The Nature, Scope and Validity of Patent Pledges

Gabriela Maria Lenarczyk; Timo Minssen; Mateo Aboy

doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpae066

The Nature, Scope and Validity of Patent Pledges

Gabriela Maria Lenarczyk, Timo Minssen, Mateo Aboy

Center for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law

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Abstract

This article analyses a recent landmark judgement by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales concerning a dispute regarding the interpretation of a patent pledge made by Moderna in relation to its COVID-19 vaccine patents. The court held that Moderna’s pledge provided revokable, simple consent to what would otherwise be infringing acts under s60 of the Patents Act, rather than constituting a unilateral contract or a Federal Law Waiver.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
ISSN	1747-1532
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpae066
Publication status	Published - 21 Aug 2024

Bibliographical note

Gabriela Lenarczyk, Timo Minssen, Mateo Aboy, The nature, scope and validity of patent pledges, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 2024;, jpae066, https://doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpae066

Keywords

Faculty of Law
IP
Patents
IP pledges
COVID 19
Licenses
contracts

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