Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

6.	Intangible Assets

The Company has acquired certain intangible assets, which include: customer lists, trademarks, patents and copyrights. The customer lists are being amortized over a 3-year period based on management’s best estimate of the expected useful life. The costs of trademarks, patents and copyrights are amortized over 2 to 7 years based on their estimated useful life.

	As of June 30, 2013				As of December 31, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Weighted-Avg. Amortization Period

Customer lists	$	235,000	$	221,000	$	235,000	$	206,000	3 years
Trademarks, patents, and copyrights		2,437,000		2,284,000		2,437,000		2,038,000	4 years
Total	$	2,672,000	$	2,505,000	$	2,672,000	$	2,244,000

Amortization expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Customer lists	$	8,000	$	20,000	$	15,000	$	40,000
Trademarks, patents, and copyrights		121,000		132,000		246,000		219,000

Total trademarks and intangibles	$	129,000	$	152,000	$	261,000	$	259,000

Amortization expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses.