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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies

8. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company leases office space and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases with various expiration dates through 2018. Rent expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2012 was $0.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively, and for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 was $0.8 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease period and accrues for rent expense incurred but not paid.

 

Future annual minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending June 30,

   Operating
Leases
 

2013 (remaining six months)

   $ 3,377   

2014

     3,186   

2015

     3,109   

2016

     2,748   

2017

     2,792   

2018 and thereafter

     936   
  

 

 

 
   $ 16,148   
  

 

 

 

Guarantor Arrangements

The Company has agreements whereby it indemnifies its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer or director’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company has a director and officer insurance policy that limits its exposure and enables the Company to recover a portion of any future amounts aw under certain circumstances and subject to deductibles and exclusions. As a result of its insurance policy coverage, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is not material. Accordingly, the Company had no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

In the ordinary course of its business, the Company from time to time enters into standard indemnification provisions in its agreements with its clients. Pursuant to these provisions, the Company may be obligated to indemnify its clients for certain losses suffered or incurred, including losses arising from violations of applicable law by the Company or by its third-party website publishers, losses arising from actions or omissions of the Company or its third party publishers, and for third-party claims that a Company product infringed upon any United States patent, copyright or other intellectual property rights. Where applicable, the Company generally limits its liabilities under such indemnities. With respect to its DSS products, the Company also generally reserves the right to resolve intellectual property infringements claims by providing a non-infringing alternative or by obtaining a license on reasonable terms, and failing that, by terminating its relationship with the client and thus terminating the infringing activity. Subject to these limitations, the term of such indemnity provisions is generally coterminous with the corresponding agreements but in some cases survives for a period of time after termination of the agreement.

The potential amount of future payments to defend lawsuits or settle indemnified claims under these indemnification provisions is generally limited and the Company believes the estimated fair value of these indemnity provisions is not material, and accordingly, the Company had no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

Litigation

In November 2012, the Company entered into a confidential Settlement and Release Agreement (SRA) with LendingTree, LLC (Lending Tree), under which the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries and Lending Tree mutually released the claims against each other and the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries licensed two of Lending Tree’s patents. The Company and Lending Tree filed a Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice with the United States District Court, Western Division of North Carolina, Charlotte Division on November 26, 2012. The court issued an Order of Dismissal Without Prejudice which was filed on January 3, 2013.

In December 2012, Internet Patents Corporation (IPC) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, seeking a judgment that the Company has infringed a patent held by IPC. While the Company denies IPC’s claims, there can be no assurance that the Company will prevail in this matter, and any adverse ruling may have a significant impact on its business and operating results. In addition, regardless of the outcome of the matter, the Company may incur significant legal fees defending the action until it is resolved. There is a reasonable possibility that a loss exceeding amounts already recognized may be incurred, however, an estimate of the loss or potential range of loss, if any, associated with the litigation cannot be made as of the filing date of this quarterly report.