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): March 3, 2016
ANDREA ELECTRONICS
CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-4324 | 11-0482020 |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
620 Johnson Avenue,
Bohemia, New York 11716
(Address of principal executive offices)
(631)
719-1800
(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 Definitive Material Agreement.
On March 3, 2016, Andrea Electronics Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Settlement Agreement with Waves Audio Ltd. (“Waves”) which resolved outstanding litigation between the Company and Waves including Certain Audio Processing Hardware and Software and Products Containing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-949 pending at the United States International Trade Commission, and Inter Partes Review requests IPR2016-00459; IPR2016-00461; and IPR2016-00474 pending at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, the Company and Waves entered into a Patent License Agreement.
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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.
| ANDREA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION | |||
| Dated: March 9, 2016 | By: | /s/ Corisa L. Guiffre | |
| Corisa L. Guiffre | |||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||