Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

License Agreements

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License Agreements
 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
License Agreements

NOTE 12—LICENSE AGREEMENTS

The Company enters into two types of licensing agreements and in both types, the Company earns revenue on the initial license fees. Under the technology agreements, the Company earns processing and storage royalties from the affiliates that process in their own facility. Under the marketing agreements, the Company earns processing and storage revenues from affiliates that store specimens in the Company’s facility in Oldsmar, Florida.

Technology Agreements

The Company has entered into a definitive License and Royalty Agreement with LifeCell International Private Limited, formerly Asia Cryo-Cell Private Limited, (“LifeCell”) to establish and market its umbilical cord blood and menstrual stem cell programs in India.

 

Per the License and Royalty Agreement with Lifecell, there is a $1,000,000 cap on the amount of royalties due to the Company per year and a $10,000,000 cap on the amount of royalties due to the Company for the term of the License and Royalty Agreement. The cap(s) are calculated based on Lifecell’s fiscal year end, March 31st. As of the end of the Company’s fiscal years ended November 30, 2018 and November 30, 2017, Lifecell had reached the $1,000,000 cap and paid the Company in full for Lifecell’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017, respectively. Since inception of the License and Royalty Agreement, the Company has recorded $7,000,000 in royalty income due under the terms of the License and Royalty Agreement, of which, Lifecell has paid the Company $6,500,000 as of November 30, 2018. The balance of $500,000 is reflected as Accounts Receivable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The following table details the processing and storage royalties earned for the technology agreements for fiscal years 2018 and 2017. The initial license fees and processing and storage royalties are reflected in licensee income in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

 

     For the years ended November 30,  
     2018      2017  
     License
Fee		      Processing
and Storage
Royalties		      Total      License
Fee		      Processing
and Storage
Royalties		      Total  

India

      —          1,000,000        1,000,000        —          1,003,056        1,003,056  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ —        $ 1,000,000      $ 1,000,000      $ —        $ 1,003,056      $ 1,003,056  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Marketing Agreements

The Company has definitive license agreements to market the Company’s umbilical cord blood stem cell programs in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Pakistan.