Germany's CureVac and Britain's GSK have settled a years-long patent dispute with Pfizer and its partner BioNTech over the mRNA vaccine technology that was at the forefront of the world's fight against COVID-19.

The chapter on Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA patent feud with Germany’s CureVac is coming to a close, even as lawsuits over the vaccine technology continue to play out on several other fronts. | Pfizer and BioNTech have settled an mRNA patent lawsuit originally brought by CureVac in the U.

The complex settlement, which hands payouts and royalties to CureVac and partner GSK, comes as BioNTech is inching toward an acquisition of its one-time COVID-19 vaccine competitor.