Note 18 - Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	18. Subsequent Event On March 10, 2014 the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an order dismissing, with prejudice, the previously-disclosed litigation between Genzyme Corporation and the Company (see Note 9). Under the license agreement with Mitek, Anika will receive a milestone payment of $17.5 million upon an irrevocable resolution of the Genzyme litigation allowing Mitek and Anika to make, use, and sell MONOVISC without infringing the Genzyme intellectual property.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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