ModernaTX, Inc. et al v. Pfizer Inc. et al
Filing
1
COMPLAINT against BioNTech US Inc., BioNTech SE, Pfizer Inc., BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number AMADC-9469742 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Moderna US, Inc., ModernaTX, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Civil Cover Sheet, #11 Category Form)(Lee, William)
CIVIL COVER SHEET
JS 44 (Rev. 10/20)
The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
MODERNATX, INC. and MODERNA US, INC.
(b)
DEFENDANTS
PFIZER INC., BIONTECH SE, BIONTECH MANUFACTURING GMBH,
and BIONTECH US INC.
County of Residence of First Listed Defendant New York County
Middlesex County
County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
NOTE:
(c)
(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
Attorneys (If Known)
Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, 60 State Street,
Boston, MA 02109, (617) 526-6000
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff
1
U.S. Government
Plaintiff
✖ 3
2
U.S. Government
Defendant
4
(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF
Citizen of This State
1
Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Party)
Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)
2
2
Incorporated and Principal Place
of Business In Another State
5
5
Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country
3
3
Foreign Nation
6
6
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TORTS
110 Insurance
120 Marine
130 Miller Act
140 Negotiable Instrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of Judgment
151 Medicare Act
152 Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loans
(Excludes Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran’s Benefits
160 Stockholders’ Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise
REAL PROPERTY
210 Land Condemnation
220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
290 All Other Real Property
PERSONAL INJURY
310 Airplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
320 Assault, Libel &
Slander
330 Federal Employers’
Liability
340 Marine
345 Marine Product
Liability
350 Motor Vehicle
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
360 Other Personal
Injury
362 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice
CIVIL RIGHTS
440 Other Civil Rights
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing/
Accommodations
445 Amer. w/Disabilities Employment
446 Amer. w/Disabilities Other
448 Education
and One Box for Defendant)
PTF
DEF
Incorporated or Principal Place
4
4
of Business In This State
Citizen of Another State
IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
CONTRACT
DEF
1
PERSONAL INJURY
365 Personal Injury Product Liability
367 Health Care/
Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury
Product Liability
368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
370 Other Fraud
371 Truth in Lending
380 Other Personal
Property Damage
385 Property Damage
Product Liability
PRISONER PETITIONS
Habeas Corpus:
463 Alien Detainee
510 Motions to Vacate
Sentence
530 General
535 Death Penalty
Other:
540 Mandamus & Other
550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition
560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement
FORFEITURE/PENALTY
BANKRUPTCY
625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC 881
690 Other
422 Appeal 28 USC 158
423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157
LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
720 Labor/Management
Relations
740 Railway Labor Act
751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act
IMMIGRATION
462 Naturalization Application
465 Other Immigration
Actions
PROPERTY RIGHTS
820 Copyrights
✖ 830 Patent
835 Patent - Abbreviated
New Drug Application
840 Trademark
880 Defend Trade Secrets
Act of 2016
SOCIAL SECURITY
861 HIA (1395ff)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
864 SSID Title XVI
865 RSI (405(g))
FEDERAL TAX SUITS
870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
or Defendant)
871 IRS—Third Party
26 USC 7609
OTHER STATUTES
375 False Claims Act
376 Qui Tam (31 USC
3729(a))
400 State Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations
480 Consumer Credit
(15 USC 1681 or 1692)
485 Telephone Consumer
Protection Act
490 Cable/Sat TV
850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
890 Other Statutory Actions
891 Agricultural Acts
893 Environmental Matters
895 Freedom of Information
Act
896 Arbitration
899 Administrative Procedure
Act/Review or Appeal of
Agency Decision
950 Constitutionality of
State Statutes
V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
✖
1 Original
Proceeding
2 Removed from
State Court
6 Multidistrict
Litigation Transfer
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION
3
Remanded from
Appellate Court
4 Reinstated or
Reopened
5 Transferred from
Another District
(specify)
8 Multidistrict
Litigation Direct File
35 U.S.C. § 271
Brief description of cause:
Patent infringement
VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:
VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY
CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
(See instructions):
CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
DEMAND $
JURY DEMAND:
JUDGE
DATE
SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
08/26/2022
/s/ William F. Lee
DOCKET NUMBER
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT #
AMOUNT
APPLYING IFP
JUDGE
MAG. JUDGE
✖
Yes
No
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