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): November 30, 2019
VENUS CONCEPT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38238 | 06-1681204 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
235 Yorkland Blvd, Suite 900
Toronto, Ontario M2J 4Y8
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (877) 848-8430
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | VERO | The Nasdaq Global 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).
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On November 30 2019, Venus Concept USA, a Delaware corporation (“Venus USA”) a wholly owned subsidiary of Venus Concept Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Restoration Robotics, Inc.) (the “Company”), entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Edge Systems LLC, a California limited liability company (“Edge”), settling a previously disclosed lawsuit filed by Edge against Venus USA in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, captioned Edge Systems LLC v. Venus Concept USA Inc. (Case 0:18-cv-62588-RKA). The complaint alleged infringement of several patents by the Venus Glow system introduced into the U.S. market in 2018. The Settlement Agreement provides for a one-time upfront payment to Edge and a non-exclusive license to Venus USA to the patents asserted in the litigation related to the Venus Glow product and related tips. The license terminates upon the expiration of the asserted patents in August 2020. The case was dismissed with prejudice on December 4, 2019.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VENUS CONCEPT INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 6, 2019 | By: | /s/ Domenic Della Penna | ||||
| Domenic Della Penna | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||