UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) :
August 18, 2009
IntelGenx Technologies Corp.
Delaware | 000-31187 | 87-0638336 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer ID) |
of incorporation) | ||
6425 Abrams, Ville Saint Laurent, Quebec, H4S 1X9 Canada |
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code) |
(514) 331-7440 |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 8.01
Other Events
On June 23, 2009, the United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") accepted for filing a New Drug Application ("NDA") which sought permission for Cary Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Cary") and IntelGenx Corp. (the "Company") to market generic versions of the antidepressant CPI-300. The Company and Cary are jointly developing CPI-300 for commercialization pursuant to a collaborative agreement by and between the Company and Cary as amended on April 7, 2008. CPI-300 is a higher strength form of the anti-depressant Wellbutrin XL. In response to the filing of the NDA, Biovail Laboratories SLR ("Biovail"), the patent holder of Wellbutrin XL, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Cary for patent infringement under the provisions of the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, known as the "Hatch-Waxman Act," with respect to Biovails U.S. Patent No. 6,096,341. In Carys Paragraph IV certification set forth in the NDA, Cary contended that Biovails patents would not be infringed by CPI-300. Pursuant to the Hatch-Waxman Act, the filing of the patent infringement lawsuit against Cary by Biovail instituted an automatic stay of any FDA approval of the NDA until the earlier of a judgment, or January 3, 2012. The Biovail lawsuit seeks to prevent the manufacture, use, offer to sell or sale of CPI-300 in the United States during the life of the Biovail patent. The Company and Cary believe that CPI-300 does not infringe Biovails patent and will vigorously assert their rights.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
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IntelGenx Corp. Comments on CPI-300 Patent Infringement Complaint |
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.
INTELGENX TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | |
By: /s/ |
Horst Zerbe |
Horst G. Zerbe |
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Date: August 21, 2009 |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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