UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 30, 2011

DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		001-31533 (Commission File Number)		22-3103129 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

25 Upton Drive
Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

(978) 657-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 1.01		Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 30, 2011 (the “Closing Date”), DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Acella”) pursuant to which the Company sold to Acella U.S. Patent No. 6,979,468 covering Nicomide^®, together with the trademarks Nicomide^® and Nicomide-T^®, and related domain names (the “Divested Assets”).

The Divested Assets were sold as of the Closing Date in exchange for cash consideration of $750,000, all of which was paid at the closing. The Company ceased selling Nicomide^® in June, 2008.

The Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants for a transaction of this type.

Item 2.01		Completion of Disposition of Assets

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.01.

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.