Amortization entries

Kleen Company acquired patent rights on January $10$ of Year $1$ for $$2,800,000.$ The patent has a useful life equal to its legal life of $8$ years. On January $7$ of Year $4,$ Kleen successfully defended the patent in a lawsuit at a cost of $$38,000.$

a$.$ Determine the patent amortization expense for Year $4$ ended December $31.$

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For intangible assets with finite lives, a company uses the straight$-$line method to calculate amortization. If a company successfully defends a patent, it becomes part of the cost of the patent. If the company loses a lawsuit regarding a patent infringement, then the patent is written off.

b$.$ Journalize the adjusting entry on December $31$ of Year $4$ to recognize the amortization. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.