Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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v2.4.0.6
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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
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NOTE 12 – LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

On September 2, 2010, the Company entered into a multi-year exclusive worldwide License Agreement (“Agreement”) for its ProAlgaZyme ® product (“Product”) with a distributor of health and nutritional products, Zus Health, LLC (“Zus”).  Under the terms of the Agreement, Zus had the exclusive right to distribute the Product to customers and distributors worldwide, excluding pharmaceutical applications and food, supplement and medicinal ingredient applications outside of multi-level, network or affiliate marketing (“MLM”).  On January 9, 2012, we notified the sole known representative of the exclusive distributor that it has been determined that there have been multiple material breaches by Zus Health, LLC (as well as its purported assignee, Ceptazyme, LLC) of its License Agreement with the Company dated September 2, 2010, and that they immediately cease any and all activities with respect to the sale or distribution of HEPI products.  The Company had received a payment of $255,000, as provided in the Agreement, for the exclusive distribution rights.  The Company filed a lawsuit in Michigan against Zus Health and Ceptazyme on January 9, 2012, alleging breach of contract. Subsequently, Ceptazyme filed suit in Utah against the Company on January 24, 2012, also alleging breach of contract.  Until this matter is resolved, the Company has classified the remaining $235,000 as Deferred Revenue, noncurrent