NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8-K

What Happened

• On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Network-1 Technologies, Inc.’s appeal of its patent litigation with Google and YouTube. The Federal Circuit overturned the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York’s judgment of non-infringement for certain implementations of Network-1’s U.S. Patent No. 8,205,237 (the “’237 Patent”), and remanded the case to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with its decision. Network-1 disclosed this event in an 8-K filed April 28, 2026 and attached a press release as Exhibit 99.1.

Key Details

• Decision date: April 23, 2026 (Federal Circuit).
• Patent at issue: U.S. Patent No. 8,205,237 (“’237 Patent”) — reversal of non-infringement for certain Content ID implementations.
• The Federal Circuit also affirmed the District Court’s judgments that (i) certain claims in other asserted patents are invalid and (ii) a previous implementation of Content ID does not infringe the ’237 Patent.
• The case was remanded to the Southern District of New York for further proceedings consistent with the Federal Circuit’s ruling.

Why It Matters

• The Federal Circuit’s reversal on parts of the ’237 Patent reinstates the infringement claim for certain Content ID implementations and sends the matter back to the trial court for additional proceedings. That keeps litigation active between Network-1 and Google/YouTube and is a material legal development disclosed to investors. Network-1 investors should monitor subsequent District Court filings and rulings for potential impact on the company’s patent enforcement outcomes and any related financial or licensing developments.