Item
1. Business
Overview
We
were incorporated in the State of Nevada on May 14, 2012. Until recently, we were engaged in the business of offering technological
solutions to small to medium sized enterprises, including, and among other things, business search capabilities, our Business
Mapping App, and a global business network.
S
ince
the initiation of this plan of operations, however, we have experienced losses and have been unable to obtain additional financing.
In order to pursue our business plan, we would need to obtain additional funding in the form of equity financing from the sale
of our common stock or loans. Unfortunately, we have not been able to identify sources of equity financing and do not have any
arrangements in place for any future financing. The risky nature of this enterprise and lack of tangible assets places debt financing
out of our reach.
Because
of the difficulties in raising additional funding, we have been presented with the difficult task of re-evaluating our business
plan to determine whether it continues to be commercially viable. As a result of our lack of progress so far, the uncertainty
regarding the source of our required additional funding and the relatively risky overall nature of our enterprise, management
has been evaluating alternative business opportunities. This evaluation has resulted in a new field of business for our company.
We
are now an early stage security and surveillance company focusing on commercializing a drone enhanced home security system as
a turnkey solution. The solution is app-based and includes a drone, infrared camera, and Android mobile app component: once an
alarm has been triggered, the DroneGuarder™ will immediately take off from a wireless charging pad. The camera within the
drone will record video for a few seconds, process it and then send an alert if a threat is found, which the DroneGuarder™
app sends in the form of a text, image or short recorded video if supported by the GSM network. The DroneGuarder™ can fly
for up to 20 minutes, using GPS to navigate in its preprogrammed areas and return back to its charging pad after completing surveillance.
Once
an alarm has been triggered the drone will instantly leave its charging pad and fly to the destination where the alarm was activated,
or any other predefined destination programmed for the specific alarm. The infrared (IR) camera will recognize any human movement
night or day, and stream it directly to the smartphone that is connected to the drone when the app is open and the user is on
that screen, recording all activity. On this drone and all drones from DJI, simultaneous action is not possible. The video must
end before the phone can do other things. This is because if the video goes into the background, the video will stop and the drone
will immediately return. All homes or businesses are great candidates for the drone alarm system as it is compatible with standard
surveillance cameras and movement detectors. Each sensors GPS position has been registered in the drone with a smartphone, so
it knows exactly where to go.
The
solution is expected to come as a packaged solution that can be tailored to fit the requirements of an individual security installation
company and will be sold to U.S. based companies that provide security solutions for private homes, gated communities and construction
sites. The solution is designed to be flexible enough to integrate into all existing security solutions that a gated community
or private home might already have, as well incorporate add-ons with extra features if needed. The targeted markets include the
USA, Canada, Europe, South Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
Our
primary revenue model consists of selling home security systems directly to the clients (e.g. homes, business, or security resellers).
The Company plans to focus on selling to resellers, as it enables the Company to reach the widest customer base for the lowest
cost. Our secondary business models is expected to be leasing home security systems for a monthly flat fee and pre-selling discounted
first-versions of the product. We plan to develop our own software and acquire the hardware needed from a third party in an attempt
to lower expenses.
Our
security system is expected to contain the following components:
1.
A home sensor network, popularly known as an Internet of Things based alarm/sensor system. For example Nest (smart thermal sensors)
or Ring (smart doorbell) are IoT applications. This app will interface with such a home security system.
2.
The security system also consists of a drone. Currently DJI drones are supported. The drone flies to the location of the alarm.
3.
The system also performs some computer vision tasks on images received from the drone.
4.
The system is also expected to be able to contact other phone numbers or email to send a message.
Security
System Setup
The
drone security system customer (hereafter known as the “Customer”) buys a security system either in parts or as a
package. There are two apps within the system: a controller app for the Android used as a home base for IoT that can only receive
alarms from IoT, send messages and control the drone, and a presenter app for Android and iOS that can receive messages from the
controller app, see video from the drone (via the sky) and send controls to the drone via the controller app. The Customer then
downloads the security system Android app (hereafter known as the Controller App) from the Google Play Store on to an Android
phone that is part of the security system, i.e., it must not leave the WiFi network it is connected to. If this happens, the Controller
App must present a message saying that it has lost access to the home security WiFi network. Then, the customer downloads the
presenter app from either the Google Play Store (for Androids) or the Apple Store.
The
Customer is then able to perform the following actions:
1.
The Customer is able to connect to the cloud service which is the backend of the Apps (we will need to confirm this with our web
developer). Prior to the app download the Customer must have purchased a subscription from the website. In-App purchases are not
available and must be done beforehand. The Apps must immediately offer a login window to the web service so that the Customer
can be authorized.
2.
The Customer is then able to connect to the home WiFi system. This is compulsory for the steps that follow.
3.
The IoT device system is discoverable over WiFi (it usually broadcasts a second WiFi signal) and the user must connect the Controller
App to the IoT system (similar to Chromecast) and then authorize themselves. This is part of the web service setup done separately
and will use the same username and password used when purchasing the subscription. This connection window has options including
error messages and contact options in case of errors.
4.
Then the Apps must connect to the drone via its controller (only DJI Maveric Pro is supported). A connection window is then shown
showing success or failure.
5.
The Apps are finally ready for service.
6.
The Apps will push notifications of ALIVE configurable as to the number of minutes to show that it is still connected to the drone
and security system. Will push error notifications also.
7.
The Customer will then select up to 5 phone numbers and 5 email addresses that they will receive alerts at (does not include livestream).
The Apps may be programmed to choose the most common email addresses or phone numbers to send messages to them first. However,
they do not have the capability to reply to messages or emails.
Sensor
System Setup
The
Customer starts up the Apps in Sensor Setup mode. This must be done at least once in order for the system to operate correctly.
This can be removed from the other setup steps; however, if not done, the drone will not operate and all alerts from the sensors
will be directly alerted to the Customer on the phone numbers and email addresses they have set up in their contact list.
The
Customer shall then set up their Location settings to authorize the Apps to access the Location while active. Then they shall
use this phone and take it to each sensor location and press a button to add that sensor location with a unique ID (indoors might
be an issue so if there are no GPS coordinates, an error will be displayed when trying to add that location. Also if the GPS coordinate
is identical to a previous sensor location, another error will be thrown).
Once
all are added, the Customer shall be able to close the sensor setup and restart the Apps. Such a message must be displayed. The
Customer shall then be able to see all sensors on a map and manually draw a path between them that is clear of obstacles. A third
party Maps API will be used.
Patrol
Mode
The
Customer is able to set a patrol mode where the drone will patrol the home. This cannot be more frequent that once an hour since
the battery takes time to charge for the drone. The Customer is able to see time remaining for drone charge and to cancel a patrol
if needed. On patrol, the Customer is able to see images if he or she wants. By default this is turned OFF so that all the Customer
gets is an “All is Well!” message or similar. The drone will patrol the home area and return if battery is low or
it is called back or if the patrol is complete.
Alert
Mode
The
Customer receives an alert notification that a sensor has been breached on the Android device connected to the home network. The
Apps then will display a message on screen and in addition, it must send a message to all other devices registered with the Apps.
It must receive messages from the drone and process the images and must format the images and send them to registered devices
if configured to do so.
Research
and Development Pipeline
Our
research and development pipeline currently includes the development and testing of our drone product, website and software. We
are approximately four weeks away from completing the first prototype of the drone.
Our
Strategy
Our
aim is to be the leading security and surveillance company focused on commercializing an innovative drone-enhanced home security
system as a turnkey solution, generated from our research and development activities for developing a prototype of the drone and
the software.
•
Strategically collaborate.
We
intend to seek to collaborate with security and surveillance providers/resellers for commercialization of our drone enhanced security
systems to security and surveillance providers/resellers.
•
Highly leverage external talent and resources.
We
plan to maintain strong talent internally having expertise in our core areas of focus and as needed to execute efficiently on
our development and business objectives. We operate by conducting in house development on critical elements in our drone software,
while forming strategic alliances around novel technologies and outsourcing generic development activities to established contract
organizations. We plan to continue to rely on the very extensive experience of our management team to execute on our objectives.
•
Evaluate commercialization strategies in order to maximize the value of our products or future potential products.
As
we progress our product through development toward commercialization, we plan to evaluate several options for the product’s
commercialization strategy. These options include building our own internal sales force; entering into a joint marketing partnership
with another security and surveillance company, whereby we jointly sell and market the product; and out-licensing our product,
whereby another security and surveillance company sells and markets our product and pays us a royalty on sales. Our decision will
be based on a number of factors including capital necessary to execute on each option, size of the market to be addressed and
terms of potential offers from other security and surveillance companies. It is too early for us to know which of these options
we will pursue for our products, assuming their successful development.
Patents
and Intellectual Property Rights
We
do not currently possess any patents of our own; however, we rely on the intellectual property rights of the existing technologies
as well as our trade secrets in order to protect our proprietary drone enhanced security product assets and associated technologies.
Employees
As
of April 7, 2017, we have 1 employee, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. The programming team is currently being outsourced
as it keeps operational cost to the bare minimum until the Company has raised the necessary funds to hire the remainder of our
personnel.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Any
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Investors should carefully consider the risks described below and
all of the information contained in this annual report on Form 10-K before deciding whether to purchase our common stock. Our
business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by these risks if any of them actually
occur. Our shares of common stock are not currently listed on any national securities exchange. Our shares are quoted on the OTCQB
marketplace operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc., which is a quotation system. This annual report on Form 10-K also contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated
in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks described below and elsewhere in this
annual report on Form 10-K.
Risks
Relating to Our Financial Position, Our Need for Additional Capital and Our Business
We
have not generated any significant third party external revenue to date, and we anticipate that we will incur losses for the foreseeable
future.
We
may not generate the cash that is necessary to finance our operations in the foreseeable future. We have not generated any significant
third party external revenues to date. We expect to continue to incur substantial losses for the foreseeable future as we complete
development of our product prototype and website.
We
will require additional capital to fund our operations, and if we are unable to obtain such capital, we will be unable to successfully
develop and commercialize our drone enhanced home security system.
As
of April 7, 2017, we have zero cash and cash equivalents. We anticipate that we will require additional capital in the future
in order to continue the research and development of our drone security system. Our future capital requirements will depend on
many factors that are currently unknown to us, including, without limitation: the timing of progress, results and costs of our
product development; the costs of product manufacturing and of establishing commercial manufacturing arrangements; the costs of
preparing, filing, and prosecuting patent applications and maintaining, enforcing, and defending intellectual property-related
claims; our ability to establish research collaborations, strategic collaborations, licensing or other arrangements; the costs
to satisfy our obligations under potential future collaborations; and the timing, receipt, and amount of revenues or royalties,
if any, from any approved products.
We
have based our expectations relating to liquidity and capital resources on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could
use our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated
with the development and commercialization of our products, we are unable to estimate the amounts of increased capital outlays
and operating expenses associated with completing the development of our current products.
In
order to develop and obtain regulatory approval for our products we will need to raise substantial additional funds. We expect
to raise any such additional funds through public or private equity or debt financings, collaborative agreements with corporate
partners or other arrangements. Additional funds may not be available when we need them on terms that are acceptable to us, or
at all. General market conditions may make it very difficult for us to seek financing from the capital markets. If we raise additional
funds by issuing equity securities, substantial dilution to existing shareholders would result. If we raise additional funds by
incurring debt financing, the terms of the debt may involve significant cash payment obligations as well as covenants and specific
financial ratios that may restrict our ability to operate our business. We may be required to relinquish rights to our technologies
or drones or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us in order to raise additional funds through strategic alliances,
joint ventures or licensing arrangements.
If
adequate funds are not available on a timely basis, we may be required to: terminate or delay testing or other development for
our products; delay arrangements for activities that may be necessary to commercialize our products; or cease operations.
In
addition, if we do not meet our payment obligations to third parties as they come due, we may be subject to litigation claims.
Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and distract management,
and may have unfavourable results that could further adversely impact our financial condition.
Risks
Related to the Development and Regulatory Approval of Products
Our
success largely depends on the success of our drone prototype development, which is at an early stage.
The
success of our business depends substantially upon our ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for and commercialize our
drones successfully. Our research and development programs are prone to the significant and likely risks of failure inherent in
product development. We intend to continue to invest most of our time and financial resources in our research and development
programs.
Before
obtaining regulatory approvals for the commercial sale of any drone product for a target indication, we must demonstrate with
substantial evidence gathered in well-controlled product trials, and, with respect to approval in the United States, to the satisfaction
of the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, or, with respect to approval in other countries, similar regulatory authorities
in those countries, that the product is safe and effective for use for that target indication. Satisfaction of these and other
regulatory requirements is costly, time consuming, uncertain, and subject to unanticipated delays. Despite our efforts, our products
may not: offer improvement over existing, comparable products; be proven safe and effective in product trials; or meet applicable
regulatory standards.
Furthermore,
we have not marketed, distributed or sold any products. Our success will, in addition to the factors discussed above, depend on
the successful commercialization of our products, which may require: obtaining and maintain commercial manufacturing arrangements
with third-party manufacturers; or collaborating with security companies or contract sales organizations to market and sell any
approved product.
Many
of these factors are beyond our control. We do not expect any of our products to be commercially available for several months.
Accordingly, we do not anticipate generating revenues from the sale of products in the near- or medium-term.
If
trials of our products are prolonged, delayed, suspended or terminated, we may be unable to commercialize our products on a timely
basis, which would require us to incur additional costs and delay our receipt of any revenue from potential product sales.
We
cannot predict whether we will encounter problems with our product trials or any future trials that will cause us or any regulatory
authority to delay or suspend those trials or delay the analysis of data derived from them. A number of events, including any
of the following, could delay the completion of our planned product trials and negatively impact our ability to obtain regulatory
approval for, and to market and sell, a particular product: conditions imposed us on us by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)
or any foreign regulatory authority regarding the scope or design of our product trials; delays in obtaining, or our inability
to obtain, required approvals from institutional review boards, or IRBs, or other reviewing entities at clinical sites selected
for participation in our clinical trials; insufficient supply or deficient quality of our products or other materials necessary
to conduct our trials; failure of our third-party contractors to meet their contractual obligations to us in a timely manner.
The
regulatory approval processes of the FAA and comparable foreign authorities are lengthy, time consuming and inherently unpredictable,
and if we are ultimately unable to obtain regulatory approval for our products, our business will be substantially harmed.
The
time required to obtain approval by the FAA and comparable foreign authorities is inherently unpredictable and depends upon numerous
factors, including the substantial discretion of the regulatory authorities. In addition, approval policies, regulations, or the
type and amount of research data necessary to gain approval may change during the course of a product’s development and
may vary among jurisdictions. We have not obtained regulatory approval for any products and it is possible that none of our existing
products or any products we may seek to develop in the future will ever obtain regulatory approval.
Our
products could fail to receive regulatory approval for many reasons, including the following: the FAA or comparable foreign regulatory
authorities may disagree with the design or implementation of our product trials; we may be unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the FAA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities that a product is safe and effective for its proposed indication; we may
be unable to demonstrate that a product’s security and other benefits outweigh its safety risks; the FAA or comparable foreign
regulatory authorities may disagree with our interpretation of data from studies or trials; the FAA or comparable foreign regulatory
authorities may fail to approve the manufacturing processes or facilities of third-party manufacturers with which we contract
for commercial supplies; or the approval policies or regulations of the FAA or comparable foreign regulatory authorities may significantly
change in a manner rendering our research data insufficient for approval.
Even
if our products receive regulatory approval in the United States, we may never receive approval or commercialize our products
outside of the United States.
In
order to market any products outside of the United States, we must establish and comply with numerous and varying regulatory requirements
of other countries regarding safety and efficacy. Approval procedures vary among countries and can involve additional product
testing and additional administrative review periods. The time required to obtain approval in other countries might differ from
that required to obtain FAA approval. The regulatory approval process in other countries may include all of the risks detailed
above regarding FAA approval in the United States as well as other risks. Regulatory approval in one country does not ensure regulatory
approval in another, but a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one country may have a negative effect on the
regulatory process in others. Failure to obtain regulatory approval in other countries or any delay or setback in obtaining such
approval would impair our ability to develop foreign markets for our products.
Both
before and after marketing approval, our drones are subject to ongoing regulatory requirements and continued regulatory review,
and if we fail to comply with these continuing requirements, we could be subject to a variety of sanctions and the sale of any
approved products could be suspended.
Any
regulatory approvals that we receive for our drones may also be subject to limitations on the approved indicated uses for which
the product may be marketed or to the conditions of approval, or contain requirements for potentially costly post-marketing testing,
including product trials, and surveillance to monitor the safety and efficacy of the
product.
Later discovery of previously unknown problems with a product, including adverse events of unanticipated severity or frequency,
or with our third-party manufacturers or manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with the regulatory requirements of the
FAA and other applicable U.S. and foreign regulatory authorities could subject us to administrative or judicially imposed sanctions,
including: restrictions on the marketing of our products or their manufacturing processes; warning letters; civil or criminal
penalties; fines; injunctions; product seizures or detentions; import or export bans; voluntary or mandatory product recalls and
related publicity requirements; suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approvals; total or partial suspension of production; and
refusal to approve pending applications for marketing approval of new products or supplements to approved applications.
The
FAA’s policies may change and additional government regulations may be enacted that could prevent, limit or delay regulatory
approval of our drones. If we are slow or unable to adapt to changes in existing requirements or the adoption of new requirements
or policies, or if we are not able to maintain regulatory compliance, we may lose any marketing approval that we may have obtained,
which would adversely affect our business, prospects and ability to achieve or sustain profitability.
Risks
Related to the Commercialization of Our Drones
Even
if any of our drones receive regulatory approval, if such approved product does not achieve broad market acceptance, the revenues
that we generate from sales of the product will be limited.
Even
if any product we may develop or acquire in the future obtain regulatory approval, they may not gain broad market acceptance among
security and surveillance companies and users. Consequently, even if we discover, develop and commercialize a product, the product
may fail to achieve broad market acceptance and we may not be able to generate significant revenue from the product.
If
we are unable to establish sales and marketing capabilities or enter into agreements with third parties to market and sell an
approved product, we may be unable to generate product revenue.
We
do not currently have an organization for the sales, marketing and distribution of our products. In order to market any products
that may be approved by the FAA, we must build our sales, marketing, managerial and other non-technical capabilities or make arrangements
with third parties to perform these services. If we are unable to establish adequate sales, marketing and distribution capabilities,
whether independently or with third parties, we may not be able to generate product revenue and may not become profitable.
The
markets for our products are subject to intense competition. If we are unable to compete effectively, our products may be rendered
noncompetitive or obsolete
.
We
will face competition with respect to all products we may develop or commercialize in the future from security and surveillance
companies worldwide. The key factors affecting the success of any approved product will be its indication, label, efficacy, safety
profile, method of administration, pricing, and level of promotional activity relative to those of competing drones.
Furthermore,
many large security and surveillance companies, academic institutions, governmental agencies and other public and private research
organizations are pursuing the development of novel drones that target the same indications we are targeting with our research
and development program. We face, and expect to continue to face, intense and increasing competition as new products enter the
market and advanced technologies become available.
If
a successful product liability claim or series of claims is brought against us for uninsured liabilities or in excess of insured
liabilities, we could incur substantial liability.
The
use of our products in product trials and the sale of any products for which we obtain marketing approval will expose us to the
risk of product liability claims. Product liability claims might be brought against us by consumers, security and surveillance
providers or others selling or otherwise coming into contact with our products. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against
product liability claims, we could incur substantial liabilities. In addition, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, product
liability claims may result in: decreased demand for any approved products; impairment of our business reputation; costs of related
litigation; distraction of management’s
attention;
substantial monetary awards to patients or other claimants; loss of revenues; and the inability to successfully commercialize
any approved products.
If
our customers’ security systems are breached by cyber hackers, we could lose consumer trust and incur substantial liability.
Our
drone enhanced security systems may be vulnerable to security breaches from cyber hackers, which may expose us to risk of liability
claims as well as result in: decreased demand for our products; impairment of our business reputation; costs of related litigation;
distraction of management’s attention; substantial monetary awards to patients or other claimants; loss of revenues; and
the inability to successfully commercialize any approved products.
Our
customers must obtain approval from local U.S. police in order to fly our drones; failure to do so could damage the reputation
of the Company.
In
order to fly drones over a certain area in the U.S., consumers must contact their local police department and obtain approval
to do so. If the user fails to do this and is consequently reprimanded, it may damage the Company’s reputation and a decline
in demand for our products; loss of revenues; distraction of management’s attention; and the inability to successfully commercialize
our products.
Risks
Related to Our Dependence on Third Parties
We
have no manufacturing capacity and depend on a third-party manufacturer to produce our products.
We
do not currently operate manufacturing facilities for production of any of our drones. We have no experience in drone manufacturing,
and we lack the resources and the capabilities to manufacture any of our drones on a commercial scale. As a result, we rely on
a single third-party manufacturer to supply, store, and distribute supply of our products, and plan to continue to do so for the
foreseeable future.
Our
drones require precise, high quality manufacturing. Failure by our contract manufacturer to achieve and maintain high manufacturing
standards could result in patient injury or death, product recalls or withdrawals, delays or failures in testing or delivery,
cost overruns, or other problems that could seriously hurt our business. Contract manufacturers may encounter difficulties involving
production yields, quality control, and quality assurance. These manufacturers are subject to ongoing periodic and unannounced
inspections by the FAA and corresponding state and foreign agencies to ensure strict compliance with all applicable government
regulations and corresponding foreign standards; however, we do not have control over third-party manufacturers’ compliance
with these regulations and standards.
We
anticipate continued reliance on third-party manufacturers if we are successful in obtaining marketing approval from the FAA and
other regulatory agencies for any of our products, and our commercialization of any of our products may be halted, delayed or
made less profitable if those third parties fail to obtain such approvals, fail to provide us with sufficient quantities of product
or fail to do so at acceptable quality levels or prices.
If
the FAA or other regulatory agencies approve any of our products for commercial sale, we expect that we would continue to rely,
at least initially, on third-party manufacturers to produce commercial quantities of approved products. These manufacturers may
not be able to successfully increase the manufacturing capacity for any approved products in a timely or economic manner, or at
all. Significant scale-up of manufacturing may require additional validation studies, which the FAA must review and approve.
We
depend on third-party suppliers for key raw materials used in our manufacturing processes, and the loss of these third-party suppliers
or their inability to supply us with adequate raw materials could harm our business.
We
rely on third-party suppliers for the raw materials required for the production of our drones. Our dependence on these third-party
suppliers and the challenges we may face in obtaining adequate supplies of raw materials involve several risks, including limited
control over pricing, availability, quality and delivery schedules. We cannot be certain that our suppliers will continue to provide
us with the quantities of these raw materials that we require or satisfy our anticipated specifications and quality requirements.
Any supply interruption in limited or sole sourced
raw
materials could materially harm our ability to manufacture our products until a new source of supply, if any, could be identified
and qualified. Although we believe there are currently several other suppliers of these raw materials, we may be unable to find
a sufficient alternative supply channel in a reasonable time or on commercially reasonable terms.
Risks
Related to Our Intellectual Property
If
we are unable to adequately protect or enforce the intellectual property relating to our products, our ability to successfully
commercialize our products will be harmed.
Our
success depends in part on our ability to protect our products from unauthorized or infringing use by third parties both in the
United States and in other countries. Due to evolving legal standards relating to the patentability, validity and enforceability
of patents, rights under any issued patents on existing technological features of our drones may not provide us with sufficient
protection for our products or provide sufficient protection to afford us a commercial advantage against competitive products
or processes.
In
the event that a third party has also filed a U.S. patent application relating to our products or a similar invention, we may
have to participate in interference or derivation proceedings declared by the USPTO to determine priority of invention in the
United States. The costs of these proceedings could be substantial and it is possible that our efforts would be unsuccessful,
resulting in a loss of our U.S. patent position. Furthermore, we may not have identified all U.S. and foreign patents or published
applications that affect our business either by blocking our ability to commercialize our drones or by covering similar technologies.
We
may be subject to a third-party pre-issuance submission of prior art to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, or become involved
in opposition, derivation, reexamination, inter partes review, post-grant review, or other patent office proceedings or litigation,
in the United States or elsewhere, challenging our patent rights or the patent rights of others. An adverse determination in any
such submission, proceeding or litigation could reduce the scope of, or invalidate, our patent rights, allow third parties to
commercialize our technology or products and compete directly with us, without payment to us, or result in our inability to manufacture
or commercialize products without infringing third party patent rights.
We
may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.
The
laws of some foreign jurisdictions do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as in the United States and
many companies have encountered significant difficulties in protecting and defending such rights in foreign jurisdictions. If
we encounter such difficulties in protecting or are otherwise precluded from effectively protecting our intellectual property
rights in foreign jurisdictions, our business prospects could be substantially harmed.
Litigation
regarding patents, patent applications and other proprietary rights may be expensive and time consuming. If we are involved in
such litigation, it could cause delays in bringing products to market and harm our ability to operate.
Our
success will depend in part on our ability to operate without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. Other parties
may hold or obtain patents in the future and allege that the use of our technologies infringes these patent claims or that we
are employing their proprietary technology without authorization.
In
addition, third parties may challenge or infringe upon our existing or future patents. Proceedings involving our patents or patent
applications or those of others could result in adverse decisions regarding: the patentability of our inventions relating to our
products; and/or the enforceability, validity or scope of protection offered by patents relating to our products.
Even
if we are successful in these proceedings, we may incur substantial costs and divert management time and attention in pursuing
these proceedings, which could have a material adverse effect on us.
If
we are unable to avoid infringing the patent rights of others, we may be required to seek a license, defend an infringement action
or challenge the validity of the patents in court. Patent litigation is costly and time consuming. We may not have sufficient
resources to bring these actions to a successful conclusion. In addition, if we do not obtain a license, develop or obtain non-infringing
technology, fail to defend an infringement action successfully or have infringed patents declared invalid, we may: incur substantial
monetary damages; encounter significant delays in bringing our products to market; and/or be precluded from participating in the
manufacture, use or sale of our products.
If
our trademarks and trade names are not adequately protected, then we may not be able to build name recognition in our markets
of interest and our business may be adversely affected.
Our
registered or unregistered trademarks or trade names may be challenged, infringed, circumvented or declared generic or determined
to be infringing on other marks. We may not be able to protect our rights to these trademarks and trade names, which we need to
build name recognition by potential partners or customers in our markets of interest. Over the long term, if we are unable to
establish name recognition based on our trademarks and trade names, then we may not be able to compete effectively and our business
may be adversely affected.
We
may be unable to adequately prevent disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information.
We
rely on trade secrets to protect our proprietary technologies, especially where we do not believe patent protection is appropriate
or obtainable; however, trade secrets are difficult to protect. We rely in part on confidentiality agreements with our employees,
consultants, outside scientific collaborators, sponsored researchers, and other advisors to protect our trade secrets and other
proprietary information. These agreements may not effectively prevent disclosure of confidential information and may not provide
an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. In addition, others may independently
discover our trade secrets and proprietary information. Costly and time consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and
determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could adversely affect
our competitive business position.
If
we are unable to maintain effective internal controls, our business, financial position and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
We
are subject to the reporting and other obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
including the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which require annual management assessments of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. However, our auditors will not be required to formally attest
to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until we are no longer an “emerging
growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, if we continue to take advantage
of the exemptions available to us through the JOBS Act.
The
rules governing the standards that must be met for management to assess our internal control over financial reporting are complex
and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards under the rules. During
the course of its testing, our management may identify material weaknesses or deficiencies which may not be remedied in time to
meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These reporting and other obligations place significant demands on
our management and administrative and operational resources, including accounting resources.
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control
over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States. Any failure to maintain effective internal controls could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
position and results of operations.
For
as long as we are an emerging growth company, we will be exempt from certain reporting requirements, including those relating
to accounting standards and disclosure about our executive compensation, that apply to other public companies.
We
are classified as an emerging growth company, which is defined as a company with annual gross revenues of less than $1 billion,
that has been a public reporting company for a period of less than five years, and that does not have a public float of $700 million
or more in securities held by non-affiliated holders. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, unlike other public companies,
we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public
companies that are not “emerging growth companies.” These include, but are not limited to, (i) reduced obligations
with respect to the disclosure of selected financial data in registration statements filed with the SEC, (ii) reduced disclosure
obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, (iii) an exception from compliance
with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and (iv) exemptions from the requirements
of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and the requirement to obtain shareholder approval of any golden
parachute payments not previously approved.
As
noted above, under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards that have different
effective dates for public and private companies until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We intend to take
advantage of such extended transition period. Since we would then not be required to comply with new or revised accounting standards
on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies, our financial statements may
not be comparable to the financial statements of companies that comply with public company effective dates. If we were to elect
to comply with these public company effective dates, such election would be irrevocable pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act.
Risks
Related to Our Shares of Common Stock
A
trading market may not develop to provide you with adequate liquidity for our shares of common stock. In addition, the market
price of our shares may fluctuate widely.
We
plan to begin trading our shares of common stock on The Over-The-Counter QB marketplace in 2017; an active trading market for
our shares of common stock may never develop or be sustained in the future. We cannot predict the prices at which our shares of
common stock may trade at. The market price of our shares of common stock may fluctuate widely, depending upon many factors, some
of which may be beyond our control.
External
factors may cause the market price and demand for our shares of common stock to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent
investors from readily selling their shares of common stock and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our shares of
common stock.
Your
percentage ownership in us may be diluted in the future.
As
with any publicly traded company, your percentage ownership in us may be diluted in the future because of equity issuances for
acquisitions, capital market transactions or otherwise. We may need to raise additional capital in the future. If we are able
to raise additional capital, we may issue equity or convertible debt instruments, which may severely dilute your ownership interest
in us. In addition, we intend to grant option awards to our directors, officers and employees, which would dilute your ownership
stake in us.