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Genevant Sciences and Arbutus Biopharma Announce $2.25 Billion Global Settlement With Moderna

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Genevant Sciences and Arbutus Biopharma Announce $2.25 Billion Global Settlement With Moderna Arbutus Biopharma Corporation Moderna to pay Genevant and Arbutus $950 million upfront and an additional $1.3 billion contingent upon a favorable resolution of Moderna’s Section 1498 appeal If the $1.3 billion payment is reali…
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  • The COVID-19 vaccines would never have made it to the world without the seminal work of Ian MacLachlan, Ed Yaworski, Lloyd Jeffs, Kieu Lam, Lorne Palmer, and Cory Giesbrecht

    80% confidence
  • If the $1.3 billion payment is realized, this settlement will be the largest disclosed patent settlement paid in the pharmaceutical industry and the second largest in any industry

    80% confidence
  • It is enormously gratifying for the Genevant team to be recognized for their pivotal contribution to restoring normalcy around the world in the face of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic

    80% confidence
  • Moderna has acknowledged the contribution of Arbutus scientists and this is a transformative outcome for Arbutus

    80% confidence
  • This settlement allows us to put this lengthy dispute behind us and remain focused on our mission to leverage our world-class nucleic acid delivery systems to bring innovative medicines to people who need them

    80% confidence
  • Arbutus scientists changed the drug development landscape when they invented LNP delivery technology, enabling nucleic acids including mRNA to be used for medicines and opening a new world of possibilities

    80% confidence
  • Moderna argued that Section 1498 applies such that U.S. taxpayers should assume liability for its infringement of Genevant's and Arbutus' patents for sales made under one of its government contracts

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