Bayer的Monsanto单位对主要疫苗制造者提起诉讼,指控他们在COVID-19疫苗中使用其MRNA专利。 Bayer’s Monsanto unit sued major vaccine makers over alleged use of its mRNA patents in COVID-19 vaccines.

拜耳旗下孟山都部门已起诉辉瑞、BioNTech、莫德纳和强生，指控其涉及新冠疫苗中使用的mRNA技术专利侵权。 Bayer’s Monsanto unit has sued Pfizer, BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson over alleged patent infringement related to mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines. 这些诉讼主张这些公司在未经批准的情况下在其疫苗平台上使用Monsanto1980年代开发的MRNA稳定方法,最初用于农作物。 The lawsuits claim the companies used Monsanto’s 1980s-developed mRNA stabilization methods, originally for agricultural crops, in their vaccine platforms without authorization. Bayer没有生产任何疫苗,它要求赔偿未具体说明的损害,但没有要求停止生产的禁令。 Bayer, which did not produce any vaccines, seeks unspecified damages but not an injunction to stop production. 摩德纳表示将自卫; 其他公司没有发表评论. Moderna said it will defend itself; the others did not comment. 法律行动加剧了疫苗专利方面的持续争端,因为疫苗销售量自流行高峰以来已经下降。 The legal actions add to ongoing disputes over vaccine patents, as sales of the vaccines have declined since their pandemic peak.