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Note 12 - Litigation and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]
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Litigation and Contingencies
 
From time to time, the Company is subject to certain routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, that arise in the normal course of its business. The Company believes that the ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any pending claims of any type (either alone or combined) will not materially affect its financial position, results of operations or liquidity. 
 
In
March
2015,
a minority stockholder of b-pack Services SA, a French subsidiary of Determine SAS, which was acquired when the Company acquired b-pack SAS, initiated litigation in the Nanterre Commercial Court against b-pack SAS and its founders claiming indemnification rights for his contribution to the business of b-pack Services SA and seeking monetary damages and other relief. The Nanterre Commercial Court declined jurisdiction and sent the matter to the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre, where it is currently pending. In
July
2015,
the same minority shareholder also initiated litigation in the Paris Commercial Court against Determine SAS to contest the merger between b-pack SAS and Selectica France SAS, which is also pending, and seeking monetary damages and other relief.  The Company believes the lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend against them vigorously. The Company did
not
record any provision as of
December
31,
2016.
 
In
November
2015,
the Company settled outstanding litigation based upon claims the Company alleged against some of its former employees and a competitor relating to the Company’s intellectual property. In
April
2016,
such competitor paid the Company the remaining settlement amount of
$0.6
million which is reflected in general and administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the
nine
months ended
December
31,
2016.
 
Warranties and Indemnifications
 
The Company’s products are generally warranted to perform substantially in accordance with the functional specifications set forth in the associated product documentation for a period of at least
90
 days. In the event there is a failure of such warranties, the Company generally is obligated to correct the product to conform to the product documentation or, if the Company is unable to do so, the customer is entitled to seek a refund of the purchase price of the product or service. The Company has
not
provided for a warranty accrual as of
December
31,
2016
or
March
31,
2016.
To date, the Company has not refunded any amounts in relation to the warranty.
 
The Company generally agrees to indemnify its customers against legal claims that the Company’s software infringes certain
third
-party intellectual property rights. In the event of such a claim, the Company is obligated to defend its customer against the claim and to either settle the claim at the Company’s expense or pay damages that the customer is legally required to pay to the
third
-party claimant. In addition, in the event of the infringement, the Company agrees to modify or replace the infringing product, or, if those options are not reasonably possible, to refund the purchase price of the software. To date, the Company has not been required to make any payment resulting from infringement claims asserted against its customers. As such, the Company has
not
provided for an indemnification accrual as of
December
31,
2016
or
March
31,
2016.