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LICENSING AGREEMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Licensing Agreements  
LICENSING AGREEMENTS

We entered into a three-year licensing agreement with Disney Consumer Products, Inc. (“Disney”) and an 18-month licensing agreement with Marvel Characters, B.V. ("Marvel") (the “Licensing Agreements”) in 2012. Each Licensing Agreement allows us to feature popular Disney and Marvel characters on AquaBall™ Naturally Flavored Water, allowing AquaBall™ to stand out among other beverages marketed towards children. Under the terms and conditions of the Licensing Agreements, we work with the Disney and Marvel teams to create colorful, eye-catching labels that surround the entire spherical shape of each AquaBall™. Once the label designs are approved, we work with Disney and Marvel to set retail calendars, rotating the placement of different AquaBall™ designs over the course of the year.

 

The terms of the Disney Licensing Agreement stipulates a royalty rate of 4% on the sales of AquaBall™ Naturally Flavored Water adorned with Disney characters, paid quarterly, with a total royalty guarantee of $231,600 over the term of the agreement which has a term ending date of March 31, 2015. In addition, the Company is required to spend 1% of sales on advertising and promotional opportunities. The Company is required to make common marketing fund contributions totaling $96,188 over the life of the agreement.

 

In August 2013, the Company signed an extension of its licensing agreement with Marvel Characters B.V. to extend the expiration date from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2015 (the “Marvel Agreement”). The Marvel Agreement allows True Drinks to use a range of different Marvel characters on AquaBall™ packaging in exchange for a royalty payment, paid quarterly, equal to 5% of the proceeds from the sale of AquaBalls™ adorned with Marvel characters in the United States and Canada. The Marvel Agreement has a total royalty guarantee of $150,000 over the term of the agreement.