COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES *Licensing agreements* Master Services Agreement On January 1, 2022, the Company entered into a master services agreement with Access Strategy Partners Incorporated (“ASPI”) whereby ASPI will provide commercial executives assigned with specific customer targets and develop sales and marketing plans that are mutually agreed to between ASPI and the Company and assist in their execution. The agreement expires two years from the effective date, with an additional one year extension option. The Company is obligated to pay ASPI: i) a monthly service fee of $40,000 and ii) 10% commission on all New Account revenue, as defined, on a quarterly basis. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $120 and $80, respectively. 2017 Know-How License Agreement On March 15, 2017, the Company entered into a know-how license agreement with Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research whereby the Company was granted an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain know how and patent applications in the field of signal processing, physiologic recording, electrophysiology recording, electrophysiology software and autonomics to develop, make and offer for sale. The agreement expires in ten years from the effective date. The Company is obligated to pay to Mayo Foundation a 1% or 2% royalty payment on net sales of licensed products, as defined. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $4. Patent and Know-How License Agreement – EP Software Agreement On November 20, 2019, the Company entered into a patent and know-how license agreement (the “EP Software Agreement”) with Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (“Mayo”). The EP Software Agreement grants to the Company an exclusive worldwide license, with the right to sublicense, within the field of electrophysiology software and under certain patent rights as described in the EP Software Agreement (the “Patent Rights”), to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell and import licensed products and a non-exclusive license to the Company to use the research and development information, materials, technical data, unpatented inventions, trade secrets, know-how and supportive information of Mayo to develop, make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, and import licensed products. The EP Software Agreement will expire upon the later of either (a) the expiration of the Patent Rights or (b) the 10th anniversary of the date of the first commercial sale of a licensed product, unless earlier terminated by Mayo for the Company’s failure to cure a material breach of the EP Software Agreement, the Company’s or a sublicensee’s commencement of any action or proceedings against Mayo or its affiliates other than for an uncured material breach of the EP Software Agreement by Mayo, or insolvency of the Company. In connection with the EP Software Agreement, the Company agreed to make earned royalty payments to Mayo in connection with the Company’s sales of the licensed products to third parties and sublicense income received by the Company and to make milestone payments of up to $625,000 in aggregate. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0. BIOSIG TECHNOLOGIES, INC. NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 *(unaudited)* Amended and Restated Patent and Know-How License Agreement – Tools Agreement On November 20, 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated patent and know-how license agreement (the “Tools Agreement”) with Mayo. The Tools Agreement contains terms of license grant substantially identical to the EP Software Agreement, although it is for different patent rights and covers the field of electrophysiology systems. In June 2021, patent rights were issued (“Valid Claim”) as defined whereby the Company paid milestone one of $75,000 during the 2021 year. In connection with the Tools Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mayo an upfront consideration of $100,000. The Company also agreed to make earned royalty payments to Mayo in connection with the Company’s sales of the licensed products to third parties and sublicense income received by the Company and to make milestone payments of up to $550,000 in aggregate. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0. ViralClear Patent and Know-How License Agreement On November 20, 2019, the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, ViralClear, entered into a patent and know-how license agreement (the “ViralClear Agreement”) with Mayo. The ViralClear Agreement contains terms of license grant substantially identical to the EP Software Agreement and the Tools Agreement, although it is for different patent rights and covers the field of stimulation and electroporation for hypotension/syncope management, renal and non-renal denervation for hypertension treatment, and for use in treatment of arrhythmias in the autonomic nervous system. In connection with the ViralClear Agreement, ViralClear agreed to make earned royalty payments to Mayo in connection with ViralClear’s sales of the licensed products to third parties and sublicense income received by the Company and to make milestone payments of up to $700,000 in aggregate. In June 2021, patent rights were issued (“Valid Claim”) as defined whereby the Company paid milestone one of $75,000 during the 2021 year. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0. Trek Therapeutics, PBC In the event of sublicensing, sale, transfer, assignment or similar transaction, ViralClear agreed to pay Trek 10% of the consideration received. As part of the acquired assets, ViralClear received an assignment and licensing rights agreement from Trek with a third-party vendor regarding certain formulas and compounds usage. The agreement calls for milestone payments upon marketing authorization (as amended and defined with respect of product in a particular jurisdiction in the territory, the receipt of all approvals from the relevant regulatory authority necessary to market and sell such product in any such jurisdiction, excluding any pricing approval or reimbursement authorization) in any first and second country of $10 million and $5 million, respectively, in addition to 6% royalty payments. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0. BioSig AI Sciences, Inc. – Consulting Agreement On June 17, 2023, BioSig AI entered into an agreement with Reified Labs LLC (“Reified”) whereby Reified will work with the BioSig AI to develop datasets for the purpose of creating a foundational artificial intelligence platform. The agreement has a one-year term from the effective date and automatically renews for successive one year terms, unless terminated. BioSig AI is obligated to pay Reified a monthly consulting fee of $30,000. At September 30, 2023, accounts payable due under the contract was $60,000. BIOSIG TECHNOLOGIES, INC. NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 *(unaudited)* *Defined Contribution Plan* Effective January 1, 2019, the Company established a qualified defined contribution plan (the “401(k) Plan”) pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code, whereby all eligible employees may participate. Participants may elect to defer a percentage of their annual pretax compensation to the 401(k) plan, subject to defined limitations. The Company is required to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan equal to 3 percent of each participant’s eligible compensation, subject to limitations under the Code. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company charged operations $56,078 and $185,815 and $57,044 and $192,572 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, for contributions under the 401(k) Plan. *Purchase commitments* As of September 30, 2023, the Company had aggregate purchase commitments of approximately $2,554,136 for future services or products, some of which are subject to modification or cancellations. *Litigation* The Company is subject at times to other legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of its business. Although occasional adverse decisions or settlements may occur, the Company believes that the final disposition of such matters should not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Licensing agreements

Master Services Agreement

On January 1, 2022, the Company entered into a master services agreement with Access Strategy Partners Incorporated (“ASPI”) whereby ASPI will provide commercial executives assigned with specific customer targets and develop sales and marketing plans that are mutually agreed to between ASPI and the Company and assist in their execution. The agreement expires two years from the effective date, with an additional one year extension option.

The Company is obligated to pay ASPI: i) a monthly service fee of $40,000 and ii) 10% commission on all New Account revenue, as defined, on a quarterly basis. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $120 and $80, respectively.

2017 Know-How License Agreement

On March 15, 2017, the Company entered into a know-how license agreement with Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research whereby the Company was granted an exclusive license, with the right to sublicense, certain know how and patent applications in the field of signal processing, physiologic recording, electrophysiology recording, electrophysiology software and autonomics to develop, make and offer for sale. The agreement expires in ten years from the effective date.

The Company is obligated to pay to Mayo Foundation a 1% or 2% royalty payment on net sales of licensed products, as defined. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $4.

Patent and Know-How License Agreement – EP Software Agreement

On November 20, 2019, the Company entered into a patent and know-how license agreement (the “EP Software Agreement”) with Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (“Mayo”). The EP Software Agreement grants to the Company an exclusive worldwide license, with the right to sublicense, within the field of electrophysiology software and under certain patent rights as described in the EP Software Agreement (the “Patent Rights”), to make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell and import licensed products and a non-exclusive license to the Company to use the research and development information, materials, technical data, unpatented inventions, trade secrets, know-how and supportive information of Mayo to develop, make, have made, use, offer for sale, sell, and import licensed products. The EP Software Agreement will expire upon the later of either (a) the expiration of the Patent Rights or (b) the 10th anniversary of the date of the first commercial sale of a licensed product, unless earlier terminated by Mayo for the Company’s failure to cure a material breach of the EP Software Agreement, the Company’s or a sublicensee’s commencement of any action or proceedings against Mayo or its affiliates other than for an uncured material breach of the EP Software Agreement by Mayo, or insolvency of the Company.

In connection with the EP Software Agreement, the Company agreed to make earned royalty payments to Mayo in connection with the Company’s sales of the licensed products to third parties and sublicense income received by the Company and to make milestone payments of up to $625,000 in aggregate. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0.

BIOSIG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

(unaudited)

Amended and Restated Patent and Know-How License Agreement – Tools Agreement

On November 20, 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated patent and know-how license agreement (the “Tools Agreement”) with Mayo. The Tools Agreement contains terms of license grant substantially identical to the EP Software Agreement, although it is for different patent rights and covers the field of electrophysiology systems. In June 2021, patent rights were issued (“Valid Claim”) as defined whereby the Company paid milestone one of $75,000 during the 2021 year.

In connection with the Tools Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mayo an upfront consideration of $100,000. The Company also agreed to make earned royalty payments to Mayo in connection with the Company’s sales of the licensed products to third parties and sublicense income received by the Company and to make milestone payments of up to $550,000 in aggregate. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0.

ViralClear Patent and Know-How License Agreement

On November 20, 2019, the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, ViralClear, entered into a patent and know-how license agreement (the “ViralClear Agreement”) with Mayo. The ViralClear Agreement contains terms of license grant substantially identical to the EP Software Agreement and the Tools Agreement, although it is for different patent rights and covers the field of stimulation and electroporation for hypotension/syncope management, renal and non-renal denervation for hypertension treatment, and for use in treatment of arrhythmias in the autonomic nervous system.

In connection with the ViralClear Agreement, ViralClear agreed to make earned royalty payments to Mayo in connection with ViralClear’s sales of the licensed products to third parties and sublicense income received by the Company and to make milestone payments of up to $700,000 in aggregate. In June 2021, patent rights were issued (“Valid Claim”) as defined whereby the Company paid milestone one of $75,000 during the 2021 year. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0.

Trek Therapeutics, PBC

In the event of sublicensing, sale, transfer, assignment or similar transaction, ViralClear agreed to pay Trek 10% of the consideration received.

As part of the acquired assets, ViralClear received an assignment and licensing rights agreement from Trek with a third-party vendor regarding certain formulas and compounds usage. The agreement calls for milestone payments upon marketing authorization (as amended and defined with respect of product in a particular jurisdiction in the territory, the receipt of all approvals from the relevant regulatory authority necessary to market and sell such product in any such jurisdiction, excluding any pricing approval or reimbursement authorization) in any first and second country of $10 million and $5 million, respectively, in addition to 6% royalty payments. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable due under the contract was $0.

BioSig AI Sciences, Inc. – Consulting Agreement

On June 17, 2023, BioSig AI entered into an agreement with Reified Labs LLC (“Reified”) whereby Reified will work with the BioSig AI to develop datasets for the purpose of creating a foundational artificial intelligence platform. The agreement has a one-year term from the effective date and automatically renews for successive one year terms, unless terminated.

BioSig AI is obligated to pay Reified a monthly consulting fee of $30,000. At September 30, 2023, accounts payable due under the contract was $60,000.

BIOSIG TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

(unaudited)

Defined Contribution Plan

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company established a qualified defined contribution plan (the “401(k) Plan”) pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code, whereby all eligible employees may participate. Participants may elect to defer a percentage of their annual pretax compensation to the 401(k) plan, subject to defined limitations. The Company is required to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan equal to 3 percent of each participant’s eligible compensation, subject to limitations under the Code. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company charged operations $56,078 and $185,815 and $57,044 and $192,572 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, for contributions under the 401(k) Plan.

Purchase commitments

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had aggregate purchase commitments of approximately $2,554,136 for future services or products, some of which are subject to modification or cancellations.

Litigation

The Company is subject at times to other legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of its business. Although occasional adverse decisions or settlements may occur, the Company believes that the final disposition of such matters should not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.