Moderna loses bid to invalidate Arbutus patent

Biotech company Moderna has failed to have a US patent owned by its competitor Arbutus Biopharma revoked, following a decision handed down by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) yesterday, July 23.

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