report_051713.htm
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 20, 2013
 
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
000-50513
 
13-3831168
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
         
   
420 Saw Mill River Road,
Ardsley, NY
 
10502
   
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
         
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (914) 347-4300

Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 
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Item 8.01                      Other Events

On May 20, 2013, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent Application No. 8,440,703 (“the ‘703 patent”) entitled “Methods of Using Sustained Release Aminopyridine Compositions.” The ‘703 patent includes claims directed to methods of improving lower extremity function and walking and increasing walking speed  in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) by administering less than 15 mg of sustained release 4-aminopyridine (dalfampridine) twice daily. The ‘703 patent is set to expire in 2025. This patent is eligible for listing in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Orange Book. The ‘703 patent is separate from the two AMPYRA method of use patents issued by the USPTO in 2011 and 2013 that are set to expire in 2027 and 2026, respectively.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated by reference into this Item.
 
 
 

 

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
99.1
Press Release dated May 20, 2013
 
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
 
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
     
May 20, 2013
By:
/s/David Lawrence
   
Name: David Lawrence
   
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
99.1
Press Release dated May 20, 2013