Enlivex Ltd 6-K, filed Jun 18, 2020

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of: June 2020

Commission file number: 001-36578

ENLIVEX THERAPEUTICS LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

14 Einstein Street, Nes Ziona, Israel 7403618

(Address of principal executive offices)

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On June 18, 2020, Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”), issued a press release to announce the Japan Patent Office has issued a notice of allowance for a patent application covering ALLOCETRA^TM^. A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 18, 2020

Exhibit 99.1

Enlivex Announces Allowance of New Japanese Patent Application Covering ALLOCETRA Immunotherapy

Nes-Ziona, Israel, June 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Enlivex Therapeutics, Ltd., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, today announced that the Japan Patent Office (JPO) has issued a notice of allowance for a patent application covering ALLOCETRA^TM^, the company’s immunotherapy product candidate.  Upon issuance, the new patent will provide additional intellectual property protection around methods of using ALLOCETRA^TM^ and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The company expects the new patent to issue in Japan during the third quarter of 2020.

ABOUT ALLOCETRA^TM^

ALLOCETRA^TM^ was designed to provide a novel immunotherapeutic mechanism of action that targets life-threatening clinical indications that are defined as “unmet medical needs”. Such clinical indications include organ dysfunction and acute multiple organ failure associated with sepsis and COVID-19, as well as solid tumors, which can be treated via modulation of the tumor microenvironment.

ABOUT ENLIVEX

Enlivex is a clinical stage immunotherapy company, developing an allogeneic drug pipeline for immune system rebalancing. Immune system rebalancing is critical for the treatment of life-threatening immune and inflammatory conditions which involve hyper-expression of cytokines (Cytokine Release Syndrome) and for which there are no approved treatments (unmet medical needs), as well as solid tumors immune-checkpoint rebalancing.  For more information, visit http://www.enlivex.com.

Safe Harbor Statement:  This press release containsforward-looking statements, which may be identified by words such as “expects,” “plans,” “projects,”“will,” “may,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “should,” “would”,“could,” “intends,” “estimates,” “suggests,” “has the potential to”and other words of similar meaning, including statements regarding expected cash balances, market opportunities for the resultsof current clinical studies and preclinical experiments, the effectiveness of, and market opportunities for, ALLOCETRA^TM^ programs.All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation ReformAct of 1995.  Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may affect Enlivex’sbusiness and prospects, including the risks that Enlivex may not succeed in generating any revenues or developing any commercialproducts; that the products in development may fail, may not achieve the expected results or effectiveness and/or may not generatedata that would support the approval or marketing of these products for the indications being studied or for other indications;that ongoing studies may not continue to show substantial or any activity; and other risks and uncertainties that may cause resultsto differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The results of clinical trials in humans may produceresults that differ significantly from the results of clinical and other trials in animals. The results of early-stage trials maydiffer significantly from the results of more developed, later-stage trials. The development of any products using the ALLOCETRA^TM^ productline could also be affected by a number of other factors, including unexpected safety, efficacy or manufacturing issues, additionaltime requirements for data analyses and decision making, the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation, the impact of competitiveproducts and pricing and the impact of patents and other proprietary rights held by competitors and other third parties. In addition to the risk factors described above, investors should consider the economic, competitive, governmental, technologicaland other factors discussed in Enlivex’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Company’smost recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The forward-looking statementscontained in this press release speak only as of the date the statements were made, and we do not undertake any obligation to updateforward-looking statements, except as required under applicable law.

ENLIVEX CONTACT

Shachar Shlosberger, CFO

Enlivex Therapeutics, Ltd.

shachar@enlivexpharm.com

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT

Eric Ribner

LifeSci Advisors

eric@lifesciadvisors.com