In this podcast series, Australian partners Rebekah Gay and Emma Iles explore a variety of topics, issues and areas of intellectual property law.

In episode 17, Emma and Rebekah are joined by Julie Chiu, a Senior Associate in Herbert Smith Freehills' London office, to discuss a number of lawsuits playing out in the United States and Europe in relation to patents for Covid-19 vaccines – with so many players involved in developing the vaccines, and given the success of the vaccines, it is not surprising that some disputes have emerged. So who is suing who?

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