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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): June 15, 2000
LJL BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
000-23647
(Commission File Number)
DELAWARE 77-0360183
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)
405 TASMAN DRIVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 541-8787
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On June 15, 2000, LJL BioSystems, Inc. announced the award of U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office Patent No. 6,071,748 covering its SmartOptics-TM-
light detection technology, a key element of LJL's instrument product line.
Further details regarding this announcement are contained in the company's news
release dated June 15, 2000 attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits:
99.20 LJL BioSystems, Inc. News Release dated June 15, 2000
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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.
LJL BIOSYSTEMS, INC.
Date: June 15, 2000 By: /s/ Lev J. Leytes
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Lev J. Leytes
President and CEO
