UNITED STATES
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): June 16, 2014
VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 001-34186 | 03-0491827 | |
(Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 300E
Washington, DC 20037
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 734-3400
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On June 16, 2014, Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the “Company”) filed suit against Roxane Laboratories, Inc. (“Roxane”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The suit seeks an adjudication that Roxane has infringed one or more claims of the Company’s U.S. Patent No. 8,586,610 (the “Patent”) by submitting to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration an Abbreviated New Drug Application for generic versions of iloperidone oral tablets in 1 mg, 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg, 8 mg, 10 mg, and 12 mg strengths. The relief requested by the Company includes a request for a permanent injunction preventing Roxane from infringing the asserted claims of the Patent by engaging in the manufacture, use, offer to sell, sale, importation or distribution of generic versions of iloperidone before the expiration of the Patent in 2027.
SIGNATURES
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.
| VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ James P. Kelly | |||
| Name: | James P. Kelly | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer | |||
Dated: June 16, 2014