Quarterly report pursuant to sections 13 or 15(d)

Other Intangible Assets

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Other Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Other Intangible Assets
4. Other Intangible Assets:

At September 30, 2012, the Company had the following intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

                         
    (Unaudited)
September 30, 2012
 
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount
 

Patents

  $ 267,904     $ (100,921   $ 166,983  

Trademarks

    880,000       (228,629     651,371  

Customer relationships

    1,010,000       (446,083     563,917  

Product certification and licensing costs

    61,017       (24,447     36,570  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 2,218,921     $ (800,080   $ 1,418,841  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As a result of the Company’s deteriorating business and significantly reduced market value as of June 30, 2012, the Company performed the impairment test prescribed by ASC 360 for long-lived assets in the Company’s LED signage and lighting strips segment (which is also one of the Company’s asset groups). The Company determined that there was no impairment of long-lived assets for the LED signage and lighting strips asset group as its undiscounted cash flows were greater than its carrying amount as of June 30, 2012.

As a result of the Company’s deteriorating business and significantly reduced market value as of June 30, 2012, the Company performed the impairment test prescribed by ASC 360 for long-lived assets in the Company’s LED replacement lamps segment (which is also one of the Company’s asset groups) and determined that the carrying amount of the asset group was not recoverable as its undiscounted cash flows were less than its carrying amount. The Company further determined that the fair value of the asset group was less than its carrying value and therefore impairment must be recorded. The Company used the discounted cash flow method under the income approach to determine the fair value of the asset group. The impairment amount was determined by allocating the shortfall of fair value as compared to the carrying amount to each long-lived asset in the asset group on a pro rata basis using the relative carrying amount of the assets, except the carrying amount of each asset can not be reduced below its fair value. To determine the fair value of each long-lived asset, the Company used the relief from royalty method for the patents and trademarks and estimated the fair value for the property and equipment and product certifications and licensing costs using a cost approach adjusted for physical, functional and economic obsolescence. For the LED replacement lamps asset group, the Company recorded impairment charges totaling $996,492 for other intangible assets and $393,157 for property and equipment. In addition, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $18,643 for other intangible assets included in its corporate business unit.

At June 30, 2012, the Company recognized the following impairment charges for other intangible assets in the Company’s LED replacement lamps segment and its corporate business unit:

 

                                         
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount Prior to
Impairment
    Impairment
Recognized
    Net Carrying
Amount at

June 30, 2012
 

Patents

  $ 1,073,188     $ (138,851   $ 934,337     $ (934,337   $ —    

Trademarks

    28,998       (3,509     25,489       (25,489     —    

Product certification and licensing costs

    125,427       (70,118     55,309       (55,309     —    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 1,227,613     $ (212,478   $ 1,015,135     $ (1,015,135   $ —    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011, the Company had the following intangible assets subject to amortization:

 

                         
    December 31, 2011  
    Gross Carrying
Amount
    Accumulated
Amortization
    Net Carrying
Amount
 

Patents

  $ 1,286,437     $ (197,803   $ 1,088,634  

Trademarks

    908,998       (192,461     716,537  

Customer relationships

    1,010,000       (370,333     639,667  

Non-compete agreement

    60,000       (55,000     5,000  

Product certification and licensing costs

    158,024       (63,893     94,131  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ 3,423,459     $ (879,490   $ 2,543,969  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Remaining estimated annual amortization expense is as follows:

 

         

Year Ending December 31:

       

2012

  $ 49,082  

2013

    192,383  

2014

    186,659  

2015

    180,381  

2016

    175,980  

Thereafter

    634,356  
   

 

 

 
    $ 1,418,841