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 and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)September 23, 2002
Avistar Communications Corporation
| Delaware | 000-31121 | 88-0383089 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 360, Redwood Shores, California 94065
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 610-2900
Not applicable
| ITEM 5. Other Events | ||||||||
| ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.2 | ||||||||
ITEM 5. Other Events
On September 23, 2002, Avistar Communications Corporation issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 reporting that it had filed a patent infringement action in the U.S. District Court in Northern California against Polycom, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Collaboration Properties, Inc., alleging that Polycom’s conferencing products infringe on four of its patents. In the suit, Avistar is seeking an injunction against future sales of Polycom’s infringing products, as well as damages for past sales of the infringing products.
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this document:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 23, 2002. | |
| 99.2 | Copy of Complaint for Patent Infringement in Collaboration Properties, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Polycom, Inc., Defendant, dated September 23, 2002. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AVISTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | ||
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| Dated: September 26, 2002 | By: | /S/ ROBERT HABIG |
| Robert Habig, Chief Financial Officer | ||
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AVISTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated September 23, 2002 | |
| 99.2 | Copy of Complaint for Patent Infringement in Collaboration Properties, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Polycom, Inc., Defendant, dated September 23, 2002. |
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