Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies Litigation Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. 10x Genomics On May 6, 2021, 10x Genomics, Inc. and Prognosys Biosciences, Inc. (“Prognosys”) filed a complaint, on May 19, 2021, an amended complaint, and on May 4, 2022, a second amended complaint, against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The amended complaint alleges that certain of the Company’s products, services and components, including those sold by the Company for use in connection with its GeoMx DSP system (the “Identified GeoMx Products”), infringe seven patents owned by Prognosys: (a) U.S. Patent No. 10,472,669,“Spatially encoded biological assays,” (b) U.S. Patent No. 10,961,566,“Spatially encoded biological assays,” (c) U.S. Patent No. 10,983,113,“Spatially encoded biological assays,” (d) U.S. Patent No. 10,996,219,“Spatially encoded biological assays,” (e) U.S. Patent No. 11,001,878, “Spatially encoded biological assays,” (f) U.S. Patent No. 11,008,607, “Spatially encoded biological assays,” and (g) U.S. Patent No. 11,293,917, “Systems for analyzing target biological molecules via sample imaging and delivery of probes to substrate wells” (the “Asserted Prognosys Patents”). The amended complaint seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief and unspecified damages (including treble damages and attorneys’ fees) in relation to the Company’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States the Identified GeoMx Products, as well as the alleged infringement by others of the Asserted Prognosys Patents through their use of the Identified GeoMx Products. The Company has evaluated the plaintiffs’ claims and does not believe that its activities infringe any patent rights held by the plaintiffs. On November 17, 2021, the Court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims of pre-suit indirect infringement and willful infringement with leave to amend the complaint. Discovery is in progress. A trial is scheduled for August 2023. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in this ongoing litigation. The Company is unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there to be an adverse final decision in this case. On February 28, 2022, 10x Genomics, Inc. and President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”) filed a complaint, and on May 12, 2022, an amended complaint, against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleges that certain of the Company’s products, services and components, including those sold by the Company for use in connection with its CosMx SMI system (the “Identified CosMx Products”), infringe five patents owned by Harvard: (a) U.S. Patent No. 10,227,639, “Compositions and Methods for Analyte Detection,” (b) U.S. Patent No. 11,021,737, “Compositions and Methods for Analyte Detection,” (c) U.S. Patent No. 11,293,051, “Compositions and Methods for Analyte Detection”, (d) U.S. Patent No. 11,293,052, “Compositions and Methods for Analyte Detection,” and (e) U.S. Patent No. 11,293,054, “Compositions and Methods for Analyte Detection” (the “Asserted Harvard Patents”). The complaint seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to the Company’s making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States the Identified CosMx Products. The Company has evaluated the plaintiffs’ claims and does not believe that its activities infringe any patent rights held by the plaintiffs. On August 16, 2022, the Company filed an amended answer to the complaint with counterclaims alleging that 10x Genomics’ Visium Spatial Gene Expression system and related products and services infringe the Company’s U.S. Patent No. 11,377,689, “Chemical Compositions and Uses Thereof.” The Company seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to 10x Genomics’ making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States the Visium system and related products and services. A trial is scheduled for June 2024. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in this ongoing litigation. The Company is unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there to be an adverse final decision in this case. In May 2022, the Company was notified of a complaint, dated March 4, 2022, naming the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, NanoString Technologies Germany GmbH, which 10x Genomics, Inc. filed in the Munich Regional Court I in Germany, alleging that certain of the Company's products and services, including those for use in connection with the Company’s CosMx SMI system, infringe European Patent No. 2794928B1 (“EP 2794928B1”), which is owned by Harvard. The Company has evaluated the claims and does not believe that its activities infringe any patent rights held by the plaintiff. A hearing is scheduled for March 2023 in this proceeding. On July 29, 2022, the Company, through its German subsidiary, filed a nullity action with the German Federal Patent Court in Munich requesting a judgment that EP 2794928B1, as in effect for Germany, be declared invalid and be revoked in its entirety. The Company believes a preliminary opinion in the nullity proceeding will be issued prior to the March 2023 hearing in the infringement proceeding. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in this litigation. The Company is unable to estimate a range of loss, if any, that could result were there to be an adverse final decision in this case. On October 20, 2022, the Company filed suit against 10x Genomics, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that 10x Genomics’ Visium Spatial Gene Expression system and related products and services infringe the Company's U.S. Patent No. 11,473,142, “Chemical Compositions and Uses Thereof.” The Company seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief and unspecified damages (including attorneys’ fees) in relation to 10x Genomics’ making, using, selling, offering to sell, exporting and/or importing in the United States the Visium system and related products and services. Contingencies Other than the pending litigations with 10x Genomics and its co-plaintiffs, the Company is not engaged in any material legal proceedings. The Company is involved in other legal proceedings from time to time arising in the normal course of business. Additionally, the Company operates in various states and local jurisdictions for which sales, occupation, or franchise taxes may be payable to certain taxing authorities. Management believes that the outcome of these proceedings and any amounts that may become payable to certain taxing authorities will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. |