UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 14, 2015
GALENA BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33958 | 20-8099512 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
4640 S.W. Macadam Avenue Suite 270 Portland, Oregon 97239 | ||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | ||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 855-4253 | ||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Galena Biopharma and its partner, Orexo AB (“Orexo”) have received a "Paragraph IV" patent certification notice from Actavis Laboratories, FL (“Actavis”). The Notice Letter advises Galena of Actavis’ filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval of generic versions of Abstral® (fentanyl) sublingual tablets prior to the expiration of Orexo’s patents listed in the Orange Book. Galena currently markets Abstral and is the owner of the New Drug Application in the United States.
Galena is working closely with its partner Orexo to review the details of this Notice Letter and decide on the response within the statutory timeline of 45 days from receipt of the Notice. Together with our partner Orexo, Galena intends to vigorously enforce the intellectual property rights around Abstral.
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.
GALENA BIOPHARMA, INC. | ||||||||
Date: | January 14, 2015 | By: | /s/ Mark W. Schwartz | |||||
Mark W. Schwartz, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||