Patent and License Fee Facility with Larson

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Patent and License Fee Facility with Larson

Patent and License Fee Facility with Larson

Note 19 – Patent and License Fee Facility with Larson

Effective April 4, 2016 Mentor Capital, Inc. entered into a certain "Larson - Mentor Capital, Inc. Patent and License Fee Facility with Agreement Provisions for an -- 80% / 20% Domestic Economic Interest -- 50% / 50% Foreign Economic Interest" agreement with R. L. Larson and Larson Capital, LLC (“Larson”). Under this agreement, Mentor’s subsidiary Mentor Capital IP, LLC (“MCIP”) obtained rights in an international patent application for foreign THC and CBD cannabis vape pens under the provisions of the Patent Cooperation Treaty of 1970, as amended. On approval of the United States patent application, MCIP intends to seek exclusive licensing rights in the United States for THC and CBD cannabis vape pens for various THC and CBD percentage ranges and concentrations. Per the agreement Mentor paid $25,000 in exchange for 15.7% of the domestic licensing rights and 41.4% of international licensing rights for the vape pens.