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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | June 12, 2008 |
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Maryland | 000-30821 | 52-1526369 |
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(State or other jurisdiction | _____________
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 275 West Street, Annapolis, Maryland | | 21401 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 410/263-7616 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), today announced it has sold its rights, title and interest in United States Patent No. 6,871,215 to TIP Communications LLC. The specific terms of the agreement are confidential. After legal expenses, litigation costs and other obligations, TCS will net approximately $8 million from the sale of this patent coupled with the related settlement of one of TCS’s outstanding patent disputes, which will be reported in its second quarter financial statements as "other income". TCS will retain a limited license in the patent for the use in its own operations. As previously reported, TCS is continuing to pursue separate patent litigation against Sybase as part of continuing efforts to monetize its intellectual property portfolio.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. to Form 8-K, the information furnished in this Item 8.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.
SIGNATURES
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.
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| | | TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. |
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| June 13, 2008 | | By: | | Bruce A. White
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| | | | | Name: Bruce A. White |
| | | | | Title: Secretary |
