8-K 1 form8k.htm SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 FORM-8K form8k.htm
 
 

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): September 12, 2007
 

SmarTire Systems Inc.
(Exact name of registration as specified in its charter)

British Columbia, Canada
 
0-29248
 
N/A
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

#150 - 13151 Vanier Place
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
 
 
V6V 2J1
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 276-9884
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Item 8.01                                           Other Events.
 
On September 12, 2007, we filed a complaint against Siemens VDO Automotive Corp. and Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging infringement of its United States Patent No. 5,231,872, entitled “Tire Monitoring Apparatus and Method.”

The case is SmarTire Systems, Inc. v. Siemens VDO Automotive Corp. and Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:07cv932 (E.D. Virginia).
 


 
 
 
 


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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
                                                 SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC.
 
Date: September 13, 2007                                                                                       By:       /s/ Jeff Finkelstein
                                                     Jeff Finkelstein
                                                     Chief Financial Officer