>>7936492 lb
Not a lawfag, but found some legal stuff:
19 Coronavirus Patents, Going back to the 80s, Filed BEFORE the Wuhan Outbreak
https://stillnessinthestorm.com/2020/01/19-coronavirus-patents-going-back-to-the-80s-filed-before-the-wuhan-outbreak/
Possible liability of patent holders?
"The injured third party may claim that the product was defective in the original design provided by the designers and thus,as the original designers, they should be held liable."
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1733&context=wmlr