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):      December 4, 2019   
 
 

Network-1 Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
001-15288
11-3027591
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)


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:
 
Title of each class
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading symbol
NTIP
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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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 
Item 8.01
Other Events.

On December 4, 2019, Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 10,498,530 (Secure PKI Communications For “Machine-To-Machine” Modules, Including Key Derivation By Modules and Authenticating Public Keys). The newly issued patent arises from a patent application contained in the M2M/IoT patent portfolio acquired by Network-1 in December 2017 (the “M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio”). With this latest issuance, the M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio now includes twenty-four issued U.S. patents and six pending U.S. patent applications, plus seven additional pending non-U.S. patent applications. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
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.
 
 
 
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  
   
 
 
 
  
Dated:  December 5, 2019
By:
/s/ Corey M. Horowitz  
  Name:    Corey M. Horowitz  
  Title:  Chairman & Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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