BioNTech SE Reports Ongoing Disputes with CureVac N.V.

TL;DR

BioNTech's in a legal spat with CureVac, details in this 6-K.

AI Summary

BioNTech SE filed a Form 6-K on August 11, 2025, reporting ongoing disputes with CureVac N.V. and CureVac SE. The filing indicates that BioNTech and its subsidiary, BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH, are involved in these legal disagreements with the CureVac entities.

Why It Matters

This filing signals potential legal and financial ramifications for both BioNTech and CureVac, impacting their operations and market standing in the biotechnology sector.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Ongoing legal disputes can lead to significant financial and operational uncertainties for the companies involved.

Key Players & Entities

• BioNTech SE (company) — Registrant
• BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH (company) — Wholly owned subsidiary of BioNTech SE
• CureVac N.V. (company) — Party in dispute with BioNTech
• CureVac SE (company) — Party in dispute with BioNTech

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From the Filing

0001193125-25-177415.txt : 20250811 0001193125-25-177415.hdr.sgml : 20250811 20250811062407 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-25-177415 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20250811 FILED AS OF DATE: 20250811 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20250811 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BioNTech SE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001776985 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] ORGANIZATION NAME: 03 Life Sciences EIN: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: 2M FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-39081 FILM NUMBER: 251200041 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: AN DER GOLDGRUBE 12 CITY: MAINZ STATE: 2M ZIP: 55131 BUSINESS PHONE: 0049613190840 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AN DER GOLDGRUBE 12 CITY: MAINZ STATE: 2M ZIP: 55131 6-K 1 d74857d6k.htm 6-K 6-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-39081 BioNTech SE (Translation of registrant’s name into English) An der Goldgrube 12 D-55131 Mainz Germany +49 6131-9084-0 (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐ INFORMATION INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K BioNTech SE previously disclosed that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH (together, “BioNTech” or the “Company”), were party to disputes with CureVac N.V., CureVac SE and CureVac Manufacturing GmbH (collectively, “CureVac”) and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (“GSK” and, together with BioNTech, CureVac and Pfizer Inc. (“Pfizer”), the “Parties”) involving intellectual property relating to the Company’s and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines. On August 7, 2025, the Parties entered into settlement arrangements (the “Settlement Arrangements”) to resolve the pending patent litigation among BioNTech, Pfizer and CureVac in the United States, and set a framework for resolving patent litigation and allegations of patent infringement among BioNTech, Pfizer and CureVac outside the United States (subject to closing of the previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of CureVac by the Company). Pursuant to the Settlement Arrangements, the pending patent litigation among BioNTech, Pfizer and CureVac in the United States, including all claims relating to alleged infringement of CureVac patents against BioNTech and Pfizer in the United States prior to January 1, 2025, was dismissed. To effectuate the dismissal, the Parties filed a Stipulation and Order with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissing with prejudice CureVac’s action for patent infringement relating to certain CureVac patents (Civil Action No 2:23-cv-222). Additionally, the Company was granted a non-exclusive license with a right to sublicense for the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale in the United States and importing into the United States of mRNA-based vaccines for the prevention, delay of onset, treatment or amelioration in humans of SARS-COV-2 and/or influenza infections that Pfizer or BioNTech develop, manufacture and commercialize (the “Licensed Products”). Pursuant to the Settlement Arrangements, the Company agreed to pay (or cause to be paid) (i) $370 million to GSK within five days after the entry of the dismissal order and (ii) $370 million to CureVac