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

March 21, 2015

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

IMMERSION CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-27969   94-3180138

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

file number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

30 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.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 21, 2015, Immersion Corporation (“Immersion” or the “Company”) agreed to settle its patent infringement litigation against HTC Corporation and its affiliates (“HTC”), resolving the litigation in the trial court, but preserving Immersion’s right to appeal the invalidity ruling affecting three of Immersion’s patents, and Immersion agreed to grant HTC a license to continue to manufacture and sell Basic Haptics devices.

Immersion issued a press release on March 23, 2015 disclosing that the parties have agreed to settle the case and enter into a license agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

   

Exhibit Title

99.01    Press Release dated March 23, 2015

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:  March 23, 2015 By:

/s/ Paul Norris

Name: Paul Norris
Title: Chief Financial Officer