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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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): January 30, 2024
KOPIN
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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000-19882 |
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04-2833935 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
|
(Commission
File
Number) |
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.) |
125
North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(508)
870-5959
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ |
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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☐ |
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
Symbol |
|
Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, par value $0.01 |
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KOPN |
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Nasdaq
Capital Market |
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).
Emerging
growth company ☐
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. ☐
Litigation
Update
Kopin
Corporation (the “Company”) has been notified that the trial date in connection with the litigation between BlueRadios,
Inc. and the Company previously set by the court for January 22-February 5, 2024 was rescheduled as a four-week trial to begin on March
20, 2024 due to COVID related issues.
For
further information related to this case, see “Item 3—Legal Proceedings” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and “Part II—Item I—Legal Proceedings” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.
The
updated description of Part II—Item I—Legal Proceedings is as follows:
The
Company may engage in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Claims, suits, investigations and proceedings are
inherently uncertain and it is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of such matters and our business, financial condition, results
of operations or cash flows could be affected in any particular period.
BlueRadios,
Inc. v. Kopin Corporation, Civil Action No. 16-02052-JLK (D. Col.):
On
August 12, 2016, BlueRadios, Inc. (“BlueRadios”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado,
alleging that the Company breached a contract between it and BlueRadios concerning an alleged joint venture between the Company and BlueRadios
to design, develop and commercialize micro-display products with embedded wireless technology referred to as “Golden-i” breached
the covenant of good faith and fair dealing associated with that contract, breached its fiduciary duty to BlueRadios, and misappropriated
trade secrets owned by BlueRadios in violation of Colorado law (C.R.S. § 7-74-104(4)) and the Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C.
§ 1836(b)(1)). BlueRadios further alleges that the Company was unjustly enriched by its alleged misconduct, BlueRadios is entitled
to an accounting to determine the amount of profits obtained by the Company as a result of its alleged misconduct, and the inventorship
on at least ten patents or patent applications owned by the Company need to be corrected to list BlueRadios’ employees as inventors
and thereby list BlueRadios as co-assignees of the patents. BlueRadios seeks monetary, declaratory, and injunctive relief, including
for alleged non-payment of engineering retainer fees.
On
October 11, 2016, the Company filed its Answer and Affirmative Defenses. The parties completed expert depositions on November 15, 2019.
On December 2, 2019, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment requesting the Court dismiss counts 2-7 in their entirety
and counts 1 and 8 in part. BlueRadios also filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment alleging it is the co-owner of U.S. Patent No.
8,909,296. Responses to the Motions for Partial Summary Judgment were filed on January 15, 2020, and replies were filed on February 19,
2020. On September 25, 2020, the Court denied BlueRadios’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. On August 3, 2022, the Court granted
the Company’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by dismissing counts 3, 6, 7, punitive damages under count 2, and count 8 as
it relates to patent applications, and denying the motion as it relates to counts 1, 4, and 5, and the remainder of counts 2 and 8. Additional
factual and expert discovery ordered by The Court has been completed. A trial date has been set by the Court for March 20, 2024. The
Company has not concluded a loss from this matter is probable; therefore, we have not recorded an accrual for litigation or claims related
to this matter for the period ended September 30, 2023. The Company will continue to evaluate information as it becomes known and will
record an estimate for losses at the time or times when it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss
is reasonably estimable.
Updated
Risk Factor
Our
products could infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Companies in the display industry steadfastly pursue and protect
their intellectual property rights. This has resulted in considerable and costly litigation to determine the validity and enforceability
of patents and claims by third parties of infringement of patents or other intellectual property. Our products could be found to infringe
on the intellectual property rights of others. Other companies may hold or obtain patents on inventions or other proprietary rights in
technology necessary for our business. Periodically, companies inquire about our products and technology in their attempts to assess
whether we violate their intellectual property rights. In the event that our products might infringe upon the patent rights of others,
we may be notified, from time to time, that we could be or we are infringing certain patents or other intellectual property rights of
others. If we are forced to defend against patent infringement claims, we may face costly litigation, diversion of technical and management
personnel, and product shipment delays, even if the allegations of infringement are unwarranted. If there are one or more successful
claims of infringement against us and we are unable to develop non-infringing technology or license the infringed or similar technology
on a timely basis, or if we are required to cease the manufacture, use, importation and/or sale of infringing products, expend significant
resources to develop non-infringing technology or obtain licenses to patents of third parties covering the infringing technology or using
one or more of our business or product names due to a successful trademark infringement claim against us, our business could be adversely
affected. We are currently involved in an intellectual property dispute with Blue Radios, Inc., as described under Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
If the outcome of such a dispute is adverse to us, our business could be adversely affected. We cannot be certain that licenses will
be obtainable on acceptable terms, if at all, or that damages for infringement will not be assessed or that further litigation will not
occur. The failure to obtain necessary licenses or other rights or litigation arising out of any such claims or any adverse decision
or ruling relating to such litigation, including the Blue Radios litigation, could adversely affect our ability to conduct our business
as we presently conduct it and as we plan to conduct it in the future.
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.
|
KOPIN
CORPORATION |
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|
Dated:
January 30, 2024 |
/s/
Richard A. Sneider |
|
Richard
A. Sneider |
|
Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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