China grants country’s first Covid-19 vaccine patent to CanSino


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It is the first Covid-19 vaccine patent granted by China, state-owned newspaper People's Daily reported on Sunday. Reuters August 17, 2020, 10:11 IST BEIJING: China's vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has won a patent approval from Beijing for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV , state media reported, citing documents from the country's intellectual property regulator.It is the first Covid-19 vaccine patent granted by China, state-owned newspaper People's Daily reported on Sunday.The paper cited documents published by China's National Intellectual Property Administration saying that the patent was issued on Aug. 11.Saudi Arabia said this month it plans to begin Phase III...