SALT LAKE CITY, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipocine Inc.
(NASDAQ: LPCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused
on metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that it has
filed suit against Clarus Therapeutics, Inc. ("Clarus") in
the United States District Court
("Delaware") alleging that
Clarus's JATENZO® product infringes six of Lipocine's U.S. patents:
9,034,858; 9,205,057; 9,480,690; 9,757,390; 6,569,463; and
6,923,988.
"We have invested significant resources in developing
innovations that have led to our importantly held strong
intellectual property rights. We will defend those rights
when infringed upon," said Dr. Mahesh
Patel, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Lipocine.
About Lipocine
Lipocine Inc. is a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on metabolic and endocrine
disorders using its proprietary drug delivery technologies.
Lipocine's clinical development pipeline includes four development
programs: TLANDO, LPCN 1144, LPCN 1111 and LPCN 1107. TLANDO, a
novel oral prodrug of testosterone containing testosterone
undecanoate, is designed to help restore normal testosterone levels
in hypogonadal men. LPCN 1144, an oral product of bioidentical
testosterone, recently completed a proof-of-concept clinical study
demonstrating the potential utility in the treatment of NASH.
LPCN 1111, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone, originated
and is being developed by Lipocine as a next-generation oral
testosterone product with potential for once-daily dosing and is
currently in Phase 2 testing. LPCN 1107 is potentially the first
oral hydroxyprogesterone caproate product candidate indicated for
the prevention of recurrent preterm birth and has been granted
orphan drug designation by the FDA. An End of Phase 2 meeting with
the FDA has been completed. For more information, please visit
www.lipocine.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains
"forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts
regarding Lipocine's product candidates and related clinical
trials, the timing of completion of clinical trials, the potential
uses and benefits of our product candidates, and our product
development efforts. Investors are cautioned that all such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
including, without limitation, the risks that the FDA will not
approve any of our products, risks related to our products,
expected product benefits not being realized, clinical and
regulatory expectations and plans not being realized, new
regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the FDA
approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals, the
results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of
Lipocine's products, the manufacturing and commercialization of
Lipocine's products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine's filings
with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and
other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained
on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no obligation
to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements
contained in this release, except as required by law.
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