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): October 4, 2018 (October 3, 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)
Registrants 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 October 3, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration publication, Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, commonly known as the Orange Book, updated its listing for the Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) new chemical entity patent, number 5,856,529, for HETLIOZ® (the 529 Patent) to reflect the receipt of the full five-year extension of the expiration date under the Hatch-Waxman Act. Prior to receipt of the five-year Hatch-Waxman extension, the 529 Patent was set to expire in December 2018 following an interim one-year extension granted in 2017. With the five-year extension, the 529 Patent is now set to expire in December 2022 absent any other applicable patent term extensions. Including the 529 Patent, Vanda currently has a total of 8 patents covering HETLIOZ® listed in the Orange Book, the latest of which has an expiration date of February 2035.
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. | ||||||
Dated: October 4, 2018 | By: |
/s/ Timothy Williams | ||||
Name: | Timothy Williams | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |