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4. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
4. Intangible Assets and Goodwill

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, intangible assets and goodwill consist of the following:

 

    2015     2014  
             
Patents   $ 826     $ 906  
In-process research and development     554       630  
    $ 1,380     $ 1,536  
                 
Goodwill   $ -     $ 968  

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized amortization expense of $80 thousand each period related to patents.

 

At December 31, 2015, future patent and in-process research and development amortization for the next five years and beyond consists of the following:

 

For the twelve months ending December 31,   Amortization  
2016   $ 80  
2017     80  
2018     108  
2019     198  
2020     108  
Thereafter     806  
Total   $ 1,380  

 

In December 2015, pursuant to our annual goodwill impairment test, we recorded a full impairment of goodwill amounting to $1.0 million. Due to limitations in the our access to capital to develop the acquired technology into a product for sale and current industry conditions, the cash flow projections were lowered and the earnings forecast was revised. We determine the fair value of our reporting units utilizing discounted cash flows and incorporate assumptions that we believe marketplace participants would utilize.

 

We wrote off $76 thousand of abandoned patents during the year ended December 31, 2015.