輝瑞BioNTech敗訴!Moderna疫苗專利勝出




輝瑞及BioNTech在英國上訴法院敗訴 未能推翻Moderna新冠疫苗專利侵權判決

倫敦訊 — 輝瑞(Pfizer)及其德國合作夥伴BioNTech於上周五在倫敦上訴法院未能成功推翻一宗判決,該判決認定他們的COVID-19疫苗侵犯了Moderna的一項專利。

去年,高等法院裁定Moderna一項關於其新冠疫苗所採用的信使RNA(mRNA)技術專利有效,並認定輝瑞及BioNTech的Comirnaty疫苗侵犯該專利,因此Moderna有權在2022年3月之後的銷售中索取賠償。

同時,高等法院亦裁定該案中Moderna提出的另一項專利無效,而Moderna未獲批准針對此判決提出上訴。

不過,輝瑞與BioNTech獲准就Moderna的第二項專利提出上訴,並於本月初上訴,主張Moderna的mRNA技術發展只是對過往技術的明顯延伸,因此該專利應屬無效。

然而,法官理查德·阿諾德(Richard Arnold)駁回了輝瑞及BioNTech的上訴。

輝瑞及BioNTech在聯合聲明中表示,該判決「並不改變我們堅定認為該專利無效的立場」,兩家公司將繼續尋求上訴機會。

他們補充說:「這一判決對輝瑞、BioNTech或Comirnaty疫苗並無即時影響。」

Moderna暫未回應置評請求。

這是雙方在圍繞新冠疫苗專利權利的多起法律糾紛中最新的一次裁決。這些疫苗在疫情期間拯救了數百萬生命。

此外,雙方亦在德國展開法律程序,當地法院於今年3月判Moderna勝訴;在美國專利局,則判定Moderna的兩項新冠疫苗專利無效,雙方在其他地區亦有相關法律爭議。

編輯評論:疫苗專利爭議背後的技術與商業博弈

這宗案件凸顯了新冠疫情後,生物科技企業在mRNA疫苗核心技術上的激烈專利爭奪戰。輝瑞與BioNTech的Comirnaty與Moderna疫苗均基於mRNA技術,但專利權的分歧反映出研發過程中技術細節和創新點的界定並不明確。

法庭在專利有效性與侵權判定上的立場,影響著相關企業的市場競爭力及未來研發路線。輝瑞與BioNTech堅持專利無效並持續上訴,顯示他們不願在技術和財務層面輕易讓步。

這種專利爭議的持續,對疫苗市場的未來走向及全球公共衛生策略同樣有深遠影響。若專利權利過於集中,可能限制其他企業的技術創新與疫苗生產,影響疫苗供應的多元化和可及性。

另一方面,專利保護也是鼓勵企業投入高風險創新研發的重要激勵。如何在保障創新與促進公共利益之間取得平衡,是全球衛生政策和法律制度亟需面對的課題。

整體而言,這場法律糾紛不僅是商業利益的角力,更是科技發展、法律框架及公共健康政策交織的複雜案例。香港讀者可以從中看到生物醫藥產業的競爭態勢,同時反思專利制度對未來醫療創新的影響。

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