4. Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Notes to Financial Statements

Contingencies

The Company is party to various lawsuits and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates such lawsuits and proceedings on a case-by-case basis, and its policy is to vigorously contest any such claims which it believes are without merit. The Company's management believes that the ultimate resolution of such matters will not materially and adversely affect the Company's business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On November 6, 2013, Innovative Wireless Solutions, LLC (“IWS”) filed a complaint against Zoom Telephonics alleging infringement of U.S. Patents Nos. 5,912,895, 6,327,264, and 6,587,473 all entitled “Information Network Access Apparatus and Methods of Communicating Information packets via Telephone Links.”  The Complaint asserts that Zoom sells products with “wireless access points and/or routers capable of connecting to an Ethernet network and an IEEE 802.11 wireless network to provide wireless Internet access.”  The case is in its early stages and discovery is ongoing.  Management is unable to reasonably estimate any potential outcome at this time.