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Re:Moderna waiving Intellectual Property rights for the rema... by Kalium on Monday April 26, 2021 @07:58AM (#26941587)
Companies like Moderna that are currently using IP are not always willing to license it. Sometimes they prefer to keep it in-house and reserved for their own use.
Re:Moderna waiving Intellectual Property rights for the rema... by ethbr0 on Monday April 26, 2021 @08:13AM (#26941688)
Especially given not all of the world has a tradition of caring about foreign IP enforcement. Say, post-pandemic and when you'd like to use Moderna's methods for other drugs.

Which, say what you want about IP law, but pharma objectively has the best claim to it -- if we want new drugs and safety, exclusivity periods and sole ownership of IP are the only way to balance the massive initial financial outlay. (Without funding it directly from government)

Re:Moderna waiving Intellectual Property rights for the rema... by bluGill on Monday April 26, 2021 @10:09AM (#26942649)
Sometimes. Most companies have a complex set of what they license and what they don't. In part it is based on fees, in part based on what the other will do it with it.