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Note K - Related Party | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements |
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block] | NOTE K—RELATED PARTY Consulting Arrangement with Thomas J. Colatosti In connection with his appointment to the Board of Directors in September 2002, and as acting Chief Financial Officer from November 2008 to December 2009, we had entered into a number of consulting arrangements with Thomas Colatosti. Under the most recent arrangement, which was entered into on January 12, 2010, Mr. Colatosti provided services to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates for the two-year term ended December 31, 2011 at a rate of $5,000 per month. All amounts owing to Mr. Colatosti were paid during 2014. Licensing Agreement with Subsidiaries of China Goldjoy Group Limited. On November 11, 2015 our subsidiary BIO-key Hong Kong Limited entered into a license purchase agreement with certain subsidiaries of China Goldjoy Group Limited (“CGG”). The license agreement provides for the grant of a perpetual, irrevocable, exclusive, worldwide, fully-paid license to all software and documentation regarding the software code, toolkit, electronic libraries and related technology currently known as or offered under the Finger Q name, together with perpetual license under all related patents held by the licensors and any other intellectual property rights owned by the licensors related to the forgoing software. We made a one-time payment of $12,000,000 to the licensors. Mr. Yao Jianhu is the chairman and chief executive officer of CGG and a director of the Company. Mr. Wong Kwok Fong is the chief technology officer of CGG, the beneficial owner of 9.9% of our common stock, and a director of the Company.

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