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Intellectual Property, net
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2024
Intellectual Property, net  
Intellectual Property. net

7. Intellectual Property, net

 

A continuity schedule for capitalized patents is presented below:

 

 

 

August 31,

 

 

August 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Balance – beginning

 

$462,625

 

 

$488,462

 

Addition

 

 

145,591

 

 

 

135,862

 

Impairment

 

 

(57,836)

 

 

(106,761)

Amortization

 

 

(33,704)

 

 

(54,938)

Balance – ending

 

$516,676

 

 

$462,625

 

 

The Company evaluated its patent portfolio and determined that certain pending applications had been abandoned or will not be pursued. As such, during the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $57,836 related to those abandoned applications.  The Company recognized $33,704 of amortization expense related to patents and licenses in the year ended August 31, 2024.

 

The following table summarizes expected future amortization of the Company’s patent portfolio as of August 31, 2024:

 

Years Ending December 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

$25,813

 

2026

 

 

25,813

 

2027

 

 

25,813

 

2028

 

 

25,813

 

2029

 

 

25,813

 

Thereafter

 

$387,611

 

Total

 

$516,676