Form 8-K

8-K — NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Accession: 0001072613-26-000334

Filed: 2026-04-28

Period: 2026-04-23

CIK: 0001065078

SIC: 6794 (PATENT OWNERS & LESSORS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): April

23, 2026

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.)

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

NTIP

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. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

April 23, 2026, with respect to Network-1 Technologies, Inc.’s ( “Network-1”) appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit related to its patent infringement litigation against Google and YouTube, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

Federal Circuit issued a decision overturning the judgment of non-infringement of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District

of New York relating to Network-1’s Patent No. 8,205,237 (the “237 Patent”) for certain implementations of

Google’s Content ID system. The Federal Circuit also affirmed the District Court’s judgement that (i) certain claims in

other asserted patents were invalid, and (ii) a previous implementation of Content ID does not infringe the claims of the ‘237

Patent. The Federal Circuit remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings on the infringement case consistent with

its decision.

copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial

Statements and Exhibits.

(d)      Exhibits

Exhibit

No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated April 23, 2026

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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.

NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Dated:

April 28, 2026

By:

/s/ Corey M.

Horowitz

Name:   Corey

M. Horowitz

Title:     Chairman

& Chief Executive Officer

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99.1

FOR

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Network-1

Technologies, Inc.

Corey M. Horowitz, Chairman and CEO

(917) 692-0000

Federal Circuit Rules in Favor of Network-1 and Reverses

District Court Judgment

of Non-Infringement of Network-1’s ‘237 Patent

New

Cannan, Connecticut April 24, 2026 Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: NTIP), a company specializing in the development,

licensing and protection of its intellectual property assets, today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

overturned the judgment of non-infringement of Network-1’s Patent No. 8,205,237 (the “’237 Patent”) of the U.S.

District Court for the Southern District of New York in its litigation with Google and YouTube for a certain implementations of Google’s

Content ID system. The Federal Circuit also affirmed the District Court’s judgment that (i) certain other claims in other

asserted patents were invalid and (ii) a previous implementation of Content ID does not infringe the claims of the ‘237 Patent.

The

Federal Circuit has remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings on the infringement case against Content ID involving

the ‘237 Patent.

“We

have been litigating this case for over 10 years and look forward to finally getting to a jury on the issues of Google’s infringement

of the ‘237 Patent, commented Corey M. Horowitz, Chairman and CEO of Network-1. “The technologies invented by Dr. Ingemar

Cox and further developed by Network-1 have contributed to the success of Content ID, and we believe our claim against Google and YouTube

involves significant damages”, he added.

ABOUT

NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Network-1 Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the acquisition, development,

licensing and protection of its intellectual property and proprietary technologies. Network-1 works with inventors and patent owners to

assist in the development and monetization of their patented technologies. Network-1 currently owns one-hundred twenty-one (121) U.S.

patents and fifteen (15) international patents covering various technologies, including enabling technology for authenticating and using

eSIM technology in Internet of Things (“IoT”) Machine-to-Machine and other mobile devices, certain advanced technologies related

to high frequency trading, technologies relating to document stream operating systems and the identification of media content and enabling

technology to support, among other things, the interoperability of smart home IoT devices. Network-1's current strategy includes efforts

to monetize four patent portfolios (the M2M/IoT, HFT, Cox and Smart Home portfolios). Network-1’s strategy is to focus on acquiring

and investing in high quality patents which management believes have the potential to generate significant licensing opportunities as

Network-1 achieved with respect to its Remote Power Patent and Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio. Network-1’s Remote Power Patent generated

licensing revenue in excess of $188,000,000 from May 2007 through December 31, 2025. Network-1 achieved licensing and other revenue

of $47,150,000 through December 31, 2025 with respect to its Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of

the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements address future events

and conditions concerning Network-1's business plans. Such statements are subject to a number of risk factors and uncertainties as disclosed

in the Network-1's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on

March 13, 2026, Network-1’s uncertain revenue from licensing its intellectual property, uncertainty as to the outcome of pending

litigation involving Network-1’s HFT Patent Portfolio and its M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio, whether Network-1 will be successful in

its appeal to the Federal Circuit of the District Court judgment of non-infringement dismissing Network-1’s litigation against Google

and YouTube involving certain patents within its Cox Patent Portfolio, the ability of Network-1 to successfully execute its strategy to

acquire or make investments in high quality patents with significant licensing opportunities, Network-1's ability to achieve revenue and

profits from its Cox Patent Portfolio, M2M/IoT Patent Portfolio, HFT Patent Portfolio and Smart Home Portfolio, as well as a successful

outcome on its investment in ILiAD Biotechnologies, Inc. or other intellectual property it may acquire or finance in the future, the ability

of Network-1 to enter into additional license agreements, uncertainty as to whether cash dividends will continue to be paid, Network-1's

ability to enter into strategic relationships with third parties to license or otherwise monetize their intellectual property, the risk

in the future of Network-1 being classified as a Personal Holding Company which may result in Network-1 issuing a special cash dividend

to its stockholders, future economic conditions and technology changes and legislative, regulatory and competitive developments. Except

as otherwise required to be disclosed in periodic reports, Network-1 expressly disclaims any future obligation or undertaking to update

or revise any forward-looking statement contained herein.

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