Note 3. Intangible and Fixed Assets | Intangible Assets The Company monitors the anticipated outcome of legal actions, and if it determines that the success of the defense of a patent is probable, and so long as the Company believes that the future economic benefit of the patent will be increased, the Company capitalizes external legal costs incurred in the defense of the patent. Upon successful defense of litigation, the amounts previously capitalized are amortized over the remaining life of the patent. On November 13, 1995 the Company filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which was granted on September 28, 1999 as U.S. Patent #5,960,447, Word Tagging and Editing System for Speech Recognition. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 154, the term for the above referenced patent shall be for a period beginning on the date on which the patent issues and ending 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States. The above referenced U.S. Patent expired on November 13, 2015. On July 7, 2009, U.S. Patent # 7,558,730, entitled Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols, was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 154, the patent shall be for a term beginning on July 7, 2009 and ending 20 years from the application date of November 27, 2001, or November 27, 2021. The deferred fees were capitalized during the quarter ended September 30, 2009 and the Company began amortization. On March 9, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office declared interference between the Company as Senior Party and Allvoice Developments, US LLC as Junior Party. Due to the absence of a decision by the end of 2010, in the fourth quarter of 2010, AVRS impaired 100% of the deferred costs associated with the interference, resulting in a $1,068,860 impairment loss. On April 27, 2012, the BPAI entered a judgment denying the Companys motions. On May 29, 2012, AVRS filed a Request for Rehearing in the BPAI. On December 19, 2012, the BPAI entered a judgment denying the request for rehearing. The Company decided not to appeal as additional litigation would be costly and time-consuming and would divert the attention of management and key personnel from business operations. On May 24, 2011, U.S. Patent #7,949,534, entitled Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols, was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 154, the patent shall be for a term beginning May 24, 2011 and ending 20 years from the application date of the parent application (U.S. Patent #7,558,730) of November 27, 2001, or November 27, 2021. The deferred fees were capitalized during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 and the Company began amortization. On March 6, 2012, U.S. Patent #8,131,557, entitled Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols, was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 154, the patent shall be for a term beginning March 6, 2012 and ending 20 years from the application date of the parent application (U.S. Patent #7,558,730) of November 27, 2001, or November 27, 2021. The deferred fees were capitalized during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and the Company began amortization. On July 30, 2013, U.S. Patent #8,498,871, entitled Dynamic Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols, was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 154, the patent shall be for a term beginning on July 30, 2013 and ending 20 years from the application date of November 27, 2001, or November 27, 2021. The deferred fees were capitalized during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and the Company began amortization. On June 27, 2013, the Company filed two additional continuation applications 13/928/381 and 13/928,383 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols. On August 31, 2015, Application 13/928,381 was abandon by the Company. Deferred costs were charged to operations the quarter ended September 30, 2015. On August 10, 2015, the Company filed a continuation application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office entitled Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols. On September 22, 2015, U.S. Patent #9,142,217, entitled Dynamic Speech Recognition and Transcription Among Users Having Heterogeneous Protocols, was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 154, the patent shall be for a term beginning September 22, 2015 and ending 20 years from the application date of the parent application (US Patent No. 7,558,730) of November 27, 2001, or November 27, 2021. The deferred fees were capitalized during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and the Company began amortization. On July 30, 2015 a continuation application, 14/821,786 was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Costs of $1,484.67 were deferred during the third quarter of 2015. On January 6, 2017 the Company filed a continuation in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to patent application 14/821,786 resulting in the new application 15/400,732. Deferred costs of $2935 will remain until the patent is prosecuted and issued. Costs will be capitalized in the period that the patent is issued. Amortization at September 30, 2017 is as follows: SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS Ended December 31, 2016 U.S. Patent # Carrying Value Amortization Balance 5,960,447 $ 63,247 $ 63,247 $ -- 7,558,730 58,277 35,190 23,087 7,949,534 3,365 1,800 1,565 8,131,557 5,092 2,524 2,568 8,498,871 21,114 8,651 12,463 9,142,217 35,068 8,093 26,975 $ 186,163 $ 119,505 $ 66,658 Ended September 30, 2017 U.S. Patent # Carrying Value Amortization Balance 5,960,447 $ 63,247 $ 63,247 $ -- 7,558,730 58,277 38,709 19,568 7,949,534 3,365 2,034 1,331 8,131,557 5,092 2,917 2,175 8,498,871 21,114 10,550 10,564 9,142,217 35,068 12,140 22,928 $ 186,163 $ 129,597 $ 56,566 Amortization expense totaled $10,092 and 10,644 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows: SCHEDULE OF FUTURE AMORTIZATION Ending September 30, 2017 2017 3,362 2018 13,454 2019 13,454 2020 13,454 2021 12,842 Total $ 56,566 Fixed Assets Fixed assets were fully depreciated in the period ending December 31, 2016. Depreciation expense totaled $552 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT December 31, 2016 Computer equipment $ 6,627 Computer software 3,640 10,267 Less accumulated depreciation (10,267) Computer software and equipment, net $ 0 September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 Computer equipment $ 6,627 $ 6,627 Computer software 3,640 3,640 10,267 10,267 Less accumulated depreciation (10,267) (10,082) Computer software and equipment, net $ 0 $ 185 |