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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | NOTE 22 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
From time to time, the Company is subject to ordinary routine litigation incidental to its normal business operations. The Company is not currently a party to, and its property is not subject to, any material legal proceedings, except as set forth below.
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. The Company, Genexosome and the Research Institute entered into a Settlement Agreement dated June 7, 2022 (the “Settlement Date”) whereby the Company agreed to pay the Research Institute $450,000 on each of the sixty-day, one year and two-year anniversaries of the Settlement Date. In addition, the Company agreed to pay the Research Institute 30% of the Company’s initial pre-tax profit of $3,333,333, 20% of the Company’s second pre-tax profit of $3,333,333 and 10% of the Company’s third pre-tax profit of $3,333,333. The parties provided a mutual release as well. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the accrued litigation settlement amounted to $363,450 and $373,450, respectively.
Operating Leases Commitment
The Company is a party to leases for office space. These lease agreements expire through December 2026. Rent expense under all operating leases amounted to approximately $97,000 and $127,000 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
The following table summarizes the maturity of lease liabilities under operating lease as of December 31, 2025:
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