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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): December 28,
2010
LAZARE KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-7848
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13-2728690
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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19 West 44th Street, New York, New York
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10036
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (212)
972-9700
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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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):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 8.01.
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Other
Events.
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On
December 28, 2010, Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (the “Company”) issued a
press release announcing that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit issued a unanimous decision in the case captioned Lazare Kaplan International Inc. v.
Photoscribe Technologies, Inc., David Benderly, and the Gemological Institute of
America, No. 2009-1251. In its decision, the Court of Appeals
vacated the District Court’s finding of inequitable conduct by the Company and
vacated an award of attorney’s fees against the Company. The Federal Circuit
also reversed the District Court’s ruling of non-infringement with respect to
certain claims and remanded these claims for further proceedings.
A copy of
the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated December 28, 2010
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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.
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LAZARE
KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL INC.
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Date:
December 28, 2010
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By:
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/s/ William H.
Moryto
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William
H. Moryto,
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Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer
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