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Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] |
NOTE B – INTANGIBLE ASSETS Intangible assets consist of the following:
Intellectual property consists of technology for producing targeted proteins in plants for the development and manufacture of novel vaccines and therapeutics for humans and certain veterinary applications. The Company accounts for intangible assets at their historical cost and records amortization utilizing the straight-line method based upon their estimated useful lives. Intellectual property is amortized over a period from eighteen to twenty-three years and patents over ten years. The Company reviews the carrying value of its intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate the carrying amount of such assets may not be fully recoverable. Evaluating for impairment requires judgment, including the estimation of future cash flows, future growth rates and profitability and the expected life over which cash flows will occur. Changes in the Company’s business strategy or adverse changes in market conditions could impact impairment analyses and require the recognition of an impairment charge equal to the excess of the carrying value over its estimated fair value. The veterinary application intellectual property and certain patents were determined to have been impaired during the year ended June 30, 2011. There was no impairment during the three months ended September 30, 2011. Amortization expense for intangible assets is recorded utilizing the straight-line method, was included in and general and administrative expenses and approximated $79,000 and $92,000, for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. |