Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 14, 2026
Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (XERS)
8-K
2026-10-14
For: 2026-10-13
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About this 8-K
Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc filed this 8-K on October 14, 2026, reporting on events of October 13, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 13, 2026
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 13, 2026, Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., filed patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against defendants (i) Torrent Pharma Inc., Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, Cycle Pharmaceuticals Limited, Lemed Pharmacy III, LLC, and Lemed Specialty Pharmacy Arizona, LLC; and (ii) Rising Pharma Holdings, Inc. and Rising Pharma Specialties Pvt. Ltd. in two separate actions. These lawsuits were filed following the grant of U.S. Patent No. 12,758,502 (the “’502 patent”) related to the Company’s KEVEYIS® (dichlorphenamide) product.
The complaints allege that each of the defendants will infringe the ’502 patent by making, using, selling, offering for sale, and/or importing their generic dichlorphenamide products. The Company is seeking a judgment of infringement, injunctive relief prohibiting further infringement, monetary damages adequate to compensate for the infringement, enhanced damages where permitted by law, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court deems appropriate.
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.
| Date: October 14, 2026 | Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Steven M. Pieper | |||||||||||||
| Name: Steven M. Pieper | ||||||||||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||