8. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company leases office and warehouse space under operating leases that expire between 2015 and 2018. The terms of the leases include periods of free rent, options for the Company to extend the leases (three to five years) and increasing rental rates over time. The Company recognizes rental expense under these operating leases on a straight line basis over the lives of the leases and has accrued for rental expense recorded but not paid.

 

Rental expense was approximately $1.1 million, $1.4 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

 

Future minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year consist of the following as of December 31, 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

Purchase Commitments

 

The Company had non-cancellable purchase commitments for the purchase of inventory, which extend through July 2015 totaling approximately $27.8 million at December 31, 2014.

 

Indemnification

 

The Company has agreed to indemnify its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences, while the officer or director is or was serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. The maximum amount of potential future indemnification is unlimited; however, the Company has a director and officer insurance policy that provides corporate reimbursement coverage that limits its exposure and enables it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. The Company is unable to reasonably estimate the maximum amount that could be payable under these arrangements since these obligations are not capped but are conditional to the unique facts and circumstances involved. Accordingly, the Company has no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of December 31, 2014.

 

Employment Agreements

 

The Company has signed employment agreements with certain executive officers who are entitled to receive certain benefits if their employment is terminated by the Company, including severance payments, accelerated vesting of stock options and continuation of certain insurance benefits.

 

Legal Matters

 

On August 12, 2014 and September 16, 2014, respectively, the Company received letters from Nokia Corporation alleging that the Company manufactures or supplies products that practice IEEE 802.11 Standards related to wireless technology, and that Nokia is the owner of a portfolio of patents essential to that standard. The Company is conducting an investigation of the claims made by Nokia regarding its patent portfolio. Nokia has not initiated litigation against the Company, but the Company believes that Nokia may do so. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously with respect to this and any other claims or litigation. Since no complaint has been filed and the outcome of any potential legal proceedings related to these claims is uncertain at this time, we cannot estimate the amount of liability, if any, that could result from an adverse resolution of this matter.

 

The Company establishes reserves for specific liabilities in connection with legal actions that it deems to be probable and estimable. In management’s opinion, the Company is not currently involved in any legal proceedings other than specifically identified above, that individually or in the aggregate, could have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, operations, or cash flows. Currently, a range of loss associated with any individual material legal proceeding cannot be reasonably estimated.