INTANGIBLE ASSETS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7: INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consisted of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Patents	$	1,630,000	$	1,630,000
Capitalized license costs		200,000		200,000
Software		203,890		203,038
Intangible assets		2,033,890		2,033,038
Less: Accumulated amortization		(265,078)		(112,393)
Total intangible assets, net	$	1,768,812	$	1,920,645

Intangible assets amounted to $1,768,812 and $1,920,645 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, and consisted of patents, capitalized license costs and software acquired. The amortization period for the purchased software is three years. Amortization expense related to software for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $11,261 and $4,913, respectively, and $34,090 and $22,436 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.

Patents amounted to $1,630,000 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and mainly consisted of patents acquired from Acueity on September 30, 2012 in an asset purchase transaction. Patent assets are amortized based on their determined useful life, and tested annually for impairment. The amortization period was from seven to fourteen years. Amortization expense related to patents was $37,253 and $93,497 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $111,761 and $281,196 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Capitalized license costs consist of fees paid to A5 Genetics KFT, Corporation, pursuant to which the Company received the world-wide (other than the European Union) exclusive license to use the software in the NextCYTE test. Amortization expense related to license costs was $5,000 and $5,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $15,000 and $5,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Future estimated amortization expenses as of September 30, 2015 for the five succeeding years are as follows:

For the Year Ending December 31,	Amounts
2015 (includes the remainder of the year)	$	53,515
2016		227,130
2017		198,628
2018		169,934
2019		169,015
Thereafter		950,590
	$	1,768,812

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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