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): May 8, 2006

                             VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          New York                   1-7939                    11-2160665
(State of Incorporation or    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
       Organization)                                       Identification No.)

  89 Arkay Drive, Hauppauge, New York                              11788
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

                                 (631) 952-2288
                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)


                                 Not Applicable
(Former  name,  former  address and former  fiscal year,  if changed  since last
report)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On May 8,  2006,  the  Registrant  issued  a press  release,  a copy of which is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press release dated May 8, 2006.
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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.


Dated:  May 9, 2006



                                           VICON INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                               (Registrant)


                                         By: /s/ John M. Badke
                                             -----------------
                                             John M. Badke
                                             Senior Vice President, Finance and
                                             Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1



                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
                                                     Vicon Industries: Joan Wolf
                                                                    631/952-2288
                                      Bliss, Gouverneur & Associates: John Bliss
                                                                    212/840-1661


U.S.  PATENT  OFFICE ISSUES  NON-FINAL  OFFICE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO LECTROLARM
PATENT RE-EXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS

HAUPPAUGE,  NY, May 8, 2006 - Vicon  Industries,  Inc. (Amex:  VII) In May 2003,
Vicon,  among others,  was sued for patent  infringement  by  Lectrolarm  Custom
Systems,  Inc. Since that time,  Vicon has vigorously  defended itself believing
the patent was invalid.  In January 2005,  the Company filed a petition with the
U.S.  Patent Office asking for a  re-examination  of the patent based upon prior
art by Vicon and another defendant. In April 2005, the U.S. Patent Office issued
an order granting the re-examination.

On April 26, 2006,  the U.S.  Patent Office issued a "non-final  office  action"
rejecting the first 6 of the 7 claims in the  Lectrolarm  patent.  Lectrolarm is
not  asserting the 7th claim in the patent  infringement  suit.  Lectrolarm  has
multiple appeals available to it in the U.S. Patent Office and,  thereafter,  in
the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Vicon Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, assembles and markets a wide range
of video systems and system components used for security,  surveillance,  safety
and communication purposes by a broad group of end users worldwide.

This news release  contains  forward-looking  statements  that involve risks and
uncertainties.  Statements that are not historical facts,  including  statements
about  the  adequacy  of  reserves,   estimated   costs,   Company   intentions,
probabilities,  beliefs,  prospects and  strategies and its  expectations  about
expansion  into new  markets,  growth in existing  markets,  enhanced  operating
margins or growth in its business,  are forward-looking  statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results and events may differ significantly from
those discussed in the forward-looking  statements and the Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.