What Did The Patent Landscape of Moderna Look Like?

Moderna Inc. is a pioneering biotechnology company that focuses on the development of mRNA-based therapeutics and vaccines. It was established in 2010 by a team of scientists, including Noubar Afeyan, Derrick Rossi, and Stéphane Bancel, and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

As of April 2023, Moderna’s market capitalization stood at approximately $200 billion, reflecting its remarkable growth and success in the biotech industry.

Moderna has a total of 277 patent families globally. Out of 277 patent Families, 26 patent Families are active  

Have a look at some of the most well-known patents held by Moderna that we have covered in this article. You can also get information on Moderna patents, the global patent filing activity country wise, its historical patent filing trends, and many more statistics regarding Moderna patent portfolio.   

Patent-Application Success Trend Year Wise in Moderna

This chart shows the number of applications filed and the number of grants from these applications. Grant rate is a good indicator to identify successful applications and the graph helps to understand the progress in the technology area.

Detailed Patent Portfolio Of Moderna

Publication Type	Simple Legal Status	Legal State	Count of Publications
APPLICATION	DEAD	LAPSED	91
		EXPIRED	38
		WITHDRAWN	10
		CEASED	7
		NON-PAYMENT	7
		DISCONTINUATION	5
		ABANDONED	4
		REJECTED	1
	PENDING	EXAMINATION	11
	PENDING	PUBLISHED	10
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	14
	UNDETERMINED	UNDETERMINED	1
PATENT	DEAD	EXPIRED	47
		CEASED	3
		ABANDONED	1
		NON-PAYMENT	1
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	10
UTILITY MODEL	DEAD	EXPIRED	5
		CEASED	2
		NON-PAYMENT	1
	ACTIVE	GRANTED	1
DESIGN	DEAD	EXPIRED	6
DESIGN	ACTIVE	GRANTED	1

Technology Domain-wise Patent Trend in Moderna

The chart above distributes patents filed till 2021 in Moderna on the basis of the technology protected in patents. This helps to understand the most frequently used concepts and the key focus areas in the technology space.

Top Publications In The Domain With Their Forward Citation Frequency

The table below depicts the patents with most number of forward citations. These patents are likely to be the source of advancement in the domain and can be considered as valuable and core inventions.

Publication Number	Year Wise Break Down					Count of Citing Patents
Publication Number	< 2006	2006-2010	2011-2015	2016-2020	>2020	Count of Citing Patents
WO-2013151666-A2	0	0	24	188	101	313
WO-2015006747-A2	0	0	14	178	82	274
WO-2013039857-A1	0	0	30	150	73	253
WO-2012019168-A2	0	0	47	150	53	250
WO-2012135805-A2	0	0	34	148	67	249
WO-2013052523-A1	0	0	34	124	58	216
US-20140206752-A1	0	0	13	115	57	185
WO-2016118724-A1	0	0	0	101	82	183
WO-2014152027-A1	0	0	13	101	67	181
WO-2016118725-A1	0	0	0	89	75	164

Who Were The Leading Patent Filers Countries Till 2021 In Moderna?

IPC Classification Wise Patent Trend In Moderna

The table below represents the top 10 market domains according to their IPC classification where inventors believed it was critical to safeguard certain technical inventions.

IPC Classification	Number of Applications	Number of Granted	% Granted
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (A61K)	41	1	2
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA (C12N)	33	0	0
SUGARS; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; NUCLEIC ACIDS (C07H)	16	0	0
CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES (A24D)	14	4	29
FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE (C12P)	14	0	0
PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES, OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL (F16L)	11	6	55
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES (B65D)	9	5	56
PEPTIDES (C07K)	9	0	0
SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS, OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS (A47F)	8	4	50
CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE (B62K)	7	5	71

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