8-K Report (5/27/14) New Patent
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 13, 2014
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 0‑27072 | | 52-0845822 |
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1617 JFK Boulevard, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA | | 19103 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 988-0080 |
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 27, 2014: Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. announced that on May 13, 2014, the United States Patent Office issued patent U.S. 8,722,874 titled “Double-Stranded Ribonucleic Acids with Rugged Physiochemical Structure and Highly Specific Biologic Activity” to inventors Carter, et al. and assignee Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.
We issued a press release regarding the issuance of this patent on May 27, 2014. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated 5/27/14
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.
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May 27, 2014 | | By: | /s/ William A. Carter |
| | | William A. Carter M.D., |
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