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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): May 8, 2017 

 

 

PRISM TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

0-26083

(Commission

File Number)

94-3220749

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

     
 

101 Parkshore Dr., Suite 100

Folsom, California 95630

 

(Address of principal executive offices

including zip code)

 
     
 

(916) 932-2860

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

 

 

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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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Item 8.01.      Other Events

 

On May 8, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected a request by Sprint Spectrum LP d/b/a Sprint PCS (“Sprint”) for a rehearing of Sprint’s appeal of the patent infringement verdict in favor of Prism Technology Group’s subsidiary, Prism Technologies LLC (“Prism LLC”). The Federal Circuit had unanimously affirmed a $30 million patent infringement jury verdict in favor of Prism LLC on March 6, 2017.

 

A press release dated May 8, 2017 announcing the latest appeals court decision is attached.

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Item 9.01     Financial Statements And Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

Press release of Prism Technologies Group, Inc. dated May 8, 2017.

 

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.

 

 

PRISM TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 9, 2017

By:

/s/ L. Eric Loewe

 

 

 

Name: L. Eric Loewe

 

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary