SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-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): March 27, 2007
CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 000-51172 | | 33-0795984 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1635 Village Center Circle, Suite 250 Las Vegas, Nevada | | 89134 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 702-839-7200
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) and Phage Biotechnology Corporation (“Phage”) entered into a Joint Patent Agreement (the “Agreement”) as of February 28, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), as further explained in the Pathfinder document filed on Form 8-K on March 7, 2007.
As of the Effective Date the Joint Patent Agreement supersedes the Joint Patent Ownership and License Agreement dated as of August 16, 2004, which was later amended and restated as of May 23, 2006 (the “Joint Ownership Agreement”) (incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.2 hereto). The Company and Phage have entered into a new agreement superseding the Joint Ownership Agreement to specify those future patents and patent applications that are to be subject to joint ownership and so as to restate the licenses granted in the Joint Ownership Agreement to further clarify the parties’ respective rights and provide for continued access to the necessary rights in the event of insolvency.
Phage is an affiliated private biotechnology company that plans to develop and commercialize recombinant DNA methods for producing peptides/protein drugs for the Company and is the Company’s sole supplier of FGF1141.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 10.1 | Joint Patent Agreement entered into by CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc., and Phage Biotechnology Corporation dated as of February 28, 2007. |
| 10.2 | Joint Patent Ownership and License Agreement dated as of August 16, 2004, as amended and restated as of May 23, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 on the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission May 26, 2006). |
| 99.1 | Pathfinder as printed on or about March 3, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 on the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission March 7, 2007). |
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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.
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| | CARDIOVASCULAR BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC. |
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Date: March 29, 2007 | | By: | | /s/ Mickael A. Flaa |
| | | | Mickael A. Flaa |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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10.1 | | Joint Patent Agreement entered into by CardioVascular BioTherapeutics, Inc., and Phage Biotechnology Corporation dated as of February 28, 2007. |
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10.2 | | Joint Patent Ownership and License Agreement dated as of August 16, 2004, as amended and restated as of May 23, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 on the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission May 26, 2006). |
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99.1 | | Pathfinder as printed on or about March 3, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 on the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission March 7, 2007). |
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