8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Purs uant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of t he Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event **** reported) **** March 23 , 202 1

ADVANCED VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEMS, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

7659 E. Wood Drive

Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

(Address of principal **** executive offices)

(480) 704-4183

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

(Former name or former address, 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company          [X]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

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Item 8.01.  Other Events

On January 13, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a Final Written Decision under 35 U.S.C. § 318(a) in Inter Partes Review petitioned by Apple Inc.  The decision found that claims 15 and 17 (the only claims challenged) of Advanced Voice Recognition Systems, Inc. (AVRS) U.S. Patent No. 7,558,730 B2 were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).

On March 17, 2021, AVRS gives notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. AVRS appeals the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Final Written Decision entered on January 13, 2021, in the Inter Partes Review (“IPR2019-01352”) of U.S. Patent No. 7,558,730 (the ’730 Patent) and all underlying orders, decisions, rulings, and opinions.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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