Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 13, 2018

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 April 13, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (the “Delaware District Court”) that West Ward Pharmaceuticals (“West Ward”), a subsidiary of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, infringed Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s (“Vanda”) U.S. Patent number 8,586,610 (the “’610 Patent”) for Fanapt ^® . As previously disclosed, the Delaware District Court previously ruled that Vanda was entitled to a permanent injunction against West Ward enjoining West Ward from infringing the ‘610 Patent, including the manufacture, use, sale, offer to sell, distribution or importation of any generic iloperidone product described in West Ward’s Abbreviated New Drug Application for a generic version of Fanapt ^® until the expiration of the ‘610 Patent in November 2027.

A press release announcing the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release of Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. dated April 13, 2018.

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.