June 11, 2026
Moderna has pushed back at BioNTech's patent infringement lawsuit accusing its newer COVID-19 vaccine of exploiting BioNTech's own technology, saying that it never infringed and that the patent was invalid to begin with.
February 20, 2026
BioNTech has launched a new patent infringement suit against Moderna, claiming that the rival's newer COVID-19 vaccine exploits BioNTech's "streamlined, domain-based" vaccine technology, according to a complaint filed in Delaware federal court.