Posted on 03/22/2023 8:43:03 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The Biden administration quietly inserted itself into a private patent infringement lawsuit two biotech companies filed against COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna, in a move experts said could establish a dangerous precedent.
In a surprise filing last month, U.S. Attorney David Weiss issued a "statement of interest" in the case on behalf of the Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), invoking a rarely-used early 1900s law to argue that the federal government should take on any liability for patent infringement Moderna may be guilty of related to the development of its COVID-19 vaccine.
"Where, as here, the Government directly contracts to procure the allegedly infringing goods or services in a contract that grants authorization and consent, the ‘benefit to the Government’ is inherent," the filing stated. "Indeed, the contractor’s compliance with the contract’s obligations alone demonstrate the benefit: that the Government obtains goods and services for which it pays."
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With an honest 10% kick-back for the big guy....
vaccine makers made billions worldwide- and they need a bailout?
Fast jets, easy women, and investing in green idiocy.
I guess the government has an interest in keeping their paid hitman in business.
Are we going to buy another rope that will be used to hang us?
“vaccine makers made billions worldwide- and they need a bailout?”
Exactly! What’s going on here?
What’s going on here?
It’s an elite club and you and I are not in it.
This will be an interesting case. Actions taken by Moderna that can be tied directly to a Government contract should be protected by the contract’s “Authorization and Consent” clause, the patented can get a reasonable royalty from the Government but no triable damages or attorneys fees. They will likely be able to protect themselves for the development phase. However any non-governmental use and sales of the patented technology shouldn’t be protected, that was at their own risk.
“patentee can get a reasonable royalty from the Government but not treble damages…”
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The powers that be have determined that you WILL get the COVID clot shot and are working to put protections in place for the shot providers. They KNOW that the backlash is coming. They KNOW that there is a very high probability that fraud is going to be proven in court. Now it is about protecting the providers from lawsuits.
This a a gross use of the legal system, to get them out of obvious liabilities.
Weiss is the US Attorney that investigated Hunter Biden initially. After he dropped the ball there, Joe Biden made him the US Attorney for the Delaware (Biden’s home) district.
This is why our government is criminal.
Vito had more honor in his little pinky than Biden has in his body.
Bottom slide scoffs at the top slide - “amateurs...”
The US Congress is on the hook for granting Big Pharma non-liability protection for the Covid Big Pharma genocide.
Bump to PC & All
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