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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended
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Jul. 19, 2012 Judicial ruling U.S. | Jul. 19, 2012 Judicial ruling U.S. Licensees | May 02, 2013 Pending litigation Italy trademark | Nov. 08, 2013 Pending litigation China
Litigation |  |  |  |
Damages sought by plaintiff as compensation | $ 26,000,000 |  |  |
Accounting profits sought by plaintiff as compensation | 99,000,000 |  |  |
Monetary damages awarded by court | $ 2,300,000 | $ 2,300,000 |  | $ 80,000
Number of Italian trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff |  |  | 3 |
Number of European Community trademark registrations to be cancelled by plaintiff |  |  | 4 |

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