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Patents and other intangible assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Patents and other intangible assets |
6. | Patents and other intangible assets
Patents and other intangible assets are recorded at cost, or when acquired as a part of a business combination, at estimated fair value. These assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful lives of the assets.
|  |  |  | December 31, |
(U.S. Dollars, in thousands) |  | Weighted Average Amortization Period |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  | 10 years |  | $ | 39,085 |  |  | $ | 38,621 |
Developed technology |  | 10 years |  |  | 12,400 |  |  |  | — |
IPR&D |  | Indefinite |  |  | 26,800 |  |  |  | — |
License and other |  | 7 years |  |  | 14,654 |  |  |  | 10,276 |
Trademarks—finite lived |  | 9 years |  |  | 840 |  |  |  | 533 |
|  | 9 years |  |  | 93,779 |  |  |  | 49,430 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  |  |  | $ | (35,016 | ) |  | $ | (34,151 | )
Developed technology |  |  |  |  | (827 | ) |  |  | — |
IPR&D |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
License and other |  |  |  |  | (5,744 | ) |  |  | (4,625 | )
Trademarks—finite lived |  |  |  |  | (295 | ) |  |  | (193 | )
|  |  |  |  | (41,882 | ) |  |  | (38,969 | )
Patents and other intangible assets, net |  |  |  | $ | 51,897 |  |  | $ | 10,461 |
Intangible assets related to IPR&D projects are considered to be indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. During the period the assets are considered indefinite-lived, they will not be amortized but will be tested for impairment. Impairment testing is performed at least annually or when a triggering event occurs that could indicate a potential impairment. If and when development is complete, which generally occurs when regulatory approval to market a product is obtained, the associated assets are deemed finite-lived and are amortized over a period that best reflects the economic benefits provided by these assets. In February 2019, the Company obtained FDA approval of the M6-C artificial cervical disc. As such, amortization of the IPR&D intangible asset attributable to these research and development activities will commence starting in February 2019, for which the Company expects to use a 10 year amortization period. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $2.7 million, $1.8 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Future amortization expense for intangible assets, including IPR&D, is estimated as follows:
(U.S. Dollars, in thousands) |  | Amortization |
2019 |  | $ | 6,604 |
2020 |  |  | 6,205 |
2021 |  |  | 6,146 |
2022 |  |  | 6,138 |
2023 |  |  | 5,495 |
Thereafter |  |  | 21,309 |
Total |  | $ | 51,897 |

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