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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 28, 2023, Network-1 Technologies, Inc. announced that the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 11,736,283 (Key Deriviation for a Module Using an Embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card). The newly issued patent is part of a comprehensive family of patents that relates to, among others things, the enabling technology for authenticating and using Embedded SIM cards (eSIMs) in next generation IoT, Machine-to-Machine, and other mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets, and computers as well as automobiles. eSIMS replace the traditional SIM card with internal circuitry that can be remotely provisioned with one or more profiles to access wireless networks.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| Dated: August 30, 2023 | By: | /s/ Corey M. Horowitz |
Name: Corey M. Horowitz Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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