secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DarkPulse, Inc. (DPLS)
CIK:        0000866439
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-10T14:53:04+00:00
Accession:  0001683168-26-007044
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

DarkPulse enters exclusive license for six Air Force patents in satellite power and laser tech
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- Exclusive license from U.S. Air Force covers six issued patents in satellite power sharing, satellite comms, and laser generation.
- Initial license fee $15,000; running royalty 5% of non-Government gross revenues; minimum annual royalties $200k (yr2), $300k (yr3), $400k (yr4+).
- Company must pay patent maintenance fees and 25% of litigation recoveries to DAF; sublicenses require DAF approval.
- Must use best efforts to commercialize, with product rollout within 30 months; US manufacturing requirement for royalty-based products.
- Agreement runs until last patent expires or termination; DAF retains royalty-free government use rights.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826007044/0001683168-26-007044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316826007044/darkpulse_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-26-007044

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