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Intangible Assets, net (Notes)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible assets, net
5. Intangible Assets, net

Intangible assets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 comprised the following (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
 
Gross Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Amount
Licensed intellectual property
$
4,750

 
$
(2,423
)
 
$
2,327

 
$
4,750

 
$
(2,126
)
 
$
2,624



In July 2012, the Company entered into a development collaboration and license agreement with Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc., or ALL, which was acquired by Illumina, Inc. in July 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company established a collaborative program to develop in-vitro diagnostic products incorporating ALL’s proprietary electro-wetting technology in conjunction with the Company’s electrochemical detection technology. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company satisfied certain commercial milestones under this agreement requiring a payment of $500,000 recorded as an addition to licensed intellectual property.

Intellectual property licenses have a weighted average remaining amortization period of 3.93 years as of June 30, 2018. Amortization expense for these licenses was $148,000 and $123,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and was $297,000 and $247,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense for these licenses is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Years Ending
 
Future Amortization Expense
Remaining in 2018
 
$
296

2019
 
593

2020
 
593

2021
 
593

2022
 
252

Total
 
$
2,327