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11. Commitments and contingencies | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure Footnote |
Commitments and contingencies - Note 11 | 11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation On March 31, 2014, Asia Optical Co., Inc., a supplier pursuant to an agreement entered into in 2008, filed a complaint for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association, claiming that we ordered products from them and failed to take delivery of and pay for such products. The relief sought in the complaint is $3.6 million plus attorneys' fees, interest and arbitration costs. We contest the claim and are defending against it. An adverse outcome of these proceedings could materially and adversely affect our financial condition. At this stage, we cannot predict the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the range of potential loss. We are also subject to various claims and pending or threatened lawsuits in the normal course of business. We are not currently party to any legal proceedings that management believes are reasonably possible to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Purchase commitments At December 31, 2016, we had $6.4 million in open purchase obligations that represent commitments to purchase inventory, materials, capital equipment, and other goods used in the normal operation of our business. Lease commitments We lease our office space and certain equipment under operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year. Future minimum rental commitments under operating leases for years ending December 31, are as follows (in thousands):
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Years Ended December 31, |  |  | leases
2017 |  | $ | 439
2018 |  |  | 446
2019 |  |  | 38
2020 |  |  | -
2021 |  |  | -
Thereafter |  |  | -
Total minimum lease payments |  | $ | 923
Net rent expense was $483,000 in 2016, $465,000 in 2015, and $542,000 in 2014. Adverse purchase commitments We have periodically entered into noncancelable purchase contracts in order to ensure the availability of materials to support production of our products. We continuously assess our outstanding commitments and recognize a loss on purchase commitments, when required, if such commitments are in excess of our product needs or the costs are not expected to be recoverable. As of December 31, 2016, we have $500,000 accrued for commitments to purchase materials for the SHOWWXTM pico projector that were in excess of estimated future proceeds from sales of that product.

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