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

February 21, 2024

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

ETON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38738	37-1858472
(State of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)

21925 W. Field Parkway, Suite 235

Deer Park, Illinois 60010-7208

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(847) 787-7361

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	ETON	NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 21, 2024, Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has granted the Company's U.S. Patent Application No. 18/113,458, which covers the Company's ET-400 product candidate's proprietary formulation of oral liquid hydrocortisone. The patent has an expiration in 2043 and is expected to be listed in the FDA's Orange Book upon the product's approval. The Company has additional patent applications related to the product under review with the USPTO. 

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated February 21, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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: February 21, 2024	By:	/s/ James R. Gruber
		James R. Gruber
		Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
		(Principal Financial Officer)

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