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) July 22, 2008
Cephalon, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
| 0-19119 |
| 23-2484489 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) |
| File Number) |
| Identification No.) |
41 Moores Road |
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Frazer, Pennsylvania |
| 19355 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (610) 344-0200
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 22, 2008, Cephalon, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CIMA LABS INC., filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Delaware against Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Barr Laboratories, Inc. (collectively, “Barr”), for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,200,604 and 6,974,590, which cover methods of use for FENTORA® (fentanyl buccal tablet) [C-II]. The lawsuit is based upon an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) filed by Barr seeking FDA approval for a generic equivalent of fentanyl buccal tablets to be sold in the United States. Barr alleges that the above two FENTORA patents are invalid, unenforceable and/or will not be infringed by Barr’s manufacture, use or sale of the product described in its ANDA.
The filing of this lawsuit is provided for by the Hatch-Waxman Act, a federal statute governing certain aspects of generic drug approvals. Under that statute, the filing of the lawsuit stays any FDA approval of the Barr ANDA until the earlier of a district court judgment in favor of Barr or 30 months from the Company’s June 2008 receipt of a Paragraph IV certification letter from Barr.
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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.
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Date: July 24, 2008 | By: | /s/ Gerald J. Pappert |
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| Gerald J. Pappert |
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| Executive Vice President, General Counsel |
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