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On March 30, 2022, MediciNova, Inc. was notified that Genzyme Corporation, a subsidiary of Sanofi, filed its First Amended Complaint, which included a claim for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,051,542, on February 23, 2022 in a lawsuit previously filed against Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Novartis AG in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. This patent, among others, was included in the Assignment Agreement dated December 19, 2005, between MediciNova, Inc., as successor in interest to Avigen, Inc., and Genzyme Corporation. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants infringe certain U.S. patents through the unauthorized manufacture, use, and sale of recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors (“rAAV vectors”) for their gene therapy drug Zolgensma®. If Genzyme recovers any monetary damages, by way of settlement or otherwise, as a result of this litigation, then MediciNova may be entitled to receive a certain portion of such monetary damages from Genzyme as per the terms of the assignment agreement.
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.
| MEDICINOVA, INC. | ||||||
| DATE: April 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Yuichi Iwaki | ||||
| Yuichi Iwaki, M.D., Ph.D. | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||