Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2018

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-50679	77-0487658
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

149 Commonwealth Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(650)327-3270

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former, address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 2, 2018, Neptune Generics, LLC submitted a petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of U.S. Patent No. 8,921,348 (‘348) which is related to Corcept’s Korlym^® product.

Neptune Generics, LLC does not have regulatory approval to sell any drug in the United States. It is backed by the litigation finance firm, Burford Capital Ltd., a U.K.-based company. The PTAB has not accorded a filing date to this petition.

Corcept plans to vigorously defend the validity of the ‘348 patent.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ G. Charles Robb
	Name:	G. Charles Robb
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date: August 7, 2018