The Nature, Scope and Validity of Patent Pledges

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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 languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
ISSN1747-1532
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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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