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): April 3, 2009
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-21696 | 22-3106987 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02139 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 494-0400
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On April 3, 2009 ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed part of the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in the Company’s and its co-plaintiffs’ lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Company. The plaintiffs had sued Lilly for infringing their pioneering U.S. patent covering methods of treating human disease by regulating NF-κB cell-signaling activity and had prevailed at trial. In Lilly’s appeal, the Appeals Court found that the four claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,410,516 (the “516 Patent”) asserted in this lawsuit are not valid due to inadequate written description, but the Appeals Court did not rule on other validity issues raised by Lilly or the findings of infringement. In addition, the Appeals Court affirmed the District Court’s ruling that the patent’s enforceability is not impaired by inequitable conduct in its prosecution.
A copy of the press release is being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and this information contained therein is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated April 3, 2009. |
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.
| | | ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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Date: | April 8, 2009 | | By: | /s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald |
| | | | Edward M. Fitzgerald |
| | | | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 | | Press Release dated April 3, 2009. |
