Amortization Entries: Voss Company acquired patent rights on January 6, 2011, for $480,000. The patent has a useful life equal to its legal life of eight years. On January 3, 2014, Voss successfully defended the patent in a lawsuit at a cost of $80,000. a. Determine the patent amortization expense for the current year ended December 31, 2014. b. Journalize the adjusting entry to recognize the amortization.