[Clewza313]

A critical view of this pledge, separately posted on HN:

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/04/moderna-patents-covid-19-...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26941571

TL;DR: Patents these days are effectively worthless at reproducing the invention, they only function as a legal way to stop competitors.

[ncmncm]

On the up side, the patented technique, including even the "withheld" parts, ought to be worthless by the time it expires, anyway.

We need legislation to eliminate withholding essential parts of what is patented.

[tony0x02]

> We need legislation to eliminate withholding essential parts of what is patented.

That is the purpose of 35 usc 112 1st paragraph.