for or without cause, upon written notice to Mr. Dang. Mr. Dang is being paid $1,700 per month for his services. Mr. Dang will not be devoting his full time and attention to our affairs.
During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we incurred $1,700 pursuant to the Agreement.
Research and development
Research and development represent costs incurred to develop our technology pursuant to our former research agreement with UOC. The UOC Research Agreement included salaries and benefits for research and development personnel, allocated overhead and facility occupancy costs, supplies, equipment purchase and repair and other costs.
Research and development expense for the six months ended September 30, 2009 is comprised entirely of payments made pursuant to the UOC Research Agreement.
Professional fees
Professional fees substantially consist of accounting, audit, tax and legal fees, and Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) related filing costs.
Professional fees were $22,707 during the three months ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of $7,417, from $30,124 for the same period of the prior year. The decrease is substantially due to decreases in accounting related fees of approximately $6,800 and Edgar filing fees of approximately $4,000. The decrease in accounting related fees and SEC related filing costs from the prior year is the result of us filing amendments to our Form S-1 and related correspondence in the prior year. Offsetting these decreases in professional fees is an increase in legal fees of approximately $3,300.
Professional fees were $59,181 during the six months ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of $29,128, from $88,309 for the same period of the prior year. The decrease is substantially due to decreases in accounting related fees of approximately $13,400, legal fees of approximately $11,200, and SEC related filing costs of approximately $3,900. The decrease in these costs from the prior year is the result of us filing amendments to our Form S-1 and a response to an SEC comment letter in the prior year as well as an increase in the utilization of legal counsel during the prior year for the preparation and review of the required filings with the SEC and related correspondence.
Salaries and benefits
Salaries and benefits for the three and six months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 consists entirely of amounts paid to and on behalf of Mr. Charles Bell, our former President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and one of our directors. Until September 1, 2009, Mr. Bell’s annual compensation was $100,000. Effective September 1, 2009, Mr. Bell no longer devoted his full time efforts to the Company. However, he still retained all aforementioned executive officer positions and remained one of our directors. Because Mr. Bell’s hours were curtailed his annual compensation was reduced to $18,000, effective September 1, 2009. Effective August 27, 2010, Mr. Bell resigned as a member of our Board and from all executive officer positions held with us. In order to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of Mr. Bell, on August 30, 2010, the Board appointed Mr. Dang a director and as our Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) and Secretary. Compensation provided to Mr. Dang is included in “Director and management fees” as discussed in the same titled section above.
Other operating expenses
Other operating expenses include travel and entertainment, rent, telephone, office supplies, postage and printing, information technology related fees and other administrative costs.
Other operating expenses were $15,029 during the three months ended September 30, 2010, an increase of $5,028, from $10,001 for the same period in 2009, partially due to an increase in travel and entertainment related expense of