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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details 2) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 206 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Apr. 03, 2013 Celgene Corporation patent | Apr. 27, 2010 Celgene Corporation patent | Sep. 30, 2013 Celgene Corporation
Legal proceedings |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents in litigation |  |  |  | 4 |
Number of patents in litigation sold under the definitive agreement |  |  | 4 |  |
One time payment received under the definitive agreement |  |  | $ 5,500,000 |  |
Sale of patents | $ 5,500,000 | $ 5,500,000 |  |  | $ 5,500,000

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