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): February 5, 2020
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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On February 5, 2020, Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 10,552,475 (“Methods For Using Extracted Features To Perform An Action”). 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 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”). Since the acquisition of the Cox Patent Portfolio, the Company has filed thirty-four (34) additional patent applications, thirty-two (32) of which have been issued bringing the total Cox Patent Portfolio of granted patents to thirty-seven (37). Two applications relating to the original specification are still pending and the Company anticipates further issuances of additional claims for its Cox Patent Portfolio. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |