Acquisition and Amortization of Intangible Assets TLM Technologies had these transactions related to intangible assets during the year. Jan. 2 Purchased a patent from Luna Industries for $175,000. The remaining legal life of the patent is 15 years, and TLM expects the patent to be useful for 8 years. Jan. 5 Paid legal fees in a successful legal defense of the patent of $90,000. June 29 Registered a trademark with the federal government. Registration costs were $4,000. TLM expects to use