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): August 13, 2008
Tessera Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-50460 | | 16-1620029 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3099 Orchard Drive
San Jose, California 95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(408) 894-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 13, 2008, Tessera Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a second office action in the ongoing ex parte reexamination of Tessera’s U.S. Patent No. 6,133,627.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the registrant’s Press Release dated August 13, 2008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated August 13, 2008 |
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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| Date: August 13, 2008 | | | | TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Charles A. Webster |
| | | | Name: | | Charles A. Webster |
| | | | Title: | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated August 13, 2008 |
