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): 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