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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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) February 7, 2005
Superconductor Technologies Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-21074 77-0158076
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
460 Ward Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (805) 690-4500
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On February 7, 2005 the Company announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit upheld the 2003 decision against the patent infringement
lawsuit brought by ISCO International, Inc. ("ISCO") filed on July 17, 2001 in
the United District Court for the District of Delaware. A copy of the press
release announcing the transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release dated February 7, 2005 announcing the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the 2003 decision against
the patent infringement lawsuit brought by ISCO International,
Inc. ("ISCO") filed on July 17, 2001 in the United District Court
for the District of Delaware.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement 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.
Superconductor Technologies Inc.
Date: February 7, 2005 By: /s/ Martin S. McDermut
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Martin S. McDermut,
Senior Vice President,
ChiefFinancial Officer and Secretary