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Litigation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Litigation Settlement [Abstract]  
Litigation
11    Litigation
From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes it has meritorious arguments in its current litigation matters and believes any outcome, either individually or in the aggregate, will not be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company executed a settlement agreement to resolve patent infringement litigation with Bruker Corporation and Bruker Daltronik GmbH regarding their timsTOF product line. In connection with the settlement, the Company is entitled to receive $10 million in guaranteed payments, including minimum royalty payments, which was recognized within other income in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company received $3 million in guaranteed payments, net of applicable withholding taxes. The Company also had a litigation provision of $5 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 related to a legal settlement. The accrued patent litigation expense is in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2021 and 2020
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