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Commitments and Contingencies
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Commitments
We, in the normal course of business, enter into various purchase commitments for goods or services. Total non-cancellable purchase commitments as of March 31, 2021, which relate primarily to marketing and IT services are as follows:
2022202320242025 and beyondTotal
Purchase commitments$23,339 $5,266 $804 $591 $30,000 
We have certain software royalty commitments associated with the shipment and licensing of certain products. Royalty expense is generally based on a fixed cost per unit shipped or a fixed fee for unlimited units shipped over a designated period. Royalty expense, included in Cost of software and products revenues, was as follows:
Year Ended March 31,
202120202019
Royalty expense$16,256 $12,545 $12,319 
Warranties and Indemnifications

We typically offer a 90-day limited product warranty for our software. To date, costs related to this product warranty have not been material.
We provide certain provisions within our software licensing agreements to indemnify our customers from any claim, suit or proceeding arising from alleged or actual intellectual property infringement. These provisions continue in perpetuity, along with our software licensing agreements. We have never incurred a liability relating to one of these indemnification provisions, and management believes that the likelihood of any future payout relating to these provisions is remote. Therefore, we have not recorded a liability during any period for these indemnification provisions.

Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are subject to claims in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. On February 9, 2021, Rubrik, Inc. filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Commvault Systems, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas – Waco Division. Rubrik asserts U.S. Patents 10,852,998, 10,133,495 and 9,075,773. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we cannot accurately predict the ultimate timing or outcome of this matter. We are unable at this time to determine whether the outcome of the litigation will have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. We believe that Rubrik’s claims are without merit, and we intend to vigorously contest them.
We do not believe that we are currently party to any other pending legal action that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business or operating results. See Risk Factors "Protection of our intellectual property is limited, and any misuse of our intellectual property by others could materially adverse our sales and results of operations" for additional information.