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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): June
30, 2025
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
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NTIP
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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. ☐
1.
Network-1 Technologies, Inc. announced that it has initiated patent litigation
against Samsung Electronics Co., LTD and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (collectively, “Samsung”) in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,233,780, U.S. Patent No.11.916,893, U.S. Patent
No.12,207,094, U.S. Patent No. 12,166,869, U.S. Patent No.11,606,204, and U.S. Patent No.11.973,864 (collectively, the “Patents-in-Suit”).
The lawsuit alleges that Samsung infringes the Patents-in-Suit by supporting certain eSIM (embedded Subscriber Identification Module)
and 5G technologies in its mobile devices, including its Galaxy smartphones, watches and tablets (the “Accused Products”).
The Accused Products operate consistent with certain GSMA and ETSI industry standards.
The
Patents-in-Suit are part of Network-1’s M2M/IoT patent portfolio acquired in December 2017 (the “M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio”).
The M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio relates to, among other things, enabling technology for authenticating and using eSIM technology in Internet
of Things (“IoT”), Machine-to-Machine, and other mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets, watches, computers and automobiles.
Patents in the M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio also relate to enabling technologies for 5G network authentication used in consumer and M2M devices
(including smartphones), and the latest available Internet transport layer security solutions.
A
copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
2.
The Board of Directors of Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”)
has authorized, and the Company has entered into on June 30, 2025, a written trading plan (10b5-1 Plan) under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Adopting a trading plan that satisfies the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 allows a
company to repurchase its shares at times when it might otherwise be prevented from doing so due to self-imposed trading black-outs or
pursuant to insider trading laws. Purchases under the Company’s 10b5-1 Plan are for the following periods: (1) beginning on July
10, 2025 until two trading days after the Company issues a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June
30, 2025 and (2) beginning on October 1, 2025 until two trading days after the Company issues a press release announcing its financial
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. Under the 10b5-1 Plan, the Company’s third party broker may purchase up to 1,000,000
shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain price, market, volume and timing constraints, in accordance with the terms
of the plan and subject to Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. | |
Description
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99.1 | |
Press Release dated June 30, 2025 |
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104 | |
Cover Page Interactive Data
File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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:
July 2, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Corey M.
Horowitz |
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Name: Corey
M. Horowitz
Title: Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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