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): November 1 7, 2016

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in its ~~charter~~Charter)

Delaware

000-50460

16-1620029

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3025 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(408) 321-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 28.0201. ~~Results~~Other ~~of Operations and Financial Condition~~Events.

On November 1 7, 2016, Tessera, Inc. (“Tessera”) and Invensas Corporation (“Invensas”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), ~~announced~~filed ~~its~~a ~~financial~~civil ~~results~~action ~~for~~against ~~the~~Avago ~~third~~Technologies ~~quarter~~Limited, ofAvago ~~2016~~Technologies U.S. Inc., and Avago Technologies Wireless (U.S.A.) ~~copy~~Manufacturing Inc. (collectively, “Avago”), subsidiaries of Broadcom Ltd., in the ~~Company’s~~U.S. ~~press~~District ~~release~~Court ~~announcing~~for ~~these~~the ~~financial~~District ~~results~~of ~~and~~Delaware. ~~other~~The ~~information~~complaint ~~regarding~~alleges ~~its~~that ~~financial~~a ~~condition~~number ~~is attached~~of ~~hereto~~Avago asproducts, ~~Exhibit~~including 99Avago FBAR filter devices, infringe Tessera’s U.1S. toPatent ~~this~~No. 6,573,609 ~~Form~~and ~~8-K~~Invensas’s U.S. Patent No. 6,972,480.

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~~Item~~The ~~9.01.~~Company ~~Financial~~is ~~Statements~~not ~~and~~making ~~Exhibits~~any adjustments to its fourth quarter revenue or earnings per share guidance as a result of these proceedings.

~~(d)~~SIGNATURES ~~Exhibits.~~

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 1, 2016

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.

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.

Date: November 1, 2016

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. By: /s/ Robert Andersen Name: Robert Andersen Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 1, 2016

Date: November 7, 2016

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

/S/ Robert Andersen

Robert Andersen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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