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60
D-LINK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
(Continued)
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(c) Key management personnel compensation
Key management personnel compensation comprised:
2014 2013
Short-term employee benefits $ 97,062 107,467
Post-employee benefits 3,577 3,346
Share-based payments -
2,631
$ 100,639 113,444
Please refer to note 6(q) for the information of share-based payments.
8. Pledged assets
The carrying values of pledged asses are as follows:
Pledged assets Pledged to secure
December 31,
2014
December 31,
2013
Other current assets
and other
non-current assets
Rental deposits, performance
bond and time deposits
$ 64,486
44,079
9. Commitments and contingencies
(a) Northpeak Wireless, LLC filed a lawsuit against the Company’s subsidiary D-Link Systems in October
2008 alleging that some of the Company’s products infringed its patents. The Company has retained
attorneys in the US and is currently building its defense with product suppliers. Based on its
evaluation, The Company does not believe the litigation will have any significant impact on its current
operations.
(b) Ericsson, Inc. and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson filed a lawsuit against the Company and the
Company’s subsidiary D-Link Systems on September 14, 2010, alleging that some of the Company’s
products infringed its patents. The Company has retained attorneys in the US and is currently building
its defense with product suppliers. Based on its evaluation, the Company does not believe the
litigation will have any significant impact on its current operations.
(c) Spansion LLC filed a lawsuit and investigated ITC procedures against the Company and the
Company’s subsidiary D-Link Systems in August 2013 and April, 2014 alleging that some of the
Company’s products infringed its patents. The Company has retained attorneys in the US and is
currently building its defense with product suppliers. Based on its evaluation, the Company does not
believe the litigation will have any significant impact on its current operations.
(d) VIA VADIS & AC TECHNOLOGIES filed a lawsuit against the Company’s subsidiary D-Link
Systems in August 2014 alleging that some of the Company’s products infringed its patents. The
Company has retained attorneys in the US and is currently building its defense with product suppliers.
Based on its evaluation, the Company does not believe the litigation will have any significant impact
on its current operations.