Initial licensing fee.

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Minimum licensing term.

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Custom Element

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The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income.

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The noncurrent portion of deferred revenue amount as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized, and is not expected to be recognized in the next twelve months. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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Revenue from multiple-deliverable arrangements that include licensing fees and services revenue. Licensing revenue is consideration received from another party for the right to use, but not own, certain of the entity's intangible assets. Licensing arrangements include, but are not limited to, rights to use a patent, copyright, technology, manufacturing process, software or trademark. Licensing fees are generally, but not always, fixed as to amount and not dependent upon the revenue generated by the licensing party. An entity may receive licensing fees for licenses that also generate royalty payments to the entity. Services revenue may be derived by providing other, nonspecified, services during the reporting period.

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Aggregate revenue during the period for services rendered in the normal course of business (before deducting allowances and discounts) which are not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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LICENSING AND OTHER REVENUE (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
LICENSING AND OTHER REVENUE (Details Narrative) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Handok License	Dec. 31, 2011 Handok License	Dec. 31, 2010 Handok License	Sep. 30, 2013 Handok [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Handok [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Handok [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Handok [Member]
Licensing and Other Revenue
Minimum licensing term							10 years
Initial licensing fee							$ 500,000		$ 500,000
Nonrefundable license revenue	241,000			5,000	61,000	121,000	23,000	31,000	68,000	93,000
Deferred revenue recognized over next twelve months	123,708	90,228	90,228				90,000		90,000
Deferred revenue to be recognized after next twelve months	61,867	22,557	90,228				23,000		23,000
Received a licensing fee	750,000			500,000
Revenue relates to product development costs	$ 145,000