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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Matters

 

From time to time, claims are made against the Company in the ordinary course of business, which could result in legal proceedings. Claims and associated litigation are subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable outcomes could occur, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations for that period or future periods.

 

 

JUPITER NEUROSCIENCES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2025

 

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies, continued

 

Leases

 

On May 1, 2021, the Company entered into a 61-month operating lease for office space for a base rent of $3,783 subject to a 3% yearly escalation.

 

As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s operating lease right-of-use asset, net (ROU) is $46,649 and $69,642, respectively. Related lease liability totaled $46,428 and $71,329, respectively, based on an incremental borrowing rate at lease inception.

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2025   2024 
Operating lease right-of-use asset is summarized below:          
Right-of-use asset  $236,009   $236,009 
Less accumulated amortization   (189,360)   (166,367)
Right-of-use asset, net  $46,649   $69,642 

 

Future minimum lease liability payments under the non-cancelable operating lease at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:

 

         
2025  $25,327   $50,476 
2026   21,290    21,290 
Total lease payments   46,617    71,766 
Less: imputed interest   (189)   (437)
Total lease liabilities  $46,428   $71,329 
           
Current operating lease liabilities   46,428    50,082 
Non-current operating lease liabilities   -    21,247 
Total lease liabilities  $46,428   $71,329 

 

 

JUPITER NEUROSCIENCES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2025

 

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies, continued

 

Leases, continued

 

Short-term rental costs expensed as incurred totaled $3,255 and $5,284 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively, and totaled $8,865 and $13,075 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Consulting Agreements

 

The Company utilizes various consultants and advisors for clinical research, scientific advisory services and business strategies. Each consultant has an executed agreement in place defining term, compensation, duties, confidentiality, intellectual property. Agreements are evaluated for renewal upon expiration. Bonus provisions are at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and are granted on an individual agreement basis.

 

On December 15, 2024, the Company entered into a Strategic Services Agreement (the “Dominant Treasure Agreement”) with Dominant Treasure Health Company Limited (“Dominant Treasure”). Pursuant to the terms of the Dominant Treasure Agreement, Dominant Treasure agreed to provide certain services to the Company to assist the Company in accelerating the Company’s desire to get its products developed and distributed in the Southeast Asian market. In exchange for Dominant Treasure’s has services pursuant to the Dominant Treasure Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Dominant Treasure a one-time payment of $2,300,000. In addition, if Dominant Treasure is involved in generating negotiations and conclusion of a distribution agreement for the Company in the countries of China (including Hong Kong), Singapore and Malaysia, the Company will pay Dominant Treasure a success fee of 5% of any upfront and/or milestone payments to be received by the Company. If such an agreement includes a royalty payment to the Company, Dominant Treasure will receive 5% of such royalty payment. The Dominant Treasure Agreement has a term of 36 months and may be terminated at any time upon mutual agreement of the parties. The one-time payment of $2,300,000 was accounted for as a prepaid contract and expensed over three-year period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded consulting expense related to the Dominant Treasure agreement totaling $191,142 and $380,183.

 

 

JUPITER NEUROSCIENCES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JUNE 30, 2025

 

Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies, continued

 

Licensing and Royalty Agreements - Aquanova AG

 

In September 2016, the Company entered into a Development, Collaboration and License Agreement (“License Agreement”) with Aquanova AG, a German company in the field of development, manufacturing and selling of colloidal formulas. The License Agreement resulted in the creation of the pharmaceutic product, JOTROL. The License Agreement remains in effect until product launch, which is undeterminable at this time. The Chief Scientific Officer of the Company and the CEO of Aquanova are the joint inventors of JOTROL. Aquanova is the assignee on the patents in the United States, the European Union, China and Japan whereas the Company is obligated to maintain the patents. The License Agreement grants the Company ownership of any regulatory approvals as well as the sole and exclusive worldwide right to develop, manufacture and commercialize all products, including JOTROL. Aquanova has been granted the exclusive license to conduct formulation development and manufacturing.

 

The License Agreement defines various fees due to Aquanova for product and formulation development and licensing of the products. The Company is obligated to pay Aquanova an annual license fee of $75,000 in the year and each year subsequent thereto the acceptance of the product formulation by both parties. Such annual license fee requirement terminates in the year in which marketing authorization approval (“MMA”) is obtained in a single territory, which as of June 30, 2024 has not been received. Upon receipt of MMA in each territory (e.g., United States, European Union, China, Japan), the Company will be obligated to pay $200,000 to Aquanova per territory in which an MMA approval obtained, up to a maximum of $600,000, in aggregate. In addition, upon commercialization the Company will be obligated to pay Aquanova a royalty equal to 5% of net sales, as defined, in each territory until the later of (i) ten years after the first commercial sale; (ii) the first date there is no valid claim within the Aquanova patent rights; or (iii) the MMA expiration date in each territory. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, has accrued $37,500 and $75,000, respectively, license fees which are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets

 

Finally, pursuant to the terms of the License Agreement, upon mutual agreement, the Company may pay a one-time royalty of $3,000,000 within 180 days of United States marketing approval 1.25% royalties on net sales in the United States in lieu of the terms as set forth above.

 

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

 

In 2015, the Company entered into a Global Development and License Agreement (“License Agreement II”) with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (“MCRI”), an Australian Institute at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Australia, with the know-how in the process of using pharmaceutical grade Resveratrol for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia. License Agreement II provides for joint development for a delivery system, clinical trials for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, and worldwide commercialization by the Company. Furthermore, License Agreement II grants an exclusive worldwide license to the Company to use the MCRI know-how for developing, manufacturing, and commercializing the product candidate for proposed treatment for Friedreich’s ataxia. In turn, MCRI has been granted an irrevocable, royalty free, worldwide license for the use any product inventions along with patent rights for internal research and development. Upon receipt of approval of an MMA in each territory, as defined (e.g., United States, European Union, China, Japan), the Company will be obligated to pay an approval fee of $66,000 per territory up to a maximum of $300,000 in aggregate, which has not yet been received as of June 30, 2025. Pursuant to the terms of License Agreement II, upon commercialization, Company will pay a royalty of 1.5% of net sales, as defined, in each territory to MCRI until such time as any product related to License Agreement II is no longer sold in the respective territory.