Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies

Financing of Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance

The Company financed its Directors’ and Officers’ insurance policy for approximately $0.2 million.  Payments are due monthly and the policy is for 12 months.  Finance charges for the 12-month period are nominal.  As of December 31, 2018, the Company owed approximately $0.1 million and such amounts were recorded in accrued expenses. The Company has made regular payments in accordance with this insurance policy.

Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, the Company actively pursues legal remedies to enforce its intellectual property rights and to stop unauthorized use of use technology. From time to time, the Company may be involved in various claims and counterclaims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. There were no pending material claims or legal matters as of the date of this report other than the following matters:

International License Exchange of America, LLC Litigations

Optic153 LLC Litigations

Under our Monetization Agreement with Equitable, Optic 153 LLC, an Equitable subsidiary, has filed the following litigations relating to patents acquired under the terms of settlement of one of our prior litigations:

● On March 15, 2018, litigation against Lumentum Operations LLC, Case No. 1:18-cv-00406-VAC-CJB, in the in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, related to alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,587,261. Such case settled in November of 2018 and the Company received its pro rata portion of the aggregate settlement amount of $200,000.  A Notice of Voluntary Dismissal was filed on November 15, 2018 and the Court closed the case.

Counterclaims 

In the ordinary course of business, we, or with our wholly-owned subsidiaries or monetization partners, will initiate litigation against parties whom we believe have infringed on our intellectual property rights and technologies. The initiation of such litigation exposes us to potential counterclaims initiated by the defendants. Currently, there are no counterclaims pending against us. In the event such counterclaims are filed, we can provide no assurance that the outcome of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position and results from operations.