NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to suchfiling requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submittedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§223.405) of this chapter during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smallerreporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller Large acceleratedfiler☐ Non-accelerated filer☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes☐No☒The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding as of May 4, 2026 was 22,864,593. PARTI.FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1.Financial Statements PARTII.OTHER INFORMATIONItem 1.Legal ProceedingsItem1A.Risk FactorsItem 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsItem 3.Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesItem 5.Other InformationItem 6.ExhibitsSignatures SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well asassumptions that, if they never materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed orimplied by such forward-looking statements. The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not purelyhistorical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include any expectation of earnings,revenue or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; factorsthat may affect our operating results; statements related to future performance and other matters that do not relate strictly to historicalfacts or statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use ofwords such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,”“plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “would,” and similar expressions or variations intended to identify forward-looking •our uncertain revenue from licensing our intellectual property;•uncertainty of the outcome of our pending litigations;•our ability to achieve future revenue from our patent portfolios; •our ability to protect our patents; •our ability to execute our strategy to acquire or make investments in high quality patents with significant licensingopportunities;•our ability to enter into strategic relationships with third parties to license or otherwise monetize their intellectual property;•our ability to achieve a return on our investment in ILiAD Biotechnologies, Inc.;•our ability to continue to acquire additional intellectual property;•uncertainty as to whether cash dividends will continue to be paid;•variations in our quarterly and annual operating results;•the risk that we may be determined to be a personal holding company in 2026 or future years which may result in our issuinga special cash dividend to our stockholders to the extent we have undistributed personal holding company income resulting inless cash available for our operations and strategic transactions; and•legislative, regulatory and competitive developments. NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS:Cash and cash equivalentsMarketable securities, at fair valueOther current assets TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITYPreferredstock,$0.01parvalue,authorized10,000,000shares;noneissuedandoutstandingat March 31, 2026and December31,2025 Common stock, $0.01 par value; authorized 50,000,000 shares; 22,795,883and 22,824,009 shares issued and outstanding at March 31,2026andDecember31, 2025, respectively Additional paid-in capital Accumulated deficit TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY REVENUE OPERATING EXPENSES:Costs of revenueProfessional fees and related costsGeneral