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Litigation
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
LITIGATION

8. LITIGATION

On May 20, 2013, we filed suit against Pragmatus Telecom, LLC in the United States District of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment that our products and services do not infringe directly or indirectly three patents purportedly owned by Pragmatus and that the claims of the Pragmatus patents are invalid.  Pragmatus previously asserted these patents against certain of our customers. We have begun discovery and the matter is currently pending.

 

On May 17, 2013, we filed suit against Lodsys Group, LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas seeking a declaratory judgment that our products and services do not infringe directly or indirectly two patents purportedly owned by Lodsys and that the claims of the Lodsys patents are invalid.  Lodsys previously asserted these patents against certain of our customers.  The matter is currently pending. 

 

We routinely assess all of our litigation and threatened litigation as to the probability of ultimately incurring a liability, and record our best estimate of the ultimate loss in situations where we assess the likelihood of loss as probable.

 

From time to time, we are involved in or subject to legal, administrative and regulatory proceedings, claims, demands and investigations arising in the ordinary course of business, including direct claims brought by or against us with respect to intellectual property, contracts, employment and other matters, as well as claims brought against our customers for whom we have a contractual indemnification obligation. We accrue for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether a loss is reasonably estimable. In addition, in the event we determine that a loss is not probable, but is reasonably possible, and it becomes possible to develop what we believe to be a reasonable range of possible loss, then we will include disclosures related to such matter as appropriate and in compliance with ASC 450, Contingencies. The accruals or estimates, if any, resulting from the foregoing analysis, are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. To the extent there is a reasonable possibility that the losses could exceed the amounts already accrued, we will, as applicable, adjust the accrual in the period the determination is made, disclose an estimate of the additional loss or range of loss, indicate that the estimate is immaterial with respect to our consolidated financial statements as a whole or, if the amount of such adjustment cannot be reasonably estimated, disclose that an estimate cannot be made.