{"url_path":"/sec/ntip/10-q/2026/body","section_key":"body","section_title":"Body","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-08","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065078/0001072613-26-000387-index.html","accession_number":"0001072613-26-000387","cik":"0001065078","ticker":"NTIP","issuer_name":"NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065078/0001072613-26-000387-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001065078","primary_entity_name":"NETWORK-1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC."},"word_count":539,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"EX-31.1\n2\nexh31-1_19057.htm\nCERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES\n\n**EXHIBIT\n31.1**\n\n** **\n\n**CERTIFICATION\nOF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER**\n\n**Pursuant\nto Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.ss.1350)**\n\nI,\nCorey M. Horowitz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:\n\n1.\nI have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026 of the Registrant;\n\n2.\nBased on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary\nto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the\nperiod covered by this report;\n\n3.\nBased on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material\nrespects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this\nreport;\n\n4.\nThe Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures\n(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act\nRules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:\n\n(a)\nDesigned such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,\nto ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others\nwithin those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;\n\n(b)\nDesigned such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under\nour supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements\nfor external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;\n\n(c)\nEvaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions\nabout the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;\nand\n\n(d)\nDisclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s\nmost recent fiscal quarter (that Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,\nor is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and\n\n5.\nThe Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial\nreporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing\nthe equivalent functions):\n\n(a)\nAll significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are\nreasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;\nand\n\n(b)\nAny fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s\ninternal control over financial reporting.\n\nDate: May 8, 2026\n\n/s/ Corey M. Horowitz\n\nCorey\nM. Horowitz\nChairman and Chief Executive Officer\n\n(Principal\nExecutive Officer)"}