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): July 30, 2019
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.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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Trading symbol
NTIP
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Name of each exchange on which registered
NYSE American
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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On July 30, 2019, Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 10,367,885 ("Methods For Using Extracted Features To Perform An Action Associated With Selected Identified Image"). The claims of the newly issued patent are generally directed towards methods of content extraction and identification, including performance of actions following therefrom. The newly issued '885 patent arises from a patent application contained in the patent portfolio acquired by the Company from Professor Ingemar Cox in 2013 (the "Cox Patent Portfolio"). The new patent expands the Company's Cox Patent Portfolio to thirty-three (33) issued U.S. patents. A copy of the press release is attached hereto 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