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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) May 2, 2018

 

 

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

000-23143

 

13-3379479

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

         

    One World Trade Center, New York, New York

 

10007

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (646) 975-2500

 

 

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Item 7.01.     Other Events.

 

On May 2, 2018, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGNX) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has granted a motion for partial summary judgment of validity of a formulation patent for RELISTOR® (methylnaltrexone bromide) Injection, which ruling prevents generic competition in the United States until 2024. A copy of the foregoing press release is furnished as Exhibits 99.1 this Current Report on Form 8-K and each is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1of this Current Report on Form 8-K is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

 

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

 

99.1

Press Release titled “Summary Judgment Granted Upholding the Validity of Formulation Patent Protecting RELISTOR® Injection” dated May 2, 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.

 

 

 

 

PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Patrick Fabbio

   

Patrick Fabbio

   

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

   

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 3, 2018