The increase was primarily driven by higher labor, timing of patent programs sent, and higher travel.

Aug 3, 2023 / receipt, needs a key / Robert Park, CFO | earnings call 2023-08-03 | transcript 0fe72dae-9279-4389-a1b0-52bab42aaff6 | chars 14689-14790 | segment 15

We are also seeing inflationary pressures in some areas and increased travel expenses.

Nov 17, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Robert, CFO | earnings call 2022-11-17 | transcript 8676fa27-7f28-4f93-9c47-d9fb2332bf25 | chars 28282-28368 | segment 28

Non-GAAP operating expenses were $179 million, up 3% year-over-year, driven by increase in T&E and marketing spend.

Aug 16, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Robert, CFO | earnings call 2022-08-16 | transcript d5f428fd-45a6-4603-ac4b-6be90c6544f3 | chars 23116-23231 | segment 23

We are also keeping an eye on transaction cycle times particularly in our recovery efforts, given the ongoing travel restrictions caused by the pandemic.

Feb 3, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Robert Park, CFO | earnings call 2022-02-03 | transcript 3350e110-4e9d-49f6-ba7f-c3a1fd7c3aa2 | chars 14871-15024 | segment 15

As Kevin mentioned, we also see a return of some expenses like travel and events that were lower during the pandemic.

Nov 16, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Kevin, other | earnings call 2021-11-16 | transcript 3b5ad16e-960e-4e31-a363-948b14fca623 | chars 23287-23404 | segment 23

And I don't think you should expect travel to remain so low forever.

Jul 29, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Kevin Yeaman, CEO | earnings call 2021-07-29 | transcript e444e50b-5cd1-440e-a233-fa73ab7a20c5 | chars 34801-34869 | segment 35

Operating expenses in Q3 were about $8 million less than the low end of the range we had guided mostly driven by timing of certain marketing programs that were pushed into Q4, lower legal expenses, and lower travel and outside services.

Aug 3, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Louis Chu, CFO | earnings call 2020-08-03 | transcript d40b2739-3972-409a-a7ee-b4fc4e62402d | chars 7940-8176 | segment 8

I'm sure we're not that different from other companies, but virtually no travel, very limited expenses from outside services and consultants, very low hiring.

Aug 3, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Kevin Yeaman, CEO | earnings call 2020-08-03 | transcript d40b2739-3972-409a-a7ee-b4fc4e62402d | chars 27778-27936 | segment 28

As you might expect, we had lower travel and trade show related expenses because of the pandemic.

May 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Louis Chiu, CFO | earnings call 2020-05-04 | transcript fd025710-bf97-43d6-995e-446eaf8638e7 | chars 9850-9947 | segment 10

Some things you would expect are naturally lower, such as travel expenses and trade shows, but we are reviewing each of our projects and programs as it relates to what we can do in the near term to come out the other side of this in a very strong position as the world returns back to whatever that new normal is.

May 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Kevin Mayer, CEO | earnings call 2020-05-04 | transcript fd025710-bf97-43d6-995e-446eaf8638e7 | chars 28774-29087 | segment 29

I would say that the Guidance that we gave does reflect the spirit of your question, which is temporarily we see some lower spending, primarily for obvious things like lower travel, significantly lower travel, a lower rate of hiring than what we were originally modeling.

May 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Lewis, CFO | earnings call 2020-05-04 | transcript fd025710-bf97-43d6-995e-446eaf8638e7 | chars 29866-30137 | segment 30