INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

This represents legal fees and patent fees associated with the prosecution of patent applications. The Company has recorded amortization expense on patents granted, which are amortized over the remaining legal life. Maintenance patent fees are paid to a government patent authority to maintain a granted patent in force. Some countries require the payment of maintenance fees for pending patent applications. Maintenance fees paid after a patent is granted are expensed, as these are considered ongoing costs to “maintain a patent”. Maintenance fees paid prior to a patent grant date are capitalized to patent costs, as these are considered “patent application costs”. No amortization expense has been recorded on the remaining patent applications since patents have yet to be granted.

On June 11, 2018, the Company purchased patents for $315,000.

Patents consist of the following:

	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Patents	$	1,158,723	$	787,403
Less: Accumulated amortization		226,584		181,628
	$	932,139	$	605,775

Amortization expense for the nine months ending September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $44,956 and $77,623. Amortization expense for the three months ending September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $20,059 and $14,722. There were no patent costs written off for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2018 and 2017.

NOTE 5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

This represents legal fees and patent fees associated with the prosecution of patent applications. The Company has recorded amortization expense on patents granted, which are amortized over the remaining legal life. Maintenance patent fees are paid to a government patent authority to maintain a granted patent in force. Some countries require the payment of maintenance fees for pending patent applications. Maintenance fees paid after a patent is granted are expensed, as these are considered ongoing costs to “maintain a patent”. Maintenance fees paid prior to a patent grant date are capitalized to patent costs, as these are considered “patent application costs”. No amortization expense has been recorded on the remaining patent applications since patents have yet to be granted.

Intangible assets consist of the following:

	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Patents	$	787,403	$	754,259
Less: Accumulated amortization		181,628		86,287
	$	605,775	$	667,972

Amortization expense for the years ending December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $95,341, $15,891 and $19,839. Patent costs in the amount of $48,599 previously capitalized for possible filing of two provisional patents were written off to research and development expenses during the year ended December 31, 2017. After review by the Company, it was decided to keep secret some aspects of its chromophore development and protect them as Trade Secrets and Know-How. There were no patent costs written off for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.