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At the annual general meeting four directors (Corey M. Horowitz, Jonathan Greene, Allison Hoffman, Niv Harizman) were elected, executive compensation was approved in a non-binding vote, and Marcum LLP was confirmed as independent auditor. Shareholders also approved the extension of a share buyback program of up to $5 million. The company has a dividend yield of 6.3%, a market capitalization of $37.6 million and a year-to-date return of 23.3%. Separately, Network-1 is pursuing patent lawsuits against Optiver and against Samsung for alleged infringement of multiple U.S. patents. » More on de.investing.com

HFT Solutions, the wholly owned subsidiary of Network-1 Technologies, has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against Optiver US LLC and Optiver Trading US LLC for infringement of three U.S. patents from the HFT patent portfolio it acquired in 2022. The patents cover FPGA-based high-frequency trading technologies designed to reduce transaction latencies; the portfolio currently includes eleven granted U.S. patents and is expected to run until 2040. Network-1 is pursuing monetization of the HFT portfolio through licensing and views this as part of its IP protection and revenue strategy. » More on de.investing.com

Network-1 Technologies has filed a patent lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, alleging infringement of six US patents related to eSIM and 5G technologies. The lawsuit targets mobile devices such as Galaxy smartphones, watches, and tablets, and is based on Network-1's M2M/IoT patent portfolio. Additionally, Network-1 has announced an extension of its share repurchase program to strengthen its financial position. » More on de.investing.com