Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are
subject to ordinary routine litigation incidental to our normal business operations. We are not currently a party to, and our property
is not subject to, any material legal proceedings, except as set forth below.
On
October 25, 2017, Genexosome entered into and closed a Stock Purchase Agreement with Beijing Genexosome and Yu Zhou, MD, PhD, the sole
shareholder of Beijing Genexosome, pursuant to which Genexosome acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities of Beijing Genexosome
in consideration of a cash payment in the amount of $450,000, of which $100,000 is still owed. Further, on October 25, 2017, Genexosome
entered into and closed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Dr. Zhou, pursuant to which the Company acquired all assets, including all intellectual
property and exosome separation systems, held by Dr. Zhou pertaining to the business of researching, developing and commercializing exosome
technologies. In consideration of the assets, Genexosome paid Dr. Zhou $876,087 in cash, transferred 500,000 shares of common stock of
the Company to Dr. Zhou and issued Dr. Zhou 400 shares of common stock of Genexosome. Further, The Company had not been able to realize
the financial projections provided by Dr. Zhou at the time of the acquisition and has decided to impair the intangible asset associated
with this acquisition to zero. Dr. Zhou was terminated as Co-CEO of Genexosome on August 14, 2019. Further, on October 28, 2019, Research
Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (“Research Institute”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division against Dr. Zhou, Li Chen, the Company and Genexosome with various claims against the
Company and Genexosome including misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 and violation
of Ohio Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Research Institute is seeking monetary damages, injunctive relief, exemplary damages, injunctive relief
and other equitable relief. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this action and pursue all available legal remedies. The
criminal proceedings against Dr. Zhou and Li Chen have been concluded and the civil litigation continue. The Company and Nationwide Children’s
Hospital have reached a verbal settlement agreement. Both parties are in the process of drafting the related written agreements. There
can be no assurances that these settlement agreements will be signed.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
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