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Is that clear? The contrapositive of that is that Moderna invented nothing in its first nine or ten years — none of the research that led to this vaccine counts
by Arnt 5y ago
Is that clear? The contrapositive of that is that Moderna invented nothing in its first nine or ten years — none of the research that led to this vaccine counts as a patentable invention.
- gpm 5y agoMorally, yes. A patent needs to have utility for the quid quo pro to make any sense, it's the end products that have utility. Patenting necessary intermediates without disclosing the end products serves to retard innovation by everyone else without giving them the reward once the temporary monopoly expires. Legally, I would not be at all surprised to find out you were right.
- Arnt 5y agoNot clear to me what end product they should have disclosed in March 2017.