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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases
The Company leases its office, production and sales facilities under non-cancelable operating leases that expire in various years through fiscal year 2020. The leases provide for biennial or annual rent escalations intended to approximate increases in cost of living indices, and certain of the leases provide for rent abatement. The Company has a five-year option to renew its lease on its San Diego headquarters facility and a five-year option to renew its lease on its San Jose facility. In July 2010, the Company modified its San Diego headquarters lease and reduced the facility by one building, or 67,285 square feet, which proportionally reduced the monthly base rent and share of facility expenses.
Future minimum lease payments under these arrangements are as follows (in thousands):  
 
Minimum
Lease
Payments 
Fiscal 2013
$
2,882

Fiscal 2014
2,220

Fiscal 2015
797

Fiscal 2016
653

Fiscal 2017
612

Thereafter
92

 
$
7,256


Rental expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective lease terms and was $2.6 million and $3.3 million in fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Litigation
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various lawsuits, legal proceedings or claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management does not believe any legal proceedings or claims pending at June 30, 2012 will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, liquidity, financial position or results of operations. Litigation, however, is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm the Company's business.
In August and October 2010, the Company filed patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”), respectively, against various parties. Both lawsuits claim infringement of two of the Company's United States patents, Nos. 6,328,766 and 6,353,581.
In November 2011, the Company entered into a multi-year settlement and cross-licensing agreement with IBM pursuant to which the Company released all claims it had against Dell Inc. and IBM in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and at the ITC. However, the Company's infringement case against BDT AG and its affiliates continues.
In July 2012, the ITC released the public version of the Initial Determination, which finds that the six asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,328,766 are valid. The Initial Determination finds no infringement of United States Patent No. 6,353,581. We petitioned the full Commission of the ITC for a review of some of the Initial Determination findings. The Commission has decided to review in part the Initial Determination on its merits and the Commission is expected to issue its decision in a final determination by October 22, 2012.
In June 2012, the Company filed five additional patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against seven companies.
In August 2012, Quantum Corporation filed counterclaims against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California action, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition claims, and infringement of United States Patent Nos. 5,491,812, 6,542,787, 6,498,771 and 5,925,119 by its products. Quantum is seeking monetary damages from the Company and injunctive relief.