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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Office Lease

 

We lease administrative office space in Boca Raton, Florida pursuant to a 63 month non-cancelable operating lease commencing on July 1, 2013 and expiring on September 30, 2018. The lease stipulates, among other things, average base monthly rents of $30,149 (inclusive of estimated operating expenses) and sales tax, for a total future minimum payments over the life of the lease of $1,899,414.

 

The straight line rental expense related to our current lease totaled $90,448 for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The rental expense related to our prior lease which expired June 30, 2013 totaled $60,168 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and $84,114 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

Litigation

 

We are party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including actions related to our intellectual property. While it is not feasible to determine the actual outcome of these actions at this time, we do not believe that these matters, including those described below, will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

Aceto Corporation

 

On November 13, 2012, Aceto Corporation filed a lawsuit against TherapeuticsMD and BocaGreen in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida seeking to enjoin us from using the Quatrefolic product and trademarks, among other things. We filed a motion to dismiss on January 2, 2013, which was granted by the court on July 17, 2013, based on Aceto’s failure to join the trademark owner, Gnosis, S.p.A. as a party plaintiff. On August 19, 2013, Aceto filed an amended complaint which purported to add Gnosis S.p.A. as an involuntary plaintiff. We have not yet filed a response to that amended complaint. As of September 11, 2013, the parties to this lawsuit reached a tentative settlement agreement, which is subject to and awaiting approval by Gnosis S.p.A. Based on our initial assessment of currently available information, we believe that the case is without merit and, as a result, should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC

 

On November 30, 2012, Avion Pharmaceuticals, LLC, filed a lawsuit against TherapeuticsMD and Bocagreen in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia seeking to enjoin us from using the Prena1 name, among other things. Based on our assessment of the case which is in the discovery stage, we believe that the case is without merit and, as a result, should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

For additional information on these litigation matters, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.