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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2017

 

 

CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Switzerland   001-37923   Not Applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Aeschenvorstadt 36

4051 Basel

Switzerland

+41 61 228 7800

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On June 19, 2017, CRISPR Therapeutics AG (the “Company”) announced that China’s State Intellectual Property Office has granted a patent broadly covering the Company’s in-licensed gene editing technology. A copy of the press release announcing the grant of the patent is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

The following exhibits shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release by CRISPR Therapeutics AG, dated June 19, 2017


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.

 

   

CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG

 

Date: June 19, 2017     By:  

/s/ Samarth Kulkarni

      Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D.
      President and Chief Business Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release by CRISPR Therapeutics AG, dated June 19, 2017