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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 12 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

License Agreements

 

Wonpung

 

On August 20, 2007, the Company entered into a License Development and Commercialization Agreement with Wonpung Mulsan Co, a shareholder of the Company. Wonpung has exclusive territorial rights in countries it selects in Asia to market up to two drugs the Company is currently developing and a right of first refusal (ROFR) for up to an additional five drugs that the Company may develop in the future as defined in more detail in the license agreement.

 

The Company received an upfront license fee of $1,500,000 and will earn royalties of up to 12% of net sales for up to two licensed products it is currently developing. The licensing terms for the ROFR products are subject to future negotiations and binding arbitration. The terms of each licensing agreement will expire on the earlier of any time from 15 years to 20 years after licensing or on the date of commercial availability of a generic product to such licensed product in the licensed territory.

 

Third Party Licensor

 

Based upon a prior acquisition, the Company assumed an obligation to pay a third party (Dr. Charles E. Inturrisi and Dr. Paolo Manfredi - see below): (A) royalty payments up to 2% on net sales of licensed products that are not sold by sublicensee and (B) on each and every sublicense earned royalty payment received by licensee from its sublicensee on sales of license product by sublicensee, the higher of (i) 20% of the royalties received by licensee; or (ii) up to 2% of net sales of sublicensee. The Company will also make milestone payments of up to $4 or $2 million, for the first commercial sale of product in the field that has a single active pharmaceutical ingredient, and for the first commercial sale of product in the field of product that has more than one active pharmaceutical ingredient, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has not generated any revenue related to this license agreement.

 

Inturrisi / Manfredi

 

In January 2018, we entered into an Intellectual Property Assignment Agreement (the Assignment Agreement) and License Agreement (the "License Agreement" and together with the Assignment Agreement, the Agreements) with Dr. Charles E. Inturrisi and Dr. Paolo Manfredi (collectively, the Licensor). Pursuant to the Agreements, Relmada assigned its existing rights, including patents and patent applications, to d-methadone in the context of psychiatric use (the Existing Invention) to Licensor. Licensor then granted Relmada under the License Agreement a perpetual, worldwide, and exclusive license to commercialize the Existing Invention and certain further inventions regarding d-methadone in the context of other indications such as those contemplated above. In consideration of the rights granted to Relmada under the License Agreement, Relmada paid the Licensor an upfront, non-refundable license fee of $180,000. Additionally, Relmada will pay Licensor $45,000 every three months until the earliest to occur of the following events: (i) the first commercial sale of a licensed product anywhere in the world, (ii) the expiration or invalidation of the last to expire or be invalidated of the patent rights anywhere in the world, or (iii) the termination of the License Agreement. Relmada will also pay Licensor tiered royalties with a maximum rate of 2%, decreasing to 1.75%, and 1.5% in certain circumstances, on net sales of licensed products covered under the License Agreement. Relmada will also pay Licensor tiered payments up to a maximum of 20%, and decreasing to 17.5%, and 15% in certain circumstances, of all consideration received by Relmada for sublicenses granted under the License Agreement.

 

Leases

 

As of January 1, 2019, the Company changed its corporate headquarters to 880 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022 pursuant to a lease agreement with an initial monthly rent of $7,500. The lease period was for one year. The lease agreement expired on December 31, 2019 and has been renewed for calendar year 2020. As the Company's leases consist of one lease for their corporate headquarters, which is for a period of 12 months or less. The Company has elected the practical expedient and recognizes rent expense evenly over the 12 months.

 

The Company incurred rent expense of approximately $47,100, 68,000, $114,800, and $95,500 for the six months ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (unaudited) and years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

  

Legal

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in lawsuits and other legal proceedings that arise in the course of business.  Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and it is not possible to predict the outcome of litigation with total confidence. Except as disclosed below, the Company is currently not aware of any legal proceedings or potential claims against it whose outcome would be likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, operating results, or cash flows.

 

Lawsuit Brought by Former Officer

 

In 2014, Relmada dismissed with prejudice its lawsuit against Najib Babul, which had sought to compel Dr. Babul, Relmada's former President, to account for questionable expenditures of Relmada funds made while Babul controlled the Company. Relmada's decision to end its claims was informed by the fact that Babul came forward with plausible explanations for some of the expenditures, and the fact that, because Babul was a former officer and director of Relmada being sued for his conduct in office, the Company was required to advance his expenses of the litigation; hence, Relmada was paying all the lawyers and consultants on both sides of the dispute. Relmada also agreed to reinstate certain stock purchase warrants in Babul's name, which had been cancelled during the pendency of the litigation, and offered Babul the right to exchange his shares in Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of the Company) for shares in the Company.

 

Babul has brought a second lawsuit against Relmada. Ruling on Relmada's Motion to Dismiss, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed Babul's claims for breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and left intact his claims for defamation, and wrongful use of civil process.

 

On February 6, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement in which Babul relinquished his 303,392 shares in Relmada, signed a consulting contract and Relmada committed to a $500,000 initial payment and four subsequent payments of $250,000 on March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019.

 

For accounting purposes, no fair value was attributed to the consulting agreement. The Company recorded a loss on settlement of $1,105,590 included in the general and administrative expenses for the year ended June 30, 2019. The loss represents the total cash payments of $1,500,000 less the fair value of the shares relinquished of $394,410.