Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	9. Commitments and contingencies The Company may be involved in various claims, lawsuits, investigations, and other proceedings, arising in the normal course of business. The Company accrues a liability when management believes information available prior to the issuance of financial statements indicates it is probable a loss has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiation, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Legal costs are expensed as incurred. On April 21, 2021, FCX Solar, LLC (“FCX”), filed a lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleged breach of contract, fraud and unjust enrichment claims related to a patent license agreement and consulting relationship between FCX and us. FCX sought damages of approximately $134 million in the lawsuit. On July 2, 2021, we filed a motion to dismiss the fraud and unjust enrichment claims. On July 16, 2021, FCX filed an amended complaint asserting the same claims as the original complaint. On July 22, 2021, we advised the court that FTC would stand on its motion to dismiss, and at the request of the court, we filed a revised motion citing the amended complaint. FCX filed its response on August 19, 2021, and we filed a reply on September 7, 2021. Oral argument on our motion to dismiss was held on February 3, 2022, and the Court granted our motion on February 7, 2022, dismissing FCX's fraud and unjust enrichment claims and leaving only a claim for breach of a license agreement. On April 15, 2022, FCX filed a motion to amend its complaint to add two additional claims for breach of the license agreement and to remove the dismissed claims, including its request for damages of approximately $134 million. We intend to oppose FCX's motion to add new breach of contract claims. On May 29, 2021, FCX filed a separate lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging a claim for patent infringement related to U.S. Patent No. 10,903,782. FCX seeks an unspecified amount of damages, including past and future royalties, and injunctive relief. Our answer to that complaint was filed on June 22, 2021, along with our motion to transfer the patent suit to the Southern District of New York to be consolidated with the New York litigation. FCX filed an amended complaint asserting claims for direct patent infringement, indirect infringement by active inducement, and contributory infringement on July 27, 2021, and we filed our answer to that complaint on August 10, 2021. On October 25, 2021, our motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of New York was granted, and the patent case was consolidated with FCX's contract case on November 19, 2021. Discovery in this consolidated matter is ongoing. We believe the claims asserted in both lawsuits are without merit, and we plan to vigorously defend against them. We and our management considered (a) the facts described above, (b) the preliminary stages of the proceedings and (c) the advice of outside legal counsel on the claims and determined that it is not probable that FCX will prevail on the merits. At this time, we believe that the likelihood of any material loss related to these matters is remote given the strength of our defenses. The Company has not recorded any material loss contingency in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

9. Commitments and contingencies

The Company may be involved in various claims, lawsuits, investigations, and other proceedings, arising in the normal course of business. The Company accrues a liability when management believes information available prior to the issuance of financial statements indicates it is probable a loss has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiation, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Legal costs are expensed as incurred.

On April 21, 2021, FCX Solar, LLC (“FCX”), filed a lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleged breach of contract, fraud and unjust enrichment claims related to a patent license agreement and consulting relationship between FCX and us. FCX sought damages of approximately $134 million in the lawsuit. On July 2, 2021, we filed a motion to dismiss the fraud and unjust enrichment claims. On July 16, 2021, FCX filed an amended complaint asserting the same claims as the original complaint. On July 22, 2021, we advised the court that FTC would stand on its motion to dismiss, and at the request of the court, we filed a revised motion citing the amended complaint. FCX filed its response on August 19, 2021, and we filed a reply on September 7, 2021. Oral argument on our motion to dismiss was held on February 3, 2022, and the Court granted our motion on February 7, 2022, dismissing FCX's fraud and unjust enrichment claims and leaving only a claim for breach of a license agreement. On April 15, 2022, FCX filed a motion to amend its complaint to add two additional claims for breach of the license agreement and to remove the dismissed claims, including its request for damages of approximately $134 million. We intend to oppose FCX's motion to add new breach of contract claims. On May 29, 2021, FCX filed a separate lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging a claim for patent infringement related to U.S. Patent No. 10,903,782. FCX seeks an unspecified amount of damages, including past and future royalties, and injunctive relief. Our answer to that complaint was filed on June 22, 2021, along with our motion to transfer the patent suit to the Southern District of New York to be consolidated with the New York litigation. FCX filed an amended complaint asserting claims for direct patent infringement, indirect infringement by active inducement, and contributory infringement on July 27, 2021, and we filed our answer to that complaint on August 10, 2021. On October 25, 2021, our motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of New York was granted, and the patent case was consolidated with FCX's contract case on November 19, 2021. Discovery in this consolidated matter is ongoing. We believe the claims asserted in both lawsuits are without merit, and we plan to vigorously defend against them. We and our management considered (a) the facts described above, (b) the preliminary stages of the proceedings and (c) the advice of outside legal counsel on the claims and determined that it is not probable that FCX will prevail on the merits. At this time, we believe that the likelihood of any material loss related to these matters is remote given the strength of our defenses.

The Company has not recorded any material loss contingency in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.