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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): October
1, 2024
NETWORK-1
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
001-15288 |
11-3027591 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) |
File Number) |
Identification No.) |
65
Locust Avenue, Third Floor, New
Canaan, Connecticut 06840
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203)
920-1055
(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)
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 |
Trading
Symbol(s) |
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
|
NTIP
|
NYSE
American |
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425) |
☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate
by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial
accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On October
1, 2024, Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (“Network-1”) announced that the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S.
Patent No.12,107,587 (Field Programmable Gate Array with Internal Phase-Locked Loop) to its wholly-owned subsidiary (HFT Solutions,
LLC). The newly issued patent is part of Network-1’s HFT patent portfolio that relates to, among other things, technologies
used by firms engaged in high frequency trading activities that utilize custom field- programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware,
including clock domain management technology that provides critical transaction latency gains in trading systems where the
difference between success and failure may be measured in nanoseconds.
A copy of the
press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
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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NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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Dated:
October 2, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Corey M.
Horowitz |
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Name: Corey
M. Horowitz
Title: Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit
99.1
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Network-1
Subsidiary Receives New Patent from U.S. Patent Office
Expanding Its HFT Patent Portfolio To Include 10 Issued U.S. Patents
NEW
CANAAN, CT / ACCESSWIRE / October 1, 2024 / Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American:NTIP), a company engaged
in the acquisition, development, licensing, and monetization of intellectual property, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office issued U.S. Patent No. 12,107,587 (Field Programmable Gate Array with Internal Phase-Locked Loop) to its wholly-owned subsidiary
(HFT Solutions, LLC). The claims in the newly issued patent are generally directed toward certain advanced technologies relating to high
frequency trading.
The newly issued
patent arises from a patent application contained in the HFT patent portfolio acquired by HFT Solutions, LLC in March 2022 (the “HFT
Patent Portfolio”). The HFT Patent Portfolio relates to, among other things, technologies used by firms engaged in high frequency
trading activities that utilize custom field-programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware, including clock domain management technology that
provides critical transaction latency gains in trading systems where the difference between success and failure may be measured in nanoseconds.
With this latest issuance, the HFT
Patent Portfolio now includes ten (10) issued U.S. patents and three (3) pending U.S. patent applications. The patent terms of the
HFT Patent Portfolio are currently expected to extend until 2040. HFT Solutions anticipates further issuances of additional claims
for the HFT Patent Portfolio.
ABOUT
NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Network-1
Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the acquisition, development, licensing and protection of its intellectual property and proprietary
technologies. Network-1 works with inventors and patent owners to assist in the development and monetization of their patented technologies.
Network-1 currently owns one-hundred three (103) U.S. patents and sixteen (16) international patents covering various telecommunications
and data networking technologies as well as technologies relating to document stream operating systems and the identification of media
content. Network-1’s current strategy includes efforts to monetize five patent portfolios (the Cox, M2M/IoT, HFT, Mirror Worlds
and Remote Power Patent portfolios). Network-1’s strategy is to focus on acquiring and investing in high quality patents which
management believes have the potential to generate significant licensing opportunities as Network-1 has achieved with respect to its
Remote Power Patent and Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio. Network-1’s Remote Power Patent has generated licensing revenue in excess
of $188,000,000 from May 2007 through June 30, 2024. Network-1 has achieved licensing and other revenue of $47,150,000 through June 30,
2024 with respect to its Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio.
This
release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements address future events and conditions concerning Network-1’s business plans. Such
statements are subject to a number of risk factors and uncertainties as disclosed in the Network-1’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission including, among others, Network-1’s uncertain revenue from licensing its intellectual property,
uncertainty as to the outcome of pending litigation involving Network-1’s Remote Power Patent, whether Network-1 in its Cox patent
litigation against Google and YouTube will be successful in its appeal of the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of New York dismissing all of Network-1’s claims in the case, whether Network-1 will be successful in its appeal to the Federal
Circuit of the District Court judgment of non-infringement dismissing Network-1’s litigation against Facebook (now Meta Platforms,
Inc.), the ability of Network-1 to successfully execute its strategy to acquire or make investments in high quality patents with significant
licensing opportunities, Network-1’s ability to achieve revenue and profits from its Cox Patent Portfolio, M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio,
HFT Patent Portfolio and additional revenue and profit from its Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio and Remote Power Patent as well as a return
on its investment in ILiAD Biotechnologies, LLC or other intellectual property it may acquire or finance in the future, the ability of
Network-1 to enter into additional license agreements, uncertainty as to whether cash dividends will continue be paid, Network-1’s
ability to enter into strategic relationships with third parties to license or otherwise monetize their intellectual property, the risk
in the future of Network-1 being classified as a Personal Holding Company which may result in Network-1 issuing a special cash dividend
to its stockholders, the increasing development of artificial intelligence could materially impact Network-1’s business, and future
economic conditions and technology changes and legislative, regulatory and competitive developments. Except as otherwise required to
be disclosed in periodic reports, Network-1 expressly disclaims any future obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking
statement contained herein.
Corey
M. Horowitz, Chairman and CEO |
Network-1
Technologies, Inc. |
917-692-0000 |
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