Note 6. Commitments And Contingencies Leases Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease accounting standard using the modified retrospective method of applying the new standard at the adoption date. In addition, we elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard. This allowed us to carry forward the historical lease classification. Adoption of this standard resulted in the recording of net operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities of $77,547, with no material cumulative effect adjustment to equity as of the date of adoption. The financial position for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019 are presented under the new guidance, while prior periods amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with previous guidance. Our operating lease portfolio includes corporate offices, information technology (IT) equipment, and automobiles with remaining lease terms of 1 year to 2 years. Operating lease ROU assets are presented within other assets. The current portion of operating lease liabilities are presented within trade accounts payable and other current liabilities, and the non-current portion of operating lease liabilities are presented separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows: Operating Leases March 31, 2019 Other Assets $ 64,359 Trade accounts payable and other current liabilities $ 44,356 Lease liabilities payable non-current 20,003 Total operating lease liabilities $ 64,359 Weighted-average remaining lease term 15 months Weighted-average discount rate 7.8% As of March 31, 2019, maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows: 2019 (April 1  December 31) $ 41,799 2020 37,976 Total 79,775 Less: interest (15,416 ) Total Lease Payments $ 64,359 Employee Related Agreements In August 2014, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Andrea, which was subsequently amended on February 19, 2018, August 9, 2018 and March 22, 2019. The effective date of the original employment agreement was August 1, 2014 and it currently expires on July 31, 2019, subject to renewal as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Pursuant to his amended employment agreement, Mr. Andrea will receive an annual base salary of $216,000. The employment agreement provides for quarterly bonuses equal to 5% of the Company's pre-bonus net after tax quarterly earnings for a total quarterly bonus amount not to exceed $12,500; and annual bonuses equal to 9% of the Company's annual pre-bonus net after tax earnings in excess of $300,000 up to $3,000,000, and 3% of the Company's annual pre-bonus adjusted net after tax earnings in excess of $3,000,000. Adjustments to net after tax earnings shall be made to remove the impact of change in recognition of accumulated deferred tax asset value. All bonuses shall be payable as soon as the Company's cash flow permits. All bonus determinations or any additional bonus in excess of the above will be made in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee. Under certain circumstances, Mr. Andrea is entitled to a change in control payment equal to twelve months of the Executive's most recent Base Salary plus a pro-rated portion of the Executive's most recent annual and four quarterly bonuses paid immediately preceding the Change of Control, continuation of health and medical benefits for twelve months and immediate vesting of all stock options in the event of a change in control during the term of his agreement and subsequent termination of his employment within twelve months following the change of control. In the event of his termination without cause or resignation with the Company's consent, Mr. Andrea is entitled to a severance payment equal to two months of his base salary, plus the two months pro-rated portion of his most recent annual and quarterly bonuses, payment of $12,500, the un-paid bonus for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and a continuation of health insurance coverage for Mr. Andrea, his spouse and his dependents for 6 months. At March 31, 2019, the future minimum cash commitments under this agreement aggregate $72,000. On November 11, 2008, the Company entered into an amended and restated change in control agreement with Corisa L. Guiffre, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company. The change in control agreement provides Ms. Guiffre with a severance benefit upon termination in connection with a change in control (as defined in the agreement). If Ms. Guiffre is terminated following a change in control, the Company will pay Ms. Guiffre a sum equal to three times Ms. Guiffre's average annual compensation for the five preceding taxable years. All restrictions on any restricted stock will lapse immediately and incentive stock options and stock appreciation rights, if any, will become immediately exercisable in the event of a change in control of the Company. Upon the occurrence of a change in control followed by Ms. Guiffre's termination of employment, the Company will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage. Such coverage and payments shall cease upon the expiration of 36 full calendar months following the date of termination. Legal Proceedings In September 2016, the Company filed a complaint with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging patent infringement against Apple Inc. ("Apple") and requesting monetary and injunctive relief (the "New York Litigation"). The New York Litigation was stayed pending final disposition of a parallel case that the Company filed against Apple with the United States International Trade Commission ("ITC"). The ITC's final decision finding that Apple did not violate the ITC's statute was issued on March 22, 2018. Apple informed the New York judge of this final decision on May 30, 2018. The ITC's final decision does not affect Andrea's right to continue prosecuting the New York Litigation. In January 2017, Apple filed four (4) petitions for inter partes review ("IPR") of the Company's patents asserted in the New York Litigation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The Company filed its Patent Owner's Preliminary Response in two of these IPR proceedings on May 1, 2017. The PTO instituted the four IPR proceedings requested by Apple on July 24, 2017. The Company filed its Patent Owner's Response in two of these IPR proceedings on November 7, 2017. On March 19, 2018, both the Company and Apple requested oral argument in these two IPR proceedings, which occurred on April 25, 2018. On July 12, 2018, the PTO issued its final written decisions in those two IPR proceedings, ruling that claims 6-9 of the Company's U.S. Patent No. 6,363,345 remain valid and enforceable after the PTO's review. On September 13, 2018, Apple filed its Notice of Appeal of that ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the "Federal Circuit"). Apple filed its Appeal Brief with the Federal Circuit on January 31, 2019. The Company filed its Response to Apple's Appeal Brief on March 12, 2019. On July 20, 2018, after the PTO's final written decisions, the Company informed the New York judge of the status of the PTO proceedings, and its intention to move forward with the New York Litigation regarding claims 6-9 of the Company's U.S. Patent No. 6,363,345. Apple asked the New York judge to maintain the previously entered stay of the New York Litigation pending its appeal of the PTO holdings to the Federal Circuit. At the New York judge's request, the parties fully briefed their competing arguments regarding whether to lift or maintain the stay and submitted those briefs to the New York judge on December 13, 2018. The Company and Apple are still awaiting the New York judge's ruling on whether to lift the stay. Andrea intends to vigorously prosecute the New York Litigation and Apple's appeal of the IPR results to the Federal Circuit.