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License Agreements

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License Agreements
3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012
License Agreements [Abstract]  
License Agreements

Note 5 – License Agreements

The Company has entered into license agreements with certain investors in various international markets in an attempt to capitalize on the Company's technology. The investors typically pay a licensing fee to receive Company marketing programs and/or the Company's technology and expertise in a selected area. The license agreement may also give the investor the right to sell sub-license agreements. As part of the accounting for the up-front license revenue, revenue from the up-front license fee is recognized based on such factors as when the payment is due, collectability and when all material services or conditions relating to the sale have been substantially performed based on the terms of the agreement.

The Company enters into two types of license 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 definitive License and Royalty Agreements with Cryo-Cell de Mexico ("Mexico") and Asia Cryo-Cell Private Limited to establish and market its umbilical cord blood program in Mexico and India, respectively.

The Company has entered into definitive License and Royalty Agreements with Asia Cryo-Cell Private Limited and S-Evans Bio-Sciences, Inc. to establish and market its menstrual stem cell program in India and China, respectively.

On August 19, 2011, the Company received notification from Mexico that they were terminating the license agreement effective immediately due to an alleged breach of the license agreement. On October 17, 2011, the Company and Mexico entered into an amendment to the license agreement whereby the termination has been revoked and Mexico will pay the Company $1,863,000 in 37 monthly installments of $50,000 beginning on October 17, 2011 with a final payment of $13,000. Mexico will have no other continuing obligations to the Company for royalties or other license payments and the agreement will be effectively terminated once the entire $1,863,000 has been received. Mexico also has the option to pay off the amount early with no penalties. The amendment is expected to result in a reduction of licensee income in future periods once the $1,863,000 is paid in full.

As of February 29, 2012 and November 30, 2011, the Company recorded a receivable of $1,523,284 and $1,656,476, respectively, and deferred revenue of $1,504,484 and $1,633,910, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Accounts receivable is calculated using the present value of all of the monthly installments using a discount rate that reflects both the risk-free rate at the inception of the contract and the contract period. In accordance with the agreement, the Company received three installments of $50,000 during the first quarter of 2012, which is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations as of February 29, 2012 as licensee and interest income. The installment amounts that are to be received and recognized within the next twelve months have been classified as short-term as Accounts Receivable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Marketing Agreements

The Company has entered into definitive license agreements to market both the Company's umbilical cord blood and menstrual stem cell programs in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Pakistan, Peru, and Venezuela.

Processing and storage revenues from specimens originating in territories that store at the Company's facility in Oldsmar, Florida totaled approximately $406,385 and $331,150 for the three months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, respectively, and are reflected in processing and storage fees in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The following table details the initial license fees for the technology and marketing agreements and processing and storage royalties earned for the technology agreements for the three months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011. The initial license fees and processing and storage royalties are reflected in licensee income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

     For the three months ended  
     February 29, 2012      February 28, 2011  
     License
Fee
     Process
and
Storage
Royalties
     Total      License
Fee
     Process
and
Storage
Royalties
     Total  

China

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

India

     —           169,412         169,412         —           141,177         141,177   

Mexico

     —           167,330         167,330         —           176,843         176,843   

Curacao (2)

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Costa Rica

     —           —           —              —           —     

Germany (1)

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Nicaragua

     5,000         —           5,000         5,000         —           5,000   

Pakistan (3)

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

Venezuela

     —           —           —           —              —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 5,000       $ 336,742       $ 341,742       $ 5,000       $ 318,020       $ 323,020   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Innovative Medical Solutions SRL ("Germany") advised the Company that it intends to terminate the umbilical cord blood and menstrual stem cell license agreements. Per the terms of the agreements, Germany owed the Company $50,000 on October 1, 2010. The Company has not recorded any revenue associated with the two agreements in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended February 29, 2012 and February 28, 2011, as the collectability is uncertain.
(2) In February 2012, Link-Cell N.V. ("Curacao") advised the Company that it was terminating the storage services and license agreement for storage services and the exclusive license to market the Company's umbilical cord blood program in Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Aruba and Suriname. As of February 29, 2012, there were no monies due to the Company.
(3) In March 2012, the Company amended its marketing agreement with Cryo-cell Pakistan, Ltd. ("Pakistan") to release Pakistan from the balance due for the license fee of $80,000 and increase the processing, testing and first years storage fee for all new specimens. The Company records revenue as the license fee is received and therefore, the amendment does not have an impact on the consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations as of February 29, 2012.