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Since the filing of our Form 10-K, there have been no material changes in our legal proceedings from those disclosed therein, other than as noted below.
−Removed: On April 18, 2023, we filed a patent infringement complaint at the Seoul Central District Court and a petition for investigation of unfair trade practices in the Korea Trade Commission (KTC).
−Removed: The complaint and petition allege that Beerenberg Services AS, Beerenberg Korea Ltd., Bronx Holdings Pte.
−Removed: Ltd., and Bronx (China) Co., Ltd.
−Removed: (collectively, “Beerenberg”) have infringed several of our Korean patents in connection with the import and sale of certain aerogel products in Korea.
−Removed: The asserted patents include (a) Korean patents related to high performance reinforced aerogel compositions and (b) Korean counterparts of the patents previously successfully asserted against Nano Tech Co., Ltd.
−Removed: (“Nano”) and Guangdong Alison Hi Tech., Ltd.
−Removed: (“Alison”) in Germany and the US.
−Removed: We are seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages against the defendants.
−Removed: On May 30, 2023, we learned of a decision by the KTC to institute an investigation against Beerenberg Korea Ltd.
+Added: Our patent infringement proceedings in Italy against of AMA S.p.A.
+Added: and AMA Composites S.r.l.
+Added: (collectively, AMA) are ongoing.
+Added: In July 2023, the technical experts appointed by the judge issued a report finding key claims of our process patents valid and infringed by the aerogel products manufactured by Nano Tech Co., Ltd.
+Added: and sold by AMA.
+Added: Our patent infringement proceedings in Korea against Beerenberg Services AS, Beerenberg Korea Ltd., and Bronx (China) Co., Ltd.
+Added: (collectively, “Beerenberg”) at the Seoul District Court and Korea Trade Commission (KTC) are ongoing.
+Added: Beerenberg Korea Ltd.
and Bronx (China) Co., Ltd.
−Removed: on the basis of our petition.
+Added: have confirmed in their answers to the KTC investigation that the accused infringing products are manufactured in China by Bronx (China) Co., Ltd.
+Added: and imported into Korea by Beerenberg Korea Ltd.
+Added: In August and September 2023, LG Chem Ltd.
+Added: filed oppositions at the Korean Intellectual Property Trial and Appeal Board and at the Japanese Patent Office against one of the Korean patents we are asserting against Beerenberg in Korea and a Japanese counterpart of the Korean patents.
+Added: We intend to vigorously defend the validity of these patents.
In October 2022, we were served with a summons from Aerogels Poland Nanotechnology LLC (“APN”), a former distributor of our products in Poland with whom we previously terminated our distribution agreements because of APN’s failure to pay amounts due to us.
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