Revenue from Settlement and Licensing Agreement

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Revenue from Settlement and Licensing Agreement [Abstract]

Revenue from Settlement and Licensing Agreement

Note 10 — Revenue from Settlement and Licensing Agreement

On May 30, 2013, the Company’s subsidiary entered into a settlement and license agreement with Microsoft Corporation to resolve its patent litigation pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (I/P Engine, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, Case No. 1:13-cv-00688 (SDNY)). According to the agreement, Microsoft Corporation paid the Company $1,000 and agreed to pay 5% of any future amount Google pays for its use of the patents acquired from Lycos. The parties also agreed to a limitation on Microsoft Corporation's total liability, which would not impact the Company unless the amounts received from Google substantially exceed the judgment previously awarded. In addition, the parties also entered into a patent assignment agreement, pursuant to which Microsoft Corporation assigned six patents to I/P Engine. The assigned patents relate to telecommunications, data management, and other technology areas.