INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Interest Income (Expense), Net [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

22. INTEREST EXPENSE AND OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET

For the year ended December 31, 2012, non-related party interest expense of $264,243 is comprised of $233,148 interest on convertible debentures, $26,337 interest on notes payable, and $4,758 other interest. For the year ended December 31, 2011, non-related party interest expense of $453,313 is comprised of $360,416 interest on convertible debentures, and $92,897 interest expense on notes payable.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the $81,655 other expense, net is comprised primarily of $116,539 loss on foreclosure of real estate, $106,421 loss on extinguishment of convertible debentures, and partially offset by $95,054 gain on forgiveness of legal debt dated prior to April 2004, $29,940 product license royalty income, and $16,311 other income net of individually insignificant transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the $3,145 other income, net is comprised of individually insignificant other income, net transactions.