Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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On November 7, 2024, Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Company U.S. Patent Application No. 18/443,889, now U.S. Patent No. 12,133,914, for ET-400, a proprietary patented formulation of liquid hydrocortisone. The patent, which expires in 2043, covers a method of using hydrocortisone oral liquid formulations and is expected to be listed in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book upon the product’s approval. Eton received its first patent (US 11,904,046) for ET-400 in February 2024 and the Company has an additional U.S. patent application under review related to the product.

 

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.