UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 21, 2016
Network-1 Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-15288
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11-3027591
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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445 Park Avenue, Suite 912, New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 829-5770
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On June 21, 2016, Network-1 Technologies, Inc. ("Network-1") issued a press release announcing that announced that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ("PTAB") of the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued its Final Written Decisions in the four pending Inter Partes Review proceedings ("IPR") relating to challenges made by Google, Inc. and YouTube, LLC to the patentability of four of Network-1's patents relating to content identification. The PTAB's Final Written Decisions found that in total, one hundred and nineteen (119) out of one hundred and twenty-nine (129) claims or ninety-two percent (92%) of the challenged claims of the patents have survived the patent challenges in the IPR's. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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Press Release dated June 21, 2016
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SIGNATURE
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.
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NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Dated: June 22, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Corey M. Horowitz |
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Name: Corey M. Horowitz |
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Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
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