Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Asset

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Intangible Asset
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Intangible Asset

Note 2 – Intangible Asset

 

Intangible assets consist of the capitalized costs of $20,500 for a software license and $11,038,929 associated with our exercise of the option to acquire the exclusive license from CoNCERT related to patent rights and know-how to develop and commercialize compounds and products for PCS-499 and each metabolite thereof and the related income tax effects. The capitalized costs for the license rights to PCS-499 include $1,782 in transaction costs and $3,037,147 associated with the initial recognition of an offsetting deferred tax liability related to the acquired temporary difference for an asset purchased that is not a business combination and has a tax basis of $1,782 in accordance with ASC 740-10-25-51 Income Taxes. In accordance with ASC Topic 730, Research and Development, the Company capitalized the costs of acquiring the exclusive license rights to PCS-499 as the exclusive license rights represent intangible assets to be used in research and development activities that have future alternative uses.

 

The negotiation of the modification to the Agreement was in process as of October 4, 2017 and was finalized in mid-February 2018 and the legal documents were thereafter executed and the option exercised on March 19, 2018 in exchange for CoNCERT receiving (i) $8 million of Company common stock that was held by Promet for the benefit of CoNCERT (2,090,301 shares representing 5.93% of total Company common stock issued and outstanding), and (ii) 15% of any sublicense revenue earned by Processa for a period equivalent to the royalty term (as defined in the Agreement) until the earliest to occur of (a) the Company raising $8 million of gross proceeds; and (b) CoNCERT being able to sell its shares of Company common stock without restrictions pursuant to the terms of the amended Agreement. All other terms of the Agreement remained unchanged. The license agreement was assigned to and exercised by the Company. As a result of the transaction, the Company recognized an intangible asset for the fair value of the common stock consideration paid of $8 million with an offsetting amount in additional paid-in capital resulting from Promet releasing the shares to CoNCERT in satisfaction of the Company’s obligation to CoNCERT under the Agreement.

 

The Company estimated the fair value of the common stock issued based on the market approach and CoNCERT’s requirement to receive shares valued at $8 million. The market approach was based on the final negotiated number of shares of stock determined on a volume weighted average price of Company common stock quoted on the OTC Pink Marketplace over a 45 day period preceding the mid-February 2018 finalized negotiation of the modification to the option and license agreement with CoNCERT, an unrelated third party, for the exclusive license rights to PCS-499. However, we have less than 300 shareholders, the volume of shares trading for our common stock is not significant and the OTC Pink Marketplace is not a national exchange; therefore, the volume weighted average price quotes for our common stock are from markets that are not active and consequently are Level 2 inputs. The total cost recognized for the exclusive license acquired represents the allocated fair value related to the stock transferred to CoNCERT plus the recognition of the deferred tax liability related to the acquired temporary difference and the transaction costs incurred to complete the transaction as discussed above.

 

Intangible assets consist of the following:

 

    License Rights     Software     September 30,  
    to PCS-499     License     2018  
Gross intangible assets   $ 11,038,929     $ 20,500     11,059,429  
Less: Accumulated amortization     (419,682 )     (3,132 )     (422,814 )
Total intangible assets, net   $ 10,619,247     $ 17,368     10,636,615 )

  

Amortization expense was $200,256 and $422,814 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Amortization expense is included within research and development expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2018, the estimated amortization expense for the next two years amounts to approximately $795,000 per year. The estimated amortization expense for the annual periods thereafter amounts to approximately $788,000 per year for the license rights to PCS-499.