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                                  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):
                                  May 12, 2005
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                                LANTRONIX, INC.
             Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware                         1-16027               33-0362767
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    State or other jurisdiction    (Commission           (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)              File Number)        Identification No.)

                             15353 Barranca Parkway
                                Irvine, CA 92618
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 453-3990

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item  7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure

Lantronix, Inc. announced in a press release on May 12, 2005, that it filed a
patent infringement lawsuit against Digi International, Inc., stating Digi is
infringing upon Lantronix U.S. Patent No. 6,881,096. A copy of this press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not
be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the
company, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any
general incorporation language in the filing.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

c)     Exhibits

99.1      Press Release dated May 12, 2005 announcing Lantronix filed a patent
          infringement lawsuit against Digi International, Inc. stating Digi is
          infringing upon Lantronix U.S. Patent No. 6,881,096.



                                   SIGNATURE

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:   May 12, 2005

                                        LANTRONIX, INC.,
                                        A Delaware Corporation  
                                        
                                        By:     /S/  JAMES W. KERRIGAN
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                                                James W. Kerrigan
                                                Chief Financial Officer



EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1      Press Release dated May 12, 2005 announcing Lantronix filed a patent
          infringement lawsuit against Digi International, Inc. stating Digi is
          infringing upon Lantronix U.S. Patent No. 6,881,096.