics License Application (“sBLA”) for a new formula of their COVID-19 vaccine, SPIKEVAX®, for individuals 12 years old and above. Emergency Use...more
Partner Dan Shores will present a webinar titled "The mRNA/Lipid Nanoparticle Competitive and Litigation Landscape" for Medmarc, the leading expert in the products liability risks facing medical technology and life sciences...more
Last Friday, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Alnylam”) filed new complaints for patent infringement in the District of Delaware against Pfizer and Moderna. This is the third time Alnylam has sued Pfizer and Moderna in...more
Last week, Arbutus Biopharma Corp. and Genevant Sciences GmbH (collectively, Arbutus) filed a complaint for patent infringement in the District of New Jersey against Pfizer, Inc. and BioNTech SE....more
In the past week, the FDA authorized Pfizer’s and Merck’s oral antivirals for the treatment of COVID-19. The Biden-Harris Administration released the Trucking Action Plan. The CDC endorsed ACIP recommendation of preference...more
As the summer’s deadly Delta variant surge slowly seems to be receding, questions are rising anew as to what further harms the coronavirus pandemic may inflict on a nation that already has suffered greatly. The infection...more
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration gave permanent approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Similar approval of the Moderna vaccine may be forthcoming, with eventual approval of the Johnson & Johnson one-shot...more
In Washington: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky urged parents to vaccinate adolescents and teenagers against the coronavirus Friday, adding that COVID-19 can be severe for this age...more
Criminals use current events to launch new schemes designed to prey on victims’ vulnerabilities or fears. Throughout the pandemic, criminals have used fear of COVID-19, or the anticipation of a cure or a vaccine, to lure...more
In Washington: President Joe Biden is considering Gene Sperling for a role to oversee the implementation of the administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. Sperling served as the director of the National...more
In Washington: House managers finished presenting their case against former President Trump at his impeachment trial on Thursday. They argued that Trump's statements prior to and at the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally...more
The FDA could approve two COVID-19 vaccines within a matter of days. However, drug makers have tried to keep expectations in check about how much vaccine they can deliver immediately and over the next few months as they...more
On December 2, 2020, the U.K. became the first Western nation to approve the use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine for mass inoculation. As pressure mounts on U.S. regulators to follow suit, the next 30 days...more
INTRODUCTION - Following earlier announcements as to the efficacy of vaccine trials by pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer) and Moderna, Inc. on November 20, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech submitted applications for...more