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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 2, 2018
U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33264 | 68-0623433 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
16941 Keegan Avenue, Carson, CA 90746
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (424) 702-1455
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 2, 2018, U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Homeland Security in the United States Court of International Trade. The lawsuit asserts that the United States Customs and Border Protection, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, has been wrongfully seizing automotive grilles being imported by the Company into the United States on the basis that the grilles are allegedly “counterfeit” and infringe trademarks held by the original automobile manufacturers. The Company seeks to remove overly burdensome bond requirements arising from the wrongful seizures and intends to vigorously defend its right to sell aftermarket automotive grilles under well-established trademark doctrines. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in Item 7.01 and in Item 9.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached to this report is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
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.
Dated: April 2, 2018 | U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Neil T. Watanabe | |||||
Neil T. Watanabe | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||