0001193125-18-022414.txt : 20180129 0001193125-18-022414.hdr.sgml : 20180129 20180129063603 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-022414 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180126 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20180129 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IMMERSION CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001058811 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 943180138 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38334 FILM NUMBER: 18553433 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 RIO ROBLES CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 BUSINESS PHONE: 408-467-1900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 RIO ROBLES CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IMMERSION HUMAN INTERFACE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980602 8-K 1 d463858d8k.htm FORM 8-K 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

January 26, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

IMMERSION CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38334   94-3180138

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

file number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

50 Rio Robles, San Jose, CA   95134
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(408) 467-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Agreement.

On January 26, 2018, Immersion Corporation (“Immersion”) entered into a Settlement and License Agreement (the “Settlement and License Agreement”) with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”), pursuant to which the parties have agreed to terms for resolving all of their existing disputes, and entered into a multi-year license agreement covering certain Immersion patents in exchange for cash with an option to extend the term until the expiration of the last licensed patent.

Pursuant to the Settlement and License Agreement, Immersion and Apple have agreed to terms for dismissal by them of all outstanding litigation and other proceedings between these companies and their affiliates, including, without limitation, the consolidated investigation by the United States International Trade Commission, the civil actions filed in the District Court for the District of Delaware, and the action in the Beijing High People’s Court. In addition, Apple will request the termination of the inter parte reviews by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of U.S. Patent No. 7,808,488, U.S. Patent No. 8,581,710 and U.S. Patent No. 7,336,260 and the Requests for Reexaminations and Invalidation at the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China of Chinese Patent No. ZL02821854.X and Chinese Patent No. ZL200810008845.X.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit Title

99.01   Press Release dated January 29, 2018

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.

 

    IMMERSION CORPORATION
Date: January 29, 2018     By:   /s/Amie Peters
      Name: Amie Peters
      Title: General Counsel
 EX-99.01 2 d463858dex9901.htm EX-99.01 EX-99.01

Exhibit 99.01

IMMERSION REACHES GLOBAL SETTLEMENT WITH APPLE

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 29, 2018—Immersion Corporation (Nasdaq: IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced that the Company has entered into settlement and license agreements with Apple, the terms of which are confidential.

About Immersion Corporation

Immersion is the leading innovator of touch feedback technology, also known as haptics. The company provides technology solutions for creating immersive and realistic experiences that enhance digital interactions by engaging users’ sense of touch. With more than 2,600 issued or pending patents, Immersion’s technology has been adopted in more than 3 billion digital devices, and provides haptics in mobile, automotive, advertising, gaming, medical and consumer electronics products. Immersion is headquartered in San Jose, California with offices worldwide. Learn more at www.immersion.com.

Immersion and the Immersion logo are trademarks of Immersion Corporation in the United States and other countries.

(IMMR – C)

Contacts

Immersion Corporation

Nancy Erba, Chief Financial Officer

408-350-8850

nerba@immersion.com

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+1 415.217.5866

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