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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
NOTE 12:       COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
 
a. Guarantees:
 
As of September 30, 2022, contingent liabilities exist regarding guarantees in the amounts of $5,924, $2,767, and $1,321 in respect of office rent lease agreements, projects with customers, and other transactions, respectively.
 
b. Contractual purchase obligations:
 

The Company has contractual obligations to purchase goods and raw materials. These contractual purchase obligations relate to inventories and other purchase orders, which cannot be canceled without penalty. In addition, the Company acquires raw materials or other goods and services, including product components, by issuing authorizations to its suppliers to purchase materials based on its projected demand and manufacturing needs.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had non-cancelable purchase obligations totaling approximately $1,639,157, out of which the Company recorded a provision for loss in the amount of $5,874. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had contractual obligations for capital expenditures totaling approximately $69,158. These commitments reflect purchases of automated assembly lines and other machinery related to the Company’s manufacturing process as well as capital expenditures associated with the construction of Sella 2, the Company’s second lithium-ion cell and battery factory in Korea.
 
c. Legal claims:
 
From time to time, the Company may be involved in various claims and legal proceedings. The Company reviews the status of each matter and assesses its potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company accrues a liability for the estimated loss. These accruals 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.
 
In September 2018, the Company’s German subsidiary, SolarEdge Technologies GmbH received a complaint filed by competitor SMA Solar Technology AG (“SMA”). The complaint, filed in the District Court Düsseldorf, Germany, alleges that SolarEdge's 12.5kW - 27.6kW inverters infringe two of the plaintiff’s patents. SMA asserted a value in dispute of EUR 5.5 million (approximately $5,411) for both patents. The Company challenged the validity of both patents. With respect to one of the claims, in October 2020, the German Patent Court rendered the SMA patent invalid and this invalidity has been appealed by SMA. With respect to the other claim, in November 2019, the first instance court stayed the infringement proceedings since it considered it to be highly likely that the second SMA patent would also be rendered invalid. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the claims asserted and intends to vigorously defend against the remaining lawsuit.
 
In  May 2019, the Company was served with three lawsuits by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese entity (“Huawei”), against its two Chinese subsidiaries and equipment manufacturer in China. In May 2022, the Company announced that it had agreed on a global patent license agreement with Huawei. The agreement includes a cross license that covers patents relating to both companies’ products and resulted in the settlement of all pending patent litigation between the companies.
 
In December 2019, the Company received a lawsuit filed by a former consultant of the Company and its Israeli subsidiary in the amount of NIS 25.5 million (approximately $7,197) claiming damages caused relating to a terminated consulting agreement and stock options therein. The claim was recently settled with no payment due by the Company.
 
On July 28, 2022, the Company was served with complaints filed by Ampt LLC in the International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended and the District Court for the District of Delaware alleging patent infringement against the Company and its subsidiary SolarEdge Technologies Ltd. On October 24, 2022, the complaint filed in the District Court of Delaware was administratively stayed until the Commission's action is resolved. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the complaints and intend to vigorously defend against them.
 
As of September 30, 2022, an immaterial amount for legal claims was recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.