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| General | Note 1 — General Vringo, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is engaged in the development and monetization of intellectual property worldwide. The Company's intellectual property portfolio consists of over 500 patents and patent applications covering telecom infrastructure, internet search and mobile technologies. The Company’s patents and patent applications have been developed internally and acquired from third parties. Prior to December 31, 2013, the Company operated a global platform for the distribution of mobile social applications and services it developed. On December 31, 2013, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its mobile social application business (refer to Notes 7 and 14). On July 19, 2012, Vringo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vringo” or “Legal Parent”), closed a merger transaction (the “Merger”) with Innovate/Protect, Inc., a privately held Delaware corporation (“I/P”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 13, 2012 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Vringo, I/P and VIP Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Vringo (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, I/P became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vringo through a merger of I/P with and into Merger Sub, and the former stockholders of I/P received shares of Vringo that constituted a majority of the outstanding shares of Vringo. Immediately following the Merger, approximately 67.61% of the combined company was owned by I/P stockholders on a fully diluted basis, and as a result of this and other factors, I/P was deemed to be the acquiring company for accounting purposes and the transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Accordingly, the Company’s financial statements for periods prior to the Merger reflect the historical results of I/P, and the Company’s financial statements for all periods from July 19, 2012 reflect the results of the combined company. Unless specifically noted otherwise, as used throughout these consolidated financial statements, the term “Company” refers to the combined company after the Merger, and the business of I/P before the Merger. The terms I/P, Vringo, or Legal Parent refer to such entities’ standalone businesses prior to the Merger. |