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): | July 12, 2017 |
Pendrell Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 001-33008 | 98-0221142 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 2300 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington | 98033 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (425) 278-7100 |
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.
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. ("ContentGuard"), a subsidiary of Pendrell Corporation (the "Company"), filed patent infringement lawsuits against various manufacturers of mobile communication and computing devices, through which ContentGuard alleged that these manufacturers infringed and continue to infringe ContentGuard patents. The lawsuits culminated in two trials in the Fall of 2015: one against Apple, Inc. (the "Apple Litigation") and the other against Google, Inc. and manufacturers of Android devices (the "Google Litigation").
On September 23, 2015, a jury in the Google Litigation found that the patents asserted against Google and Android manufacturers are valid, but that products accused in the Google Litigation do not infringe the patents. The judge entered judgment consistent with the verdict in October 2015.
On November 20, 2015, a jury in the Apple Litigation found that the patents asserted against Apple in the Apple Litigation are valid, but that Apple products accused in the Apple Litigation do not infringe the patents. The judge entered judgment consistent with the verdict in December 2015.
ContentGuard appealed the judgments in the Google Litigation and Apple Litigation to the Federal Circuit Court. On July 12, 2017, the Federal Circuit court affirmed both judgments.
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.
| Pendrell Corporation | ||||
| July 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Timothy M. Dozois | ||
| Name: Timothy M. Dozois | ||||
| Title: Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||