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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K [ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from New York ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.02 Large Accelerated Filer [ ] Non - Accelerated Filer [ x ] or DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) per share to Commission file number 001-32146 6 Framark Drive Victor , New York 14564 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 585 ) 325-3610 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol DSS 16-1229730 ( I.R.S.Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered NYSE American LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . YES [ ] NO [ X ] Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . YES [ ] NO [ X ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . YES [ X ] NO [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES [ X ] NO [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer ” , “ accelerated filer ” , “ smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act Accelerated Filer [ ] Smaller Reporting Company [ x ] Emerging growth company [ ]