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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): March 7, 2008


LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
1-7848
13-2728690
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
File Number)
Identification No.)


19 West 44th Street, New York, New York
10036
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code       (212) 972-9700      

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)


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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events

In the Company’s contract and patent litigation against Photoscribe Technologies Inc., the Gemological Institute of America and David Benderly, a federal district court jury returned a verdict on March 7, 2008 of non-infringement of the Company’s patents. The Company is considering its options in view of the verdict. The parties settled most of their contract claims prior to the case being submitted to the jury, but certain issues that had been bifurcated and certain contract issues still remain to be resolved.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

    LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
 
 
Date: March 11, 2008   By: /s/ William H. Moryto  
     
      William H. Moryto,
     
      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer