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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
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Sep. 30, 2013
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| [1] BASIS OF PRESENTATION: |
The accompanying condensed financial statements as of September 30, 2013 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 are unaudited, but, in the opinion of the management of Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), contain all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring items which the Company considers necessary for the fair presentation of the Company's financial position as of September 30, 2013, and the results of its operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and its cash flows for the nine month periods then ended. The condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. |
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| [2] BUSINESS: |
The Company’s principal business is the development, licensing and protection of our intellectual property. We presently own twenty (20) patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that relate to various technologies including patents covering (i) the delivery of power over Ethernet (“PoE”) cables for the purpose of remotely powering network devices, such as wireless access ports, IP phones and network based cameras, over Ethernet networks; (ii) foundational technologies that enable unified search and indexing, displaying and archiving of documents in a computer system; (iii) enabling technology for identifying media content on the Internet, and taking further action to be performed based on such identification including, among others, the insertion of advertising and the facilitation of the purchase of goods and services; and (iv) systems and methods for the transmission of audio, video and data over computer and telephony networks. In addition, the Company continually reviews opportunities to acquire or license additional intellectual property. The Company’s strategy is to pursue licensing and strategic alliances with companies in industries that manufacture and sell products that make use of the technologies underlying its intellectual property as well as with other users of the technologies who benefit directly from the technologies including corporate, educational and governmental entities. The Company has been actively engaged in the licensing of its patent (U.S. Patent No. 6,218,930) covering the control of power delivery over Ethernet cables (the “Remote Power Patent”). At September 30, 2013, the Company had entered into a total of sixteen (16) license agreements with respect to its Remote Power Patent which, among others, include license agreements with Cisco Systems, Inc. and Cisco-Linksys, LLC, Microsemi Corporation, Extreme Networks, Inc., Motorola Solutions, Inc., Allied Telesis, Inc., NEC Corporation and several other major data networking equipment manufacturers. The Company has a pending patent infringement litigation against eleven (11) data network equipment manufacturers for infringement of its Remote Power Patent (See Note D[1] to the financial statements included in this quarterly report). As part of the Company’s patent acquisition and development strategy, in February 2013 the Company acquired four (4) patents and one (1) pending patent application and in May 2013 the Company acquired nine (9) patents and five (5) pending patent applications (See Note B[2] to the financial statements included in this quarterly report). In May 2013, the Company’s newly formed subsidiary (Mirror Worlds Technologies, LLC) initiated patent litigation against Apple, Inc., Microsoft, Inc. and several other major vendors of operating system software and computer systems for infringement of one of the patents acquired in May 2013 (See Note D[2] hereof). (b) As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company had revenue of $1,227,000 and $1,418,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively, and revenue of $7,198,000 and $7,809,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. Non-cash revenue of $70,000 was included in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013. The Company has been dependent upon cash on hand and royalty revenue from licensing of its Remote Power Patent to fund its operations. The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $19,584,000 as of September 30, 2013. |
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| [3] STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION: |
On January 24, 2013, the Company issued 5-year stock options to each of its then four (4) non-management directors to purchase 25,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $1.19 per share. Such options vest over a one year period in equal quarterly amounts, subject to continued service on the Board (the vesting was accelerated for one director upon his resignation in August 2013). The Company recorded $39,000 in non-cash compensation in connection with the vested portion of these options for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. On June 19, 2013, the Company issued to a director a 5-year stock option to purchase 300,000 shares of its common stock, at an exercise price of $1.88 per share, for service as the sole member of the Company’s Strategic Development Committee. The shares underlying such stock option vested 100,000 shares on the date of grant and will vest 100,000 shares on June 19, 2014 and 100,000 shares on June 19, 2015. The Company recorded $75,000 in non-cash compensation in connection with the vested portion of the stock option for the nine month period ended September 30, 2013. During the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of $81,000 and $37,000 for the vested portion of 10-year stock options to purchase 500,000 and 750,000 shares issued to the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in November 2012 and June 2009, respectively. In addition, during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, the Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of $129,000 and $98,000, respectively, for the vested portion of stock options granted to its Chief Financial Officer, directors and consultants in current prior years. On January 27, 2012, the Company issued a 5-year stock option to purchase 50,000 shares of its common stock, at an exercise price of $1.21 per share, to a director for joining the Board of Directors, which option vested in equal quarterly installments over a one year period. On January 31, 2012 and February 24, 2012, the Company issued 5-year stock options to purchase an aggregate of 25,000 shares to each of its three non-management directors, at exercise prices of $1.21 and $1.35 per share. These stock options vest over a one year period in equal quarterly installments. On April 11, 2012, the Company issued a 5-year stock option to purchase 125,000 shares of its common stock to one of its directors, at an exercise price of $1.40 per share, in consideration of serving on a special committee of the Board of Directors, and such option was to vest over a one year period in equal quarterly amounts of 31,250 shares (the vesting was accelerated following the resignation of the director in December 2012). On April 12, 2012, the Company issued to its Chief Financial Officer, in consideration of extension of his consulting agreement with the Company (See Note C[4]), a 5-year stock option to purchase 75,000 shares of its common stock, at an exercise price of $1.40 per share. Such option vested over a one year period in equal installments of 18,750 shares. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and an employee exercised stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,125,000, 10,000 and 52,500 shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.68 per share. All such options were exercised on a cashless basis (except for the exercise of an option to purchase 10,000 shares by the Chief Financial Officer) by delivery of an aggregate of 396,373 and 18,497 shares of common stock, respectively, and 241,540 and 10,201 shares of common stock were delivered with an aggregate value of $466,172 and $19,688 to fund payroll withholding taxes on exercise, resulting in aggregate net shares of 487,087 and 23,802 issued to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the employee, respectively, with respect to such option exercises. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and an affiliate exercised stock options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,623,070 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.68 per share. All such stock options were exercised on a cashless basis by delivery of 1,306,979 shares of common stock and 350,160 shares of common stock were delivered with an aggregate value of $486,951 to fund payroll withholding taxes on exercise, resulting in aggregate net shares of 965,933 issued to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer with respect to such stock option and warrant exercises. The fair value of each stock option grant on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing utilizing the following weighted average assumptions:
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| [4] REVENUE RECOGNITION: |
The Company recognizes revenue received from the licensing of its intellectual property in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, "Revenue Recognition" ("SAB No. 104") and related authoritative pronouncements. Revenue is recognized when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) all obligations have been performed pursuant to the terms of the license agreement, (iii) amounts are fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectibility of amounts is reasonably assured. One licensee (Cisco Systems, Inc. and an affiliate) constituted approximately 81% and 80% of the Company’s revenue for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively. |
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| [5] INCOME TAXES: |
At September 30, 2013, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) totaling approximately $24,317,000 expiring 2029, with a future tax benefit of approximately $8,268,000. During the second quarter of 2011, as a result of the Company's financial results and projected future operating results, management determined that a portion of the NOL was more likely than not to be utilized resulting in the recording of a one-time, non-cash income tax benefit of $7,000,000 (income) or $0.29 per share (basic) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011. At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, $6,002,000 and $6,194,000, respectively, were recorded as a deferred tax asset on the Company's balance sheet. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2013 as a result of income (before taxes) for the period of $2,181,000, $215,000 was recorded as income tax expense and the deferred tax asset was reduced by $192,000 to $6,002,000. To the extent that the Company earns income in the future, it will report income tax expense and such expense attributable to federal income taxes will reduce the recorded income tax benefit asset reflected on the balance sheet. Management will continue to evaluate the recoverability of the NOL and adjust the deferred tax asset appropriately. Utilization of NOL credit carryforwards can be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to ownership change limitations that could occur in the future, as required by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as well as similar state provisions. |
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| [6] EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE: |
Basic Earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted per share data includes the dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities. Potential shares of 7,207,500 and 5,460,000 at September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, consisted of options and warrants. Computations of basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding are as follows:
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| [7] CASH EQUIVALENTS: |
The Company places cash investments in high quality financial institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). At September 30, 2013, the Company maintained cash balance of $19,334,000 in excess of FDIC limits. The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are composed of:
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| [8] MARKETABLE SECURITIES |
Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair market value. Unrealized gain and losses are reported as other comprehensive income. Realized gains and losses are included in income in the period they are realized. The Company's marketable securities consist of a corporate bond (face value $500,000) with a 5% coupon and a maturity date of June 2015. |
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| [9] INVESTMENT IN LIFESTREAMS |
In May 2013, as part of the acquisition of the Mirror Worlds portfolio (See Note B[2] hereof), the Company acquired from Mirror Worlds, LLC 250,000 shares of common stock of Lifestreams Technologies Corporation (“Lifestreams”), a company engaged in the development of next generation applications and methodologies designed to organize and display digital data. In addition, in July 2013 the Company made an additional investment of $50,000 in Lifestreams and received 123,456 shares of Series A preferred stock and, as part of an amended license agreement between the Company’s subsidiary and Lifestreams, the Company received a warrant to purchase 7.5% of the then outstanding shares of common stock of Lifestreams on a fully diluted basis. The warrant is valued at $70,000 based on the Black-Scholes option model and recorded as non-cash royalty income. Since the investment in Lifestreams does not have a readily determinable fair value, such investment was recorded utilizing the cost-method. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s investment in Lifestream consists of the following:
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