Intangible Assets, Net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Intangible Assets, Net  
Intangible Assets, Net

7. Intangible Assets, Net

 
  December 31,
2010
  September 30,
2011
 
 
  $
  $
 

Intangible assets not subject to amortization are comprised of the following:

             

Trademark

    720,473     750,834  

Intangible assets subject to amortization are comprised of the following:

             

Advertising agency agreement

    106,790,000     106,790,000  

License agreements with SINA

    80,660,000     80,660,000  

Exclusive rights with Baidu

        43,475,563  

Customer relationship

    7,443,088     11,734,268  

Database license

    8,300,000     8,300,000  

Favorable lease term

    2,428,110     7,692,972  

Customer contracts

    3,343,892     4,110,744  

Non-compete agreements

    2,074,417     3,428,149  

Computer software licenses

    2,422,026     3,298,818  

Domain name

        95,590  
           

 

    213,461,533     269,586,104  

Less: Accumulated amortization

             

Advertising agency agreement

    (13,087,010 )   (20,939,216 )

License agreements with SINA

    (10,082,500 )   (16,132,000 )

Exclusive rights with Baidu

        (2,223,408 )

Customer relationship

    (541,014 )   (1,480,753 )

Database license

    (1,220,589 )   (1,952,942 )

Favorable lease term

    (212,459 )   (303,513 )

Customer contracts

    (3,343,892 )   (3,598,126 )

Non-compete agreements

    (768,887 )   (1,101,907 )

Computer software licenses

    (1,013,890 )   (1,483,108 )

Domain name

        (3,186 )
           

Intangible assets subject to amortization, net

    183,191,292     220,367,945  
           

Total intangible assets, net

    183,911,765     221,118,779  
           

        In August 2011, the Group purchased exclusive rights from Baidu which allow it to sell Baidu's real estate related brand link product, which is a form of keyword advertising, and to use and operate the web link of "leju.baidu.com", which is Baidu's exclusive real estate-related web channel for $43,475,563. Such rights have a life of three years.

        Amortization expense was $15,868,255 and $18,894,145 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively. The Group expects to record amortization expense of $9,893,703, $38,046,984, $37,539,212, $30,248,068 and $21,074,741 for the three months ending December 31, 2011 and the years ending December 31, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.