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<ownershipDocument>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2003-06-27</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2002-05-21</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001066833</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DOV PHARMACEUTICAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DOVP</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001045520</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE /CAN/</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeSecurity>
        <securityTitle>
            <value>Common Stock</value>
        </securityTitle>
        <transactionAmounts>
            <transactionShares>
                <value>1500700</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionShares>
        </transactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>
            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>I</value>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            <natureOfOwnership>
                <value>Held by Subsidiary</value>
            </natureOfOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
    </nonDerivativeSecurity>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Explantion of Responses:

(1)  These shares are owned directly by CIBC World Markets Corp. (&quot;CIBC World Markets&quot;), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.  Accordingly, securities owned by CIBC World Markets may be regarded as being owned beneficially by the Canadian Imperial bank of commerce.  The total number of shares benefically owned was amended to reflect a subtraction of 972,762 shares which were held in accounts of CIBC World Markets used in connection with the establishment and maintenance of primary and secondary market for the common stock of DOV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ A. Molestina</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-06-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

