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Commitments and Contingencies | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | 12. Commitments and contingencies The Company may be involved in various claims, lawsuits, investigations, and other proceedings, arising in the normal course of business. The Company accrues a liability when management believes information available prior to the issuance of financial statements indicates it is probable a loss has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Where the reasonable estimate of the probable loss is a range, the Company records as an accrual in its financial statements the most likely estimate of the loss, or the low end of the range if there is no one best estimate. The Company adjusts its accruals to reflect the impact of negotiation, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. Legal costs are expensed as incurred. On April 21, 2021, FCX Solar, LLC (“FCX”), filed a lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleged breach of contract, fraud and unjust enrichment claims related to a patent license agreement and consulting relationship between FCX and us. FCX sought damages of approximately $134 million in the lawsuit. On July 2, 2021, we filed a motion to dismiss the fraud and unjust enrichment claims. On July 16, 2021, FCX filed an amended complaint asserting the same claims as the original complaint. On July 22, 2021, we advised the court that FTC would stand on its motion to dismiss, and at the request of the court, we filed a revised motion citing the amended complaint. FCX filed its response on August 19, 2021, and we filed a reply on September 7, 2021. Oral argument on our motion to dismiss was held on February 3, 2022, and the Court granted our motion on February 7, 2022, dismissing FCX's fraud and unjust enrichment claims and leaving only a claim for breach of a license agreement. On May 29, 2021, FCX filed a separate lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging a claim for patent infringement related to U.S. Patent No. 10,903,782. FCX seeks an unspecified amount of damages, including past and future royalties, and injunctive relief. Our answer to that complaint was filed on June 22, 2021, along with our motion to transfer the patent suit to the Southern District of New York to be consolidated with the New York litigation. FCX filed an amended complaint asserting claims for direct patent infringement, indirect infringement by active inducement, and contributory infringement on July 27, 2021, and we filed our answer to that complaint on August 10, 2021. On October 25, 2021, our motion to transfer the case to the Southern District of New York was granted, and the patent case was consolidated with FCX's contract case on November 19, 2021. On April 15, 2022, FCX moved for leave to file a second amended complaint to add additional breach of contract claims related to the patent license agreement. We opposed the motion on April 29, 2022, and FCX filed its reply on May 6, 2022. The Court has not yet ruled on FCX's motion. On March 7, 2022, FCX filed its opening claim construction brief. We filed our rebuttal claim construction brief on April 7, 2022, and FCX filed its reply on April 18, 2022. The Court held a hearing on claim construction on June 1, 2022. On June 16, 2022, the Court issued its claim construction order, adopting FCX's claim constructions for the disputed claim terms. Discovery in this consolidated matter is ongoing. On June 2, 2022, we filed a petition for Inter Partes review of FCX's U.S. Patent No. 10,903,782 before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board. We believe the claims asserted in both lawsuits brought by FCX are without merit, and we plan to vigorously defend against them. Because litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings or developments could occur despite our belief that the claims asserted are without merit, there can be no certainty that the Company may not ultimately incur charges in excess of presently recorded liabilities. Since the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the costs associated with them could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

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