Moderna and U.S. at Odds Over Vaccine Patent Rights November 9, 2021 Auto Bot Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Inventions and Patents, Moderna Inc, National Institutes of Health, Patent and Trademark Office (US), Research, Science and Technology, Vaccination and Immunization 0 Moderna’s patent application names several employees as the sole inventors of a crucial component of its coronavirus vaccine, excluding three government scientists.