UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

November 14, 2006
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Sonic Foundry, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)


Maryland

 

1-14007

 

39-1783372

(State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)

 

(Commission
 File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

222 W. Washington Ave, Suite 775

 

 

Madison, WI 53703

 

(608) 443-1600

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 14, 2006, Sonic Foundry, Inc. announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office had approved the Company’s patent application regarding the method of capturing, indexing, and synchronizing of RGB-based graphic content. See attached press release at exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.



EXHIBIT LIST

NUMBER

 

DESCRIPTION


 


99.1

 

Press release concerning the approval by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of the Company’s patent application regarding the method of capturing, indexing, and synchronizing of RGB-based graphic content.




SIGNATURE

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.

 

Sonic Foundry, Inc.

 


 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

November 14, 2006

By:

/s/ Kenneth A. Minor

 

 


 

 

Kenneth A. Minor

 

 

Chief Financial Officer