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 23, 2017
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-15331 | 74-2846643 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 11000 North MoPac Expressway #150, Austin, Texas | 78759 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 928-7335
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report) |
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 23, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit notified Crossroads Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) that the oral argument date for the Company’s appeals has been set for Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The appeals before the Federal Circuit relate to the Final Written Decisions issued by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding inter partes review (“IPR”) proceedings 2014-01207, 2014-01209, 2014-01226, 2014-01463, 2014-01544, and the IPRs joined to certain of those proceedings (IPRs 2015-00825, 2015-00854, and 2015-00852).
Additional information about the litigation can be found on the Company’s website at www.crossroads.com
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.
| CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. | ||||
| Dated: January 24, 2017 | By: | /s/ Richard K. Coleman, Jr. | ||
| Name: | Richard K. Coleman, Jr. | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||