Pendrell Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   September 23, 2015

Pendrell Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Washington 001-33008 98-0221142
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2300 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington   98033
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (425) 278-7100

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 23, 2015, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found that certain claims of five digital rights management patents asserted by Pendrell Corporation’s subsidiary, ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. ("ContentGuard"), against Samsung Electronics and Google Inc. are valid, but that Samsung products and Google products accused in the lawsuit do not infringe the asserted patents.

ContentGuard is assessing the jury’s findings and evaluating its options to challenge the verdict.

ContentGuard’s claims against Samsung and Google are part of a larger lawsuit filed by ContentGuard against several companies that have not paid for a license to use ContentGuard’s patented digital rights management solutions, including Apple, DirecTV, HTC, Huawei and Motorola Mobility.

The jury verdict does not impact ContentGuard’s August 2015 settlement and license agreement with Amazon.com; nor does ContentGuard believe the jury verdict will impact or delay ContentGuard’s upcoming November trial against Apple.

The asserted patents are United States Patents 6,963,859; 7,523,072; 8,001,053; 8,370,956; and 8,393,007.





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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.

         
    Pendrell Corporation
          
September 23, 2015   By:   /s/ Timothy M. Dozois
       
        Name: Timothy M. Dozois
        Title: Corporate Counsel