<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-16-020238.txt : 20160517
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-16-020238.hdr.sgml : 20160517
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160517185058
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-16-020238
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160513
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160517
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160517

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INOTEK PHARMACEUTICALS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001281895
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		91 HARTWELL AVE
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			LEXINGTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02421
		BUSINESS PHONE:		781-676-2100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		91 HARTWELL AVE
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			LEXINGTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02421

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARROLL J MARTIN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001279901

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36829
		FILM NUMBER:		161658955

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		975 GLADESTRY LANE
		CITY:			LOWER GWYNEDD
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19002
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 SUBMISSION
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    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2016-05-13</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001281895</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>INOTEK PHARMACEUTICALS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ITEK</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001279901</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CARROLL J MARTIN</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O INOTEK PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>91 HARTWELL AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LEXINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02421</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-05-13</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>10000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>9.0294</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>10000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price.  These shares were acquired in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.99 to $9.06, inclusive.  The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michelle M. Parilo, Attorney-in-Fact for J. Martin Carroll</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-05-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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