The LNP patent battle lines are being drawn. In the past several weeks, Arbutus has sued Moderna, Alnylam has suedboth Moderna and Pfizer, and in the latest, Acuitas Therapeutics has sued Arbutus and Genevant. What can we expect from the Acuitas lawsuit?

We previously blogged about an ongoing patent fight between Moderna Therapeutics ($MRNA) and Arbutus Biopharma ($ABUS).  That fight could implicate whether Moderna’s pipeline depends upon technology that is patented by Arbutus.  Moderna has sought to invalidate three patents owned by Arbutus, and has so far met with mixed success.  Who is winning this fight?

Moderna is currently embroiled in an intellectual-property dispute that may be material to its long-term profits, regardless of which of the products in its pipeline eventually succeed.  At least one company, Arbutus Biopharma, has already claimed that Moderna’s tech uses its mRNA delivery technology.  Two pending patent disputes may decide whether Arbutus’ patents are a roadblock to Moderna’s revenue.