[cycomanic]

I just want to clarify, I'm neither a fan of the current patent system, nor of Moderna (they are clearly doing it because they see business sense in it).

However, the linked article clearly misrepresents the "value" of patents to companies. They want to (and are) using patents to keep out competitors.

The article seems to make the case that if patents actually would disclose how to make something instead of keeping trade secrets things would be fine. I disagree, having trade-secrets is fine, but abolish patents.