Company capitalized as an intangible asset and paid in March of 2022. The Company determined a useful life of 7.6 years for such intangible asset, and, as of September 30, 2022, the remaining useful life was 7.0 years.
Amortization expense was $5,962 and $4,573 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $17,005 and $13,781 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is recorded in general and administrative expenses on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Future amortization expense relating to unamortized intangible assets as of September 30, 2022 for the periods indicated below consists of the following:
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Years ending December 31, | | | |
2022 (Excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2022) | | $ | 5,961 |
2023 | | | 23,845 |
2024 | | | 23,845 |
2025 | | | 23,845 |
2026 | | | 23,845 |
Thereafter | | | 65,573 |
Total | | $ | 166,914 |
The gross carrying amount and net book value of the intangible assets is as follows:
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| | As of |
| | September 30, | | December 31, |
| | 2022 | | 2021 |
Gross Carrying Amount | | $ | 215,000 | | $ | 175,000 |
Accumulated Amortization | | | (48,086) | | | (31,081) |
Net Book Value | | $ | 166,914 | | $ | 143,919 |
8. LICENSE AND ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
In July 2017, Harmony entered into a License Agreement (“the 2017 LCA”) with Bioprojet Société Civile de Recherche (“Bioprojet”) whereby Harmony acquired the exclusive right to commercialize the pharmaceutical compound pitolisant for the treatment, and/or prevention, of narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, idiopathic hypersomnia, and Parkinson’s disease as well as any other indications unanimously agreed by the parties in the United States and its territories. A milestone payment of $50,000 was due upon acceptance by the FDA of pitolisant’s NDA, which was achieved in February 2019 and was expensed within research and development for the year ended December 31, 2019. A milestone payment of $77,000, which included a $2,000 fee that is described below, was due upon FDA approval of WAKIX (pitolisant) for treatment of EDS in adult patients with narcolepsy, which was achieved in August 2019. The $2,000 payment and $75,000 milestone payment were paid in August and November 2019, respectively. In addition, a milestone payment of $102,000, which included a $2,000 fee was due upon the FDA approval of the NDA for WAKIX for the treatment of cataplexy in adult patients with narcolepsy. The $2,000 payment was paid in October 2020 and a $100,000 milestone payment was paid in January 2021. A final $40,000 milestone payment was paid to Bioprojet in March 2022 upon WAKIX attaining $500,000 in aggregate net sales in the United States. The 2017 LCA also requires a fixed trademark royalty and a tiered royalty based on net sales, which is payable to Bioprojet on a quarterly basis. The Company incurred $ 20,944 and $13,202 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $51,741 and $34,561 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for sales-based, trademark and tiered royalties recognized as cost of product sold. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had accrued $20,944 and $16,396, respectively, for sales-based, trademark and tiered royalties.
On July 31, 2022, Harmony entered into a License and Commercialization Agreement (the “2022 LCA”) with Bioprojet whereby Harmony obtained exclusive rights to manufacture, use and commercialize one or more