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): January 22, 2015
VRINGO, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34785 | 20-4988129 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
780 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 309-7549
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 22, 2015, the District Court of
Düsseldorf (the “Court”) issued its decision, relating to two patents, in the patent infringement lawsuits
brought by Vringo's wholly-owned subsidiary, Vringo Germany GmbH (collectively, “Vringo”), against ZTE
Corporation, its German subsidiary, ZTE Deutschland GmbH (collectively, “ZTE”), ASUSTek, Inc. and its German
subsidiary, ASUS GmbH (collectively, “ASUS”).
The Court found that ZTE and ASUS do not infringe the German part of Vringo’s European Patent 0,748,136 (the “‘136 Patent”), which is directed to devices, including those with hotspot functionality, that provide data services between two different wireless/cellular networks and that ZTE and ASUS do not infringe the German part of Vringo’s European Patent 0,710,941 (the “‘941 Patent”), which is directed to navigation systems that provide traffic information.
Vringo will explore all possible remedies including appeal.
Pursuant to German law, the question of validity of patents is dealt with in separate proceedings and before different courts. Accordingly, the District Court did not rule on the validity of the ‘136 and ‘941 Patents. Corresponding nullity actions filed by ZTE and ASUS against the ‘136 and ‘941 Patents are currently pending with the German Federal Patents Court. Hearing dates for those actions have not yet been set.
These rulings do not affect any litigation on other patent families owned by Vringo.
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.
| VRINGO, INC. | |||
| Dated: January 23, 2015 | By: |
/s/ Andrew D. Perlman | |
| Name: | Andrew D. Perlman | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||