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): July 28, 2025

DATCHAT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-40729		47-2502264
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)

65 Church Street, Suite 230

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)

(732) 374-3529

(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, $0.0001 par value	DATS	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series A Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $49.80	DATSW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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.

On July 28, 2025, DatChat, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Canadian Patent Office has granted the Company Canadian Patent No. 3,149,004, titled “Systems And Methods Of Transforming Electronic Content”. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press release dated July 28, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Date: July 31, 2025	DATCHAT, INC.

	/s/ Darin Myman
	Darin Myman
	Chief Executive Officer

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