In May 2019, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement (the “May 2019 Lease Agreement”) for office space totaling 4,210 square feet, located in Boston, Massachusetts with a 62-month term. The lease includes a rent escalation clause which results in cash rental payments of approximately $0.3 million annually. Rent expense is being recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In addition to the base rent, the Company is also responsible for its share of operating expenses, electricity and real estate taxes, in accordance with the terms of the May 2019 Lease Agreement. The Company provided a security deposit of approximately $0.1 million in May 2019, which is included as a component of other assets on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2022 and consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. The Company occupied the space in August 2019 and commenced recognition of rent expense.

In June 2021, the Company entered into an amendment to the May 2019 Lease Agreement (the “June 2021 Amended Lease Agreement”). Under the terms of the June 2021 Amended Lease Agreement, the Company expanded its current premises in Boston, Massachusetts by an additional 5,026 square feet, bringing the total office space to 9,236 square feet. The term of the June 2021 Amended Lease Agreement commenced in February 2022 and expires on March 31, 2027. The Company has the option to extend the term for one additional five-year period upon the Company’s written notice to the landlord at least 12 months and no more than 15 months in advance of the extension period. Upon commencement of the term of the June 2021 Amended Lease Agreement, the annual base rent obligation increased to approximately $0.6 million, with a total cash obligation for base rent over the initial five-year term of the lease of approximately $3.1 million. In addition to the base rent, the Company is also responsible for its share of operating expenses, electricity and real estate taxes. Upon execution of the June 2021 Amended Lease Agreement, the Company provided an additional security deposit in the amount of $0.1 million, with security deposits under the May 2019 Lease Agreement and June 2021 Amended Lease Agreement totaling $0.2 million.

The Company recorded rent expense of approximately $0.1 million during both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022.

The following table summarizes the future lease payments due under the June 2021 Amended Lease Agreement (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022
2022		410
2023		622
2024		634
2025		647
2026		660
2027		167
Total Lease Payments	$	3,140
Less Imputed Interest		(663	)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	$	2,477

Operating cash flows used for operating leases	$	69
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)		5.00
Weighted-average discount rate		8	%

The Company may from time to time be party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company was not subject to any material legal proceedings during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and year ended December 31, 2021, and no material legal proceedings are currently pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened.

The Company agrees to standard indemnification obligations as part of entering into agreements in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to the indemnification provisions, the Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, generally the Company’s business partners, in connection with matters specified in the applicable provision, which may include any U.S. patent or any copyright or other intellectual property infringement claim by any third-party with respect to the Company’s products or product liability claims by any third-party with respect to the Company’s products. The term of these indemnification obligations is generally perpetual any time after execution of the agreement. The potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification obligations is unlimited. The Company has never incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification obligations.