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4. Goodwill and Purchased Intangibles Goodwill The carrying value of goodwill at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was $3,046,108 and $1,921,072, respectively. Intangible assets The following table presents details of our purchased intangible assets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
The intangible assets are being amortized on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives of one to twenty years. The Company recorded an impairment charge for patent application fees that were not granted of $21,188 for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $61,016 and $53,692 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $167,775 and $161,076 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense of our intangible assets as of September 30, 2016 is as follows:
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