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| Item 8.01. | Other Events and exhibits. |
Kopin Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on April 23, 2024, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference in which the Company announced that on Monday, April 22, 2024, a jury verdict was entered in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado finding for the plaintiff, BlueRadios, Inc. and awarding approximately $5.1 million in damages as well as recommending $19.7 million in disgorgement and exemplary damages. The Court will take that recommendation under advisement and will rule on the final number after briefing on the issues in the matter of BlueRadios, Inc. v. Kopin Corporation, Inc.
“We are very disappointed in the outcome and do not believe the findings were justified by the facts presented,” said Michael Murray Kopin’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are reviewing our options at this time, including an appeal of any judgment that is ultimately entered by the Court.”
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See the Exhibit Index below, which is incorporated by reference herein.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 23, 2024, entitled, “Kopin Corporation verses Blue Radios Inc.”. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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 | ||
| Dated: April 23, 2024 | By: | /s/ Richard A. Sneider |
| Richard A. Sneider | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||