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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-13-022145
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130410
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130416
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130416

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000771999
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		IRS NUMBER:				161229730
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32146
		FILM NUMBER:		13764130

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		36 WEST MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 710
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14614
		BUSINESS PHONE:		585 232 1500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		36 W MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 710
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14614

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW SKY COMMUNICATIONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	THOROUGHBREDS USA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19861118
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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April 10, 2013</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.</B></P>

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area code: <B>(585) 325-3610</B></P>

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since last report.) </B></P>

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the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 10, 2013,
Reformation Services, LLC (&ldquo;Reformation Services&rdquo;) announced the publication of a research report entitled &ldquo;Diversified
Intellectual Property: The Emergence of Document Security Systems&rdquo; (the &ldquo;White Paper&rdquo;), by author J.P. Moreno
(&ldquo;Moreno&rdquo;). Moreno was commissioned by Reformation Services and paid $25,000 by Reformation Services to prepare the
White Paper. In January 2013, prior to preparation of the White Paper, Lexington Technology Group, Inc. (&ldquo;Lexington&rdquo;),
who is a party to a pending agreement and plan of merger with Document Security Systems, Inc., retained Reformation Services, and
compensated Reformation Services to serve as a publicist for Lexington.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; width: 49%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated: April 16, 2013</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">/s/ Robert B. Bzdick</P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Robert B. Bzdick</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Chief Executive Officer</I></B></FONT></TD>
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