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): January 9, 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.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 9, 2019, Network-1 Technologies, Inc. ("Network-1") issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 10,177,911 ("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.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
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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: January 14, 2019 | By: | /s/ Corey M. Horowitz | |
| Name: Corey M. Horowitz | |||
| Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | |||
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