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):  January 15, 2016

PARKERVISION, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Florida
000-22904
59-2971472
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7915 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, Florida
32256
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(904) 732-6100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 19, 2016, ParkerVision, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the United States International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation of the unfair trade practices committed by Apple Inc., LG (LG Electronics, Inc., LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc.), Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.), and Qualcomm Incorporated as a result of the December 2015 complaint filed by ParkerVision.   A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release.
 

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.

Dated: January 19, 2016
 
PARKERVISION, INC.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Cynthia Poehlman
 
   
Cynthia Poehlman
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release.