<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-12-019012.txt : 20120403
<SEC-HEADER>0001140361-12-019012.hdr.sgml : 20120403
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20120403203729
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-12-019012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120401
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120403
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120403

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAVALLE JOSEPH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001287543

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-27969
		FILM NUMBER:		12739978

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		148 E BROKAW ROAD
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95112

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IMMERSION CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001058811
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577]
		IRS NUMBER:				943180138
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 RIO ROBLES
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134
		BUSINESS PHONE:		408-467-1900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 RIO ROBLES
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	IMMERSION HUMAN INTERFACE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980602
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VP, Sales</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Vesting of restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted to the Reporting Person on April 1, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The sale reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and is an exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) - payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3.  All of the shares reported as disposed of in this Form 4 were relinquished by the Reporting Person and cancelled by the Issuer in exchange for the Issuer's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person resulting from the vesting of RSUs. The Reporting Person did not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the shares reported on this Form 4 for any reason other than to cover required taxes.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The RSU grant vested as to one-third (1/3) of the total number of units on each one year anniversary of the grant commencing on April 1, 2011.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Joseph LaValle by Jeffrey Vetter, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-04-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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