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NOTE 7 – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/ LICENSING RIGHTS
On August 20, 2018, the Company purchased all the worldwide rights of Naltrexone Implants formula(s) with exception of New Zealand and Australia from Trinity Compound Solutions, Inc for $10,000 and 20,000 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $236,000. The Company started to amortize the intellectual property corresponding to the launch of the UnCraveRx™ Weight Loss Management Program in October 2019. Amortization is computed on straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of 5 years. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded amortization expense of the intellectual property of $0 and $35,370, respectively. The Company tested the intellectual property during 2021 and determined that, based on its qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the intellectual property is less than the carrying value, and thus recorded $141,480 impairment loss, which brings the carrying value of the intellectual property to $0.
On October 12, 2018 the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, BioCorRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. acquired six patent families for sustained delivery platforms for the local delivery of biologic and small molecule drugs for an aggregate purchase price of $15,200. Amortization is computed on straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of 13 years. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded amortization expense of $1,179 and $1,180, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the accumulated amortization of these patents was $4,994. The future amortization of the patents are as follows:
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