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Quest Patent Research Corp (QPRC)

10-K 2021-04-15 For: 2020-12-31
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UNITEDSTATES

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549


FORM10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For

the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020


or


TRANSITIONREPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For

the transition period from _____________________ to _____________________


Commission

file number 33-18099-NY


QUESTPATENT RESEARCH CORPORATION

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 11-2873662
(State or other<br><br> jurisdiction of <br><br><br> Incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer<br><br><br> Identification No.)
411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S, Rye, NY 10580-1411
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(Address of principal<br><br> executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s

telephone number, including area code: (888) 743-7577

Securities

registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None

Indicate

by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes ☐  No ☒

Indicate

by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. ☐

Note

  • Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange

Act from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),

and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant has submitted every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of

Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant

was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate

by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is

not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information

statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to this Form 10-K. ☒

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting

company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”

“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large<br><br> accelerated filer Accelerated<br><br> filer
Non-accelerated<br><br> filer Smaller<br><br> reporting company
Emerging<br><br> growth company

If

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for

complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐  No ☒

State

the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price

at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of

the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $1,616,612 as of June 30, 2020.

As

of April 2, 2021, the registrant had 533,334,630 shares of common stock outstanding.

TABLEOF CONTENTS

Page
PART I
Item 1. Business 1
Item 1A. Risk Factors 22
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties 32
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 32
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 32
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 33
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 34
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 34
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 45
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 45
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 45
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 45
Item 9B. Other Information 46
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 47
Item 11. Executive Compensation 48
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 51
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 52
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services 52
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 53
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary 54

As

used in this annual report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and words of like import, and the

“Company” refers to Quest Patent Research Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

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FORWARDLOOKING STATEMENTS

This

Annual Report on Form 10-K contain “forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation

Reform Act of 1995, all of which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use

of words such as “expects,” “plans,” “will,” “forecasts,” “projects,”

“intends,” “estimates,” and other words of similar meaning. One can identify them by the fact that they

do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements are likely to address our growth strategy, financial results

and product and development programs. One must carefully consider any such statement and should understand that many factors could

cause actual results to differ from our forward looking statements. These factors may include inaccurate assumptions and a broad

variety of other risks and uncertainties, including some that are known and some that are not. No forward looking statement can

be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially.

These

risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include, and are not limited to:

Our ability to generate<br><br> revenue from our intellectual property rights, including our ability to license our intellectual property rights and our ability<br><br> to be successful in any litigation which we may commence in order to seek to monetize our intellectual property rights;
Our ability or perceived<br><br> ability to obtain necessary financing for operations and for the monetization of our intellectual property rights;
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Our ability to negotiate<br><br> a revised payment schedule with Intellectual Ventures affiliates with respect to delinquent payments due under patent purchase<br><br> agreements, failing which two of our subsidiaries may have to seek protection under the Bankruptcy Act if the sellers seek<br><br> to exercise their remedies under the patent purchase agreements;
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Our ability remain<br><br> current with respect to our obligations under patent purchase agreements, the failure of which could result in a default under<br><br> our agreement with QFL or, even if there is no default, may affect the willingness of QFL to make advances to us under the<br><br> funding agreement;
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The effect of the<br><br> COVID-19 pandemic on our ability to generate revenue from our intellectual property; including reduced court schedules which<br><br> give a lower priority to legal action such as those we file and the ability or willingness of defendants to reach a settlement<br><br> on our claims, and impairment in the financial condition or bankruptcy of defendants and potential defendants in<br><br> action which we commenced or may commence;
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Our ability to generate<br><br> sufficient proceeds from our intellectual property rights to enable us to realize any cash flow after payments to our funding<br><br> sources, including Quest Finance LLC (“QFL”) under our financing agreement with QFL, Intelligent Partners, LLC<br><br> (“Intelligent Partners”) under our restructure agreement, and payments due to counsel;
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Our ability to identify<br><br> intellectual property which QFL is willing to fund and to find other funding sources if QFL is not willing to fund the acquisition<br><br> of the intellectual property;
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Our ability or perceived<br><br> ability to obtain necessary financing for operations;
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Our ability to identify<br><br> and negotiate purchase terms of intellectual property that QFL is willing to fund the litigation pursuant to our agreements<br><br> with QFL;
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Our ability to identify<br><br> and acquire intellectual property rights for innovative technologies for which there is a significant potential market, including<br><br> our ability to negotiate to obtain such rights in view of the economic effects COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting business<br><br> closures;
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The effect of any<br><br> adverse decision in any action one of our subsidiaries may commence, including the award of legal fees in favor of a defendant,<br><br> which may result in the bankruptcy of the subsidiary;
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The effects on our<br><br> business, financial conditions and ownership of proprietary rights in the event of any default under our agreements with QFL<br><br> or Intelligent Partners;
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The effect of legislation<br><br> and court decisions on the ability to generate revenue from patent and other intellectual property rights as well as the market’s<br><br> perception of the effects of such legislation or court decisions on our business;
Our ability to obtain<br><br> the funding either from QFL or other sources in order for us to acquire intellectual property and otherwise develop our business;
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Our ability to reduce<br><br> the cost of litigation through contingent fees with counsel or to obtain third-party financing from QFL or other sources if<br><br> QFL does not provide the funding necessary for us to acquire the intellectual property or enforce our intellectual<br><br> property rights through litigation;
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The results or anticipated<br><br> results of litigation by or against us, including any actions or motions by defendants seeking legal fees or any other recovery<br><br> from us in the event that a court decision is against us or otherwise does not uphold our intellectual property rights;
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The effects on us<br><br> in the event that any party against which we commence litigation obtains a judgement against one of our subsidiaries and seeks<br><br> to foreclose on the intellectual property owned by the subsidiary which may result in a default under our loan agreement with<br><br> United Wireless.
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The anticipated<br><br> or actual results of our operations;
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Events or conditions<br><br> relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights generally;
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The development<br><br> of a market for our common stock;
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Our ability to retain<br><br> our key executive officers and identify, hire and retain additional key employees;
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Any discrepancy<br><br> between anticipated or projected results and actual results of our operations;
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The market’s<br><br> perception or our ability to continue to make our filings with the SEC in a timely manner;
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Actions<br><br> by third parties to either sell or purchase stock in quantities which would have a significant effect on our stock price; and
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The market’s<br><br> perception of the possible sale by QFL or Intellectual Partners of the shares of common stock which we are required to register;
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Any damages we may<br><br> be required to pay in the event that we do not timely register share common stock to be sold by Intellectual Partners of shares<br><br> we issued to Intellectual Partners or by QFL upon exercise of warrants we issued to QFL; and
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Other matters not<br><br> within our control.
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In

addition, factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this

Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in particular, the risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” and “Management’s

Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as those discussed in other documents

we file with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking

statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such

forward-looking statements.

Information

regarding market and industry statistics contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is included based on information available

to us that we believe is accurate. It is generally based on industry and other publications that are not produced for purposes

of securities offerings or economic analysis. We have not reviewed or included data from all sources. Forecasts and other forward-looking

information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional uncertainties accompanying any

estimates of future market size, revenue and market acceptance of products and services. We do not assume any obligation to update

any forward-looking statement. As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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PARTI

ITEM1. BUSINESS

Overview

We

are an intellectual property asset management company. Our principal operations include the acquisition, licensing and enforcement

of intellectual property rights that are either owned or controlled by us or one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We currently

own, control or manage twelve intellectual property portfolios, which principally consist of patent rights. Our twelve intellectual

property portfolios include the portfolios which we acquired from Intellectual Ventures Assets 16, LLC (“Intellectual Ventures”)

and seven of its affiliates. As part of our intellectual property asset management activities and in the ordinary course of our

business, it has been necessary for us or the intellectual property owner who we represent to initiate, and it is likely to continue

to be necessary to initiate, patent infringement lawsuits and engage in patent infringement litigation. We anticipate that our

primary source of revenue will come from the grant of licenses to use our intellectual property, including licenses granted as

part of the settlement of patent infringement lawsuits.

We

generate revenue from two sources:

Patent licensing<br><br> fees relating to our intellectual property portfolio, which includes fees from the licensing of our intellectual property,<br><br> primarily from litigation relating to enforcement of our intellectual property rights.
Licensed packaging<br><br> sales, which relate to the sale of licensed products, which have not constituted a significant source of revenue and was not<br><br> a source of revenue in 2020.
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We

previously received management fees for managing litigation related to our intellectual property rights. We do not currently receive

these fees; we do not have any agreements that provide for such payments and we cannot assure you that we will generate revenue

from such fees in the future. Our agreement with QFL does not provide for any payment to us of management fees.

Intellectual

property monetization includes the generation of revenue and proceeds from the licensing of patents, patented technologies and

other intellectual property rights. Patent litigation is often a necessary element of intellectual property monetization where

a patent owner, or a representative of the patent owner, seeks to protect its patent rights against the unlicensed manufacture,

sale, and use of the owner’s patent rights or products which incorporate the owner’s patent rights. In general, we

seek to monetize the bundle of rights granted by the patents through structured licensing and when necessary enforcement of those

rights through litigation, although to date all of our patent license revenues have resulted from litigation.

We

intend to develop our business by acquiring intellectual property rights, either in the form of ownership of or an exclusive license

to the underlying intellectual property. Our goal is to enter into agreements with inventors of innovative technologies for which

there may be a significant market for products which use or incorporate the intellectual property. We seek to purchase all of,

or interests in, intellectual property in exchange for cash, securities of our company, the formation or a joint venture or separate

subsidiary in which the owner has an equity interest, and/or interests in the monetization of those assets. Our revenue from this

aspect of our business can be generated through licensing and, when necessary, which is typically the case, litigation. We engage

in due diligence and a principled risk underwriting process to evaluate the merits and potential value of any acquisition, partnership

or joint venture. We seek to structure the terms of our acquisitions in a manner that will achieve the highest risk-adjusted returns

possible, in the context of our financial condition. In connection with the acquisition of intellectual property portfolios,

we have granted the party providing the financing an interest in any recovery we have with respect to the intellectual property

purchased with the financing, and we expect that we will have to continue to grant such interests until and unless we have generated

sufficient cash from licensing our intellectual property to enable us to acquire additional intellectual property portfolios without

outside financing. However, we cannot assure you that we will ever generate sufficient revenues to enable us to purchase additional

intellectual property without third-party financing.

We

employ a due diligence process before completing the acquisition of an intellectual property interest. We begin with an investment

thesis supporting the potential transaction and then proceed to test the thesis through an examination of the critical drivers

of the value of the underlying intellectual property asset. Such an examination focuses on areas such as title and inventorship

issues, the quality of the drafting and prosecution of the intellectual property assets, legal risks inherent in licensing programs

generally, the applicability of the invention to the relevant marketplace and other issues such as the effects of venue and other

procedural issues. However, our financial position may affect our ability to conduct adequate due diligence with respect to intellectual

property rights. This due diligence effort is conducted by our chief executive officer.

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It

is frequently necessary to commence litigation in order to obtain a recovery for past infringement of, or to license the use of,

our intellectual property rights. Intellectual property litigation is very expensive, with no certainty of any recovery. To the

extent possible we seek to engage counsel on a contingent fee or partial contingent fee basis, which significantly reduces our

litigation cost, but which also reduces the value of the recovery to us. We do not have the resources to enable us to fund the

cost of litigation. To the extent that we cannot fund litigation ourselves, we may enter into an agreement with a third party,

which may be the patent owner or the former patent owner who transferred the patent rights to us, or an independent third party.

In view of our limited cash and our working capital deficiency, we are not able to institute any monetization program that may

require litigation unless we engage counsel on a fully contingent basis or we obtain funding from third party funding sources.

In these cases, counsel may be afforded a greater participation in the recovery and the third party that funds the litigation

would be entitled to participate in any recovery.

Recent

Development

Set

forth below is a discussion of recent agreements which we entered into with QFL to provide us with a financing facility, funds

to make a payment due to Intellectual Partners and for working capital and an agreement with Intellectual Partners to restructure

our loan agreement and related agreements. The agreement with Intellectual Partners restated our agreements with United Wireless

Holdings, Inc. (“United Wireless”) which had been assigned to Intellectual Partners, an affiliate of United Wireless.

The descriptions below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K relating to our agreements with QFL and Intelligent Partners are summaries

only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to those agreements which are filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K

Summary

of Agreements with QPRC Finance LLC

On

February 22, 2021, we entered into a series of agreements, all dated February 19, 2021,with QFL, including a prepaid forward purchase

agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”), a subsidiary security

agreement (the “Subsidiary Security Agreement”), a subsidiary guaranty (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”), a

warrant issue agreement (the “Warrant Issue Agreement”), a registration rights agreement (the “Registration

Rights Agreement”) and a board observation rights agreement (the “Board Observation Rights Agreement” together

with the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Subsidiary Security Agreement, Warrant Issuance Agreement, Registration

Rights Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, the “Investment Documents”) pursuant to which, at the closing held contemporaneously

with the execution of the agreements:

(i) Pursuant<br><br>to the Purchase Agreement, QFL agreed to make available to us a financing facility of: (a) up to $25,000,000 for the acquisition<br><br>of mutually agreed patent rights that we intend to monetize; (b) up to $2,000,000 for operating expenses; and (iii) $1,750,000<br><br>to fund the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners. In return we transferred to QFL<br><br>a right to receive a portion of net proceeds generated from the monetization of those patents. The terms of the Purchase Agreement<br><br>are described under “Purchase Agreement.”
(ii) We<br><br>used $1,750,000 of proceeds from the QFL financing as the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent<br><br>Partners as transferee of United Wireless Holdings, Inc. (“United Wireless”) pursuant to a restructure agreement (the<br><br>“Restructure Agreement”) between us and the Company and Intelligent Partners executed contemporaneously with the closing<br><br>of the Investment Documents. The payment was made directly from QFL to Intelligent Partners. The terms of the Restructure Agreement<br><br>are described under “Restructure Agreement.” We also requested and received in March 2021 $400,000 for working capital.
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(iii) Pursuant<br><br>to the Security Agreement, our obligations under the Purchase Agreement with QFL are secured by: (a) the proceeds (as defined<br><br>in the Purchase Agreement); (b) the patents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement; (c) all general intangibles now or hereafter<br><br>arising from or related to the foregoing (a) and (b); and (d) proceeds (including, without limitation, cash proceeds and insurance<br><br>proceeds) and products of the foregoing (a)-(c).
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(iv) Pursuant<br><br>to the Subsidiary Guaranty, eight of our subsidiaries – Quest Licensing Corporation (“QLC”), Quest NetTech Corporation<br><br>(“NetTech”), Mariner IC Inc. (“Mariner”), Semcon IP Inc. (“Semcon”), IC Kinetics Inc. (“IC”),<br><br>CXT Systems Inc. (“CXT”), M-Red Inc. (“MRED”), and Audio Messaging Inc.(“AMI”), collectively,<br><br>the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) guaranteed our obligations to QFL under the Purchase Agreement.
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(v) Pursuant<br><br>to the Subsidiary Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantors grant QFL a security interest in the proceeds from the future<br><br>monetization of their respective patent portfolios.
(vi) Pursuant<br><br>to the Warrant Issue Agreement, we granted QFL ten-year warrants to purchase a total of up to 96,246,246 shares of our common<br><br>stock, with an exercise price of $0.0054 per share which may be exercised from February 19, 2021 through February 18, 2031on a<br><br>cash or cashless basis. Exercisability of the Warrant is limited if, upon exercise, the holder would beneficially own more than<br><br>4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of our common stock, except that by written notice to us, the holder may change the<br><br>Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% provided any such change will not be effective until the 61^st^day following notice to us. The Warrant also contains certain minimum ownership percentage antidilution rights pursuant<br><br>to which the aggregate number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the initial exercise of the Warrant shall not be less<br><br>than 10% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (determined on a fully diluted basis).<br><br>A portion of any gain from sale of the shares, net of taxes and costs of exercise, realized prior to the completion of all monetization<br><br>activities shall be credited against the total return due to QFL pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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(vii) We<br><br>agreed to take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to regain compliance with the OTCQB eligibility standards as soon as<br><br>practicable, but in no event later than 12 months from the closing date.
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(viii) We<br><br>granted QFL certain registration rights with respect to the 96,246,246 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant.
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(ix) Commencing<br><br>six months from the closing date, if the shares owned by QFL cannot be sold pursuant to a registration statement and cannot be<br><br>sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the Company being in compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144,<br><br>if the Company is not in compliance with the current public information requirements, the Company is required to pay damages to<br><br>QFL.
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(x) Pursuant<br><br>to the Board Observation Rights Agreement, until the later of the date on which QFL or its affiliates (i) have received the entirety<br><br>of their Investment Return (as defined in Purchase Agreement), and (ii) no longer hold any Securities (the “Observation<br><br>Period”), we granted QFL the right, exercisable at any time during the Observation Period, to appoint a representative<br><br>to attend meetings (including, without limitation, telephonic or other electronic meetings) of the Board or any committee thereof,<br><br>including executive sessions, in an observer capacity.
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PurchaseAgreement

Pursuant

to the Purchase Agreement, QFL agreed to make available to us a financing facility of: (i) up to $25,000,000 for the acquisition

of mutually agreed patent rights that we intend to monetize; (ii) up to $2,000,000 for operating expenses from which we may, at

our discretion, draw up to $200,000 per calendar quarter; and (iii) $1,750,000 to fund the cash payment portion of the restructure

of our obligations to Intelligent Partners. In return we transferred to QFL the right to receive a portion of net proceeds generated

from the monetization of those patents. After QFL has a negotiated rate of return, we and QFL shall share net proceeds equally

until QFL shall have achieved its Investment Return (as defined therein). Thereafter, we shall retain 100% of all net proceeds.

Except in an Event of Default, as defined therein, all payments by the Company to QFL pursuant to the Purchase Agreement are non-recourse

and shall be paid only if and after net proceeds from monetization of the patent rights owned or acquire by the Company are received,

or to be received.

Events

of Default include any breach of the Investment Documents, including non-payment, material misrepresentation, security interest

compromise, criminal indictment or felony conviction of one or our officers or directors, our current chief executive no longer

serving as our chief executive or as a director, the occurrence of any Event of Default under the Restructure Agreement with Intelligent

Partners, as defined therein, and our insolvency. In addition to all rights and remedies available under law and the Investment

Documents, upon and Event of Default, QFL may: (i) declare the Investment Return immediately due and payable, (ii) except in the

event of our insolvency, declare an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the capital provided pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,

plus a late charge, immediately due and payable, or (iii) cease making capital available to us.

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Under the agreement, QFL may terminate capital advances other than in an Event of Default by giving written notice to us in which case QFL’s interest in Net Proceeds shall be an amount equal to the greater of (i) the capital advanced to the Company plus interest at the prime rate, on the one hand, and (ii) Net Proceeds received by the QFL prior to the date of such termination.

Grantof Security Interests

Pursuant

to the Security Agreement and Subsidiary Security Agreement, payment of the obligations of the Company under the Purchase Agreement

with QFL are secured by (i) the Proceeds (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); (ii) the Patents; (iii) all General Intangibles

now or hereafter arising from or related to the foregoing; (iv) Proceeds (including, without limitation, Cash Proceeds and insurance

proceeds) and products of the foregoing and (v) the proceeds realized by the relative patent portfolios of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

The security interest in proceeds from the CXT and M-Red patents granted to QFL is junior to the security interest held by the

respective affiliates of Intellectual Ventures granted to secure the obligations of CXT and MRED pursuant to their applicable

patent purchase agreements.

RegistrationRights Agreement

Pursuant

to the Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering 50,000,000 of the 96,246,246

shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant. We are required to file the registration statement by the second

business day following the earlier of (x) the date on which the Company is next required to file its financial statements on Form

10-K or Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and (y) the date on

which the Company actually files its financial statements on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, in each case without

regard to any extension pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act (the “Initial Filing Deadline”); provided,

that, if our common stock is not quoted on an existing trading market for the purpose of conducting an at the market offering

under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Initial Filing Deadline shall be no earlier than the second business

day following the date on which the QFL provides the Company with written information as to the fixed price at which it plans

to offer and sell the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) pursuant to the registration statement.

We are also required to file additional Registration Statements (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) on the date

60 days after the date that we receive written notice from any Investor (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) that

60% of the Registrable Securities held by all Investors registered under the immediately preceding registration statement have

been sold. The Registration Rights Agreement provides for us to pay damages in the event that we do not meet the required deadlines.

IntercreditorAgreement

In

connection with the agreements with QFL and the agreements with Intelligent Partners described below, we and our Subsidiaries

entered into an intercreditor agreement with QFL and Intelligent Partners which sets forth the priority of QFL in the collateral

under the Investment Documents.

Summary

of Agreements with Intelligent Partners

SecuritiesPurchase Agreement and Related Agreements with United Wireless

We,

together with certain of our subsidiaries, and United Wireless, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 22,

2015 (the “SPA”) and related Transaction Documents, as defined therein, pursuant to which the Company sold 50,000,000

shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value $0.00003 per share (the “Common Stock”) at $0.05

per share, or an aggregate of $250,000; we issued our 10% secured convertible promissory notes due September 30, 2020 to United,

and granted United an option (the “2015 Purchase Option”) to purchase up to an additional 50,000,000 shares of Common

Stock in three tranches at the prices as set forth therein. The 2015 Purchase Option expired unexercised on September 30, 2020.

The Shares are currently owned by Andrew C. Fitton (“Fitton”) and Michael Carper (“Carper”) and United

Wireless subsequently transferred its note and assigned all of its remaining rights under the agreements to Intelligent Partners,

which is an affiliate of United Wireless and is owned by Fitton and Carper. Our agreements with United Wireless, also included

various monetization proceeds agreements, which we refer to as MPAs, pursuant to which we granted to Intelligent Partners, as

the assignee of United Wireless, rights to the monetization proceeds from revenue generated from certain of our intellectual property,

a security agreement and a registration rights agreement.

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At

September 30, 2020, promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $4,672,810 were outstanding. The notes became due by

their terms on September 30, 2020, and we did not make any payment on account of principal of and interest on the notes. As a

result, Intelligent Partners had the right to declare a default under the Notes, and, if Intelligent Partners had taken such action,

it would have been necessary for us to seek protection under the Bankruptcy Act. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, we engaged

in negotiations with Intelligent Partners in parallel with our negotiations with QFL, with a view to restructuring our obligations

under the United Wireless agreements, including the Notes, so that we no longer had any obligations under the Notes or the SPA.

These negotiations resulted in the Restructure Agreement, described below, which provided for the payment to Intelligent Partners

of $1,750,000 from the proceeds from our agreements with QFL. We also made interest payments totaling $117,780 between September

30, 2020 and February 22, 2021, the date we signed the Restructure Agreement with Intelligent Partners. One of QFL’s requirements

to provide us with a funding facility was the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners so that we no longer had

any debt obligations to Intelligent Partners. Neither QFL nor any other financing source, would provide us with funding while

Intelligent Partners had a right to call a default under our notes to Intelligent Partners. As part of the restructure of our

agreements with Intelligent Partners, we amended the existing MPAs and granted Intelligent Partners certain rights in the monetization

proceeds from any new intellectual property we acquire, as describe below. Under these MPAs, Intelligent Partners participates

in the monetization proceeds we receive with respect to new patents after QFL has received its negotiated rate of return.

On

or prior to the date of the Restructure Agreement, Intelligent Partners transferred to Fitton and Carper $250,000 of the Notes

(the “Transferred Note”), thereby reducing the principal amount of the Notes held by Intelligent Partners to $4,422,810.

On

February 22, 2021, we and Intelligent Partners agreed to extinguish the Note and Transferred Note, and terminate or amend and

restate the SPA and Transaction Documents, pursuant to a series of agreements including: a Restructure Agreement (the “Restructure

Agreement”), a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), an Option Grant (the “Option

Grant”), an Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”), an Amended and Restated Registration

Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), a Board Observation Agreement (the “Board Observation

Agreement”), a MPA-NA Security Interest Agreement (the “MPA-NA Security Interest Agreement”), an Amended and

Restated Patent Proceeds Security Agreement (the “Patent Proceeds Security Agreement”, an Amended and Restated MPA-CP

(the “MPA-CP”), an Amended and Restated MPA-CXT (the “MPA-CXT”), a MPA-MR (the “MPA-MR”),

a MPA-AMI (the “MPA-AMI,” and together with the MPA-CP, MPA-CXT and MPA-MR, each a Restructure MPA and together the

Restructure MPAs) and a MPA-NA (the “MPA-NA”).

(i) Pursuant<br><br>to the Restructure Agreement, we paid Intelligent Partners $1,750,000 at closing, which we received from QFL and which QFL paid<br><br>directly to Intelligent Partners, and recognized a further non-interest bearing total monetization proceeds obligation (the “TMPO”)<br><br>of $2,805,000, which shall, from and after the Restructure Date, be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by (a) payments to Intelligent<br><br>Partners pursuant to the restructure agreement, the Restructure MPAs and the MPA-NA and (b) any election by the Intelligent Partners<br><br>to pay the Exercise Price of the Restructure Option, in whole or part, by means of a reduction in the then outstanding TMPO. Further<br><br>details regarding the TMPO are provided under “TMPO”;
(ii) Pursuant<br><br>to the Stock Purchase Agreement, we issued to Fitton and Carper, as holders of the Transferred Note, a total of 46,296,296 shares<br><br>of our restricted common stock at a purchase price of $0.0054 per share, which purchase price was paid by the conversion and in<br><br>full satisfaction of the Transferred Note (the “Conversion Shares”).
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(iii) Pursuant<br><br>to the Option Grant, we granted Intelligent Partners an option to purchase a total of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, with<br><br>an exercise price of $0.0054 per share which vests immediately and may be exercised through February 9, 2026.
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(iv) Pursuant<br><br>to the restructured monetization proceeds agreement, Intelligent Partners has a right to receive 60% of the net monetization proceeds<br><br>from the patents currently owned by the Subsidiary Guarantors. The agreement has no termination provisions, so Intelligent Partners<br><br>will be entitled to its percentage interest as long as revenue can be generated from the intellectual property covered by the<br><br>agreement.
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(v) Pursuant<br><br>to the Subsidiary Security Agreement, our obligations under our agreements with Intelligent Partners, including its obligations<br><br>under the Restructure Agreement and the Restructure MPAs are secured by a security interest in the net proceeds realized from<br><br>the future monetization of the patents currently owned by the eight subsidiaries named above.
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(vi) Pursuant<br><br>to the MPA-NA-Security Interest Agreement, our obligations under the MPA-NA are secured by a security interest in net proceeds<br><br>realized from the future monetization of new patents acquired until the TMPO is satisfied, provided Intelligent Partners’<br><br>secured interest shall be limited to its entitlement in Net Proceeds under the MPA-NA. After satisfaction of the TMPO the security<br><br>interest in proceeds from new assets shall terminate.
(vii) We<br><br>granted Intelligent Partners, Andrew Fitton and Michael Carper certain registration rights with respect to (i) the 50,000,000<br><br>Shares currently owned by Fitton and Carper; (ii) the 46,296,296 Conversion Shares being issued to Fitton and Carper, and (iii)<br><br>the 50,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Restructure Option;
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(viii) Commencing<br><br>six months from the closing date, if the shares owned by Intelligent Partners cannot be sold pursuant to a registration statement<br><br>and cannot be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the Company being in compliance with the current public information requirements<br><br>of Rule 144, if the Company is not in compliance with the current public information requirements, the Company is required to<br><br>pay damages to Intelligent Partners.
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(ix) Pursuant<br><br>to the Board Observation Rights Agreement, until the Total Monetization Proceeds Obligation has been satisfied (the “Observation<br><br>Period”), we granted Intelligent Partners the option and right, exercisable at any time during the Observation Period,<br><br>to appoint a representative to attend meetings of the Board or any committee thereof, including executive sessions, in an observer<br><br>capacity.
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Events

of Default include (i) a Change of Control of the Company (ii) any uncured default on payment due to Intelligent Partners in an

amount totaling in excess of $275,000, which is not the subject of a Dispute or other formal dispute resolution proceeding initiated

in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or other Restructure Documents (iii) the filing of a voluntary petition for relief under

the United States Bankruptcy Code by Company or any of its material subsidiaries, (iv) the filing of an involuntary petition for

relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code against the Company, which is not stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days of

such filing, except for an involuntary petition for relief filed solely by Intelligent Partners, or any Affiliate or member of

Intelligent Partners, or (v) acceleration of an obligation in excess of $1 million dollars to another provider of financing following

a final determination by arbitration or other judicial proceeding that such obligation is due and owing.

RegistrationRights Agreement

Pursuant

to a registration rights agreement, we granted Intelligent Partners, Andrew Fitton and Michael Carper certain registration rights

with respect to (i) the 50,000,000 Shares currently owned by Fitton and Carper; (ii) the 46,296,296 Conversion Shares issued to

Fitton and Carper, and (iii) the 50,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Restructure Option. We agreed

to file a registration statement with the SEC covering up to a maximum of 50,000,000 of the Shares, Conversion Shares and Options

Shares. We are required to file the registration statement by the earlier of the 2nd Business Day following the date on which

we (x) are next required to file our financial statements on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, and (y) actually files

its financial statements on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, in each case without regard to any extension pursuant

to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act. We are required to have the registration statement declared effective by the SEC within

120 days of the closing if the registration statement is not subject to a full review by the SEC and 180 days if the registration

statement is subject to a full review. The registration rights agreements provides for us to pay damages in the event that we

do not meet the required deadlines.

Effects

of the COVID-19 Pandemic on our Business

Although

we do not manufacture or sell products, the COVID-19 pandemic and the work shutdown imposed in the United States and other countries

to limit the spread of the virus can have a negative impact on our business. Our revenue is generated almost exclusively from

license fees generated from litigation seeking damages for infringement of our intellectual property rights. The work shutdown

has affected the court system, with courts operating on a reduced schedule. As a result, patent infringement actions are likely

to be lower priority items in allocation of court resources, with the effect that deadlines are likely to be postponed which delays

may give defendants an incentive to delay negotiations or offer a lower amount than they might otherwise accept. In addition,

the effect of the COVID-19 and the public response may adversely affect the financial condition and prospects of defendants and

potential defendants, which would make it less likely that they would be willing to settle our claim or which may result in a

defendant or potential defendant reducing or discontinuing its operations or taking advantage of the Bankruptcy Act.

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The

COVID-19 pandemic and the response to limit the spread of the infection may affect the financial condition of financing sources

and the willingness of potential financing sources to provide funding for our litigation. In addition, these factors may affect

a law firms’ ability and willingness to provide us with legal services on a contingent or partial contingent.

Further,

to the extent that holders of intellectual property rights see these factors impacting our ability to generate revenue from their

intellectual property, they may be reluctant to sell intellectual property to us on terms which are acceptable to us, if at all.

Purchase

of Intellectual Property from Intellectual Ventures Entities

On

October 22, 2015, pursuant to an agreement with an effective date of July 8, 2015, as amended, between us and Intellectual Ventures,

we purchased three groups of patents from Intellectual Ventures for a purchase price of $3,000,000, which was paid in three annual

installments of $1,000,000 from the proceeds of our loans from United Wireless. The patent portfolios which we acquired from Intellectual

Ventures are the anchor structure portfolio, the power management/bus control portfolio and the diode on chip portfolio, which

are described under “Business – Our Intellectual Property Portfolios.”

On

January 26, 2018, Photonic Imaging Solutions Inc. (“PIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement with

Intellectual Ventures Assets 64 LLC (“IV 64”) pursuant to which PIS advanced $10,000 to IV 64 at closing and IV 64

assigned to PIS all right, title, and interest in a portfolio of eleven United States patents and sixteen foreign patents (the

“CMOS Portfolio”). Under the agreement, PIS will distribute to IV 64 70% of the first $1,500,000 of revenue, as defined

in the agreement, 30% of the next $1,500,000 of revenue and 50% of revenue over $3,000,000; with the $10,000 advance being treated

as an advance against the first distributions of net proceeds payable to IV 64. PIS’ obligations under the monetization

proceeds agreement are secured by a security interest in the proceeds (from litigation or otherwise) from the portfolio. The patent

portfolio which we acquired from IV 64 is the CMOS portfolio which is described under “Business – Our Intellectual

Property Portfolios.”

On July 28, 2017, CXT, a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement with Intellectual Ventures Assets 34 LLC and Intellectual Ventures Assets 37 LLC (“IV 34/37”) pursuant to which CTX paid IV 34/37 $25,000 and IV34/37 transferred to CXT all right, title and interest in a portfolio of thirteen United States patents (the “CXT Portfolio”). Under the agreement, CXT will distribute 50% of net proceeds, as defined, to IV 34/37, as long as we generate revenue from the CXT Portfolio. The $25,000 payment to IV 34/37 was made from a loan from United Wireless and was paid directly by United Wireless to IV 34/37. The agreement with IV 34/37, as amended on January 26, 2018, provides that if, on December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, cumulative distributions to IV 34/37 total less than $100,000, $375,000 and $975,000, respectively, CXT shall pay the difference between such cumulative amounts and the amount paid to IV 34/37 within ten days after the applicable date. The $25,000 advance is treated as an advance against distributions of net proceeds payable to IV 34/37. The useful lives of the patents, at the date of acquisition, was 5-6 years. Neither we nor any affiliate of CXT has guaranteed the minimum payments. As of December 31, 2020, cumulative distributions did not total $975,000 and CXT did not pay the difference to IV 34/37 within ten days. Non-payment which is not cured within 30 days after written notice from IV 34/37 would constitute an Acceleration Event under the agreement, following which, in addition to any other remedies available under the agreement, all outstanding minimum cumulative distributions would become due and payable within thirty days. As of the date of filing, no such written notice of non-payment has been given by IV 34/37. CXT’s obligations under the agreement with IV 34/37 are secured by a security interest in the proceeds (from litigation or otherwise) from the CXT Portfolio. The patent portfolio which we acquired from IV 34/37 is the CXT portfolio which is described under “Business – Our Intellectual Property Portfolios.”

On

January 26, 2018, CXT entered into an agreement with Intellectual Ventures Assets 62 LLC and Intellectual Ventures Assets 71 LLC

“(IV 62/71”) pursuant to which CXT advanced IV 62/71 $10,000 at closing and IV 62/71 assigned to CXT all right, title,

and interest in a portfolio of sixteen United States patents and three pending applications. Under the agreement, CXT will distribute

50% of net proceeds, as defined, to IV 62/71, as long as we generate net proceeds from this portfolio. The initial $10,000 advance

is treated as an advance toward our future distributions of net proceeds payable to IV 62/71. CXT’s obligations under the

agreement are secured by a security interest in the proceeds (from litigation or otherwise) from the CXT Portfolio. In March 2021,

we made a payment to IV 62/71 in the amount of $64,238. We agreed to modify the monetization proceeds agreement between CXT and

United Wireless to include the patents acquired from IV 62/71. The monetization proceeds amendment was further amended by

the MPA-CXT Agreement in connection with the restructure of our agreements with Intelligent Partners.

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On March 15, 2019, M-RED Inc. (“M-RED”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an agreement with Intellectual Ventures Assets 113 LLC and Intellectual Ventures Assets 108 LLC (“IV 113/108”) pursuant to which M-RED paid IV 113/108 $75,000 and IV 113/108 transferred to M-RED all right, title and interest in a portfolio of sixty United States patents and eight foreign patents (the “M-RED Portfolio”). Under the agreement, M-RED will distribute 50% of net proceeds, as defined, to IV 113/108, as long as we generate revenue from the M-RED Portfolio. The agreement with IV 113/108 provides that if, on September 30, 2020, September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022, cumulative distributions to IV 113/108 total less than $450,000, $975,000 and $1,575,000, respectively, M-RED shall pay the difference between such cumulative amounts and the amount paid to IV 113/108 within ten days after the applicable date. The $75,000 advance is treated as an advance against the first distributions of net proceeds payable to IV 113/108. On September 30, 2020 cumulative distributions to IV 113/108 totaled less than $450,000 and M-RED did not pay the difference to IV 113/108 within ten days. In March 2021, M-RED paid IV 113/108 $114,952 in cumulative distributions Non-payment which is not cured within 30 days after written notice from IV 113/108 would constitute an Acceleration Event under the agreement, following which, in addition to any other remedies available under the agreement, all outstanding minimum cumulative distributions would become due and payable within thirty days. As of the date of filing, no such written notice of non-payment has been given by IV 113/108. The useful lives of the patents, at the date of acquisition, was approximately nine years. Neither we nor any affiliate of M-RED has guaranteed the minimum payments. M-RED’s obligations under the agreement with IV 113/108 are secured by a security interest in the proceeds (from litigation or otherwise) from the M-RED Portfolio. The patent portfolio which we acquired from IV 113/108 is the M-RED portfolio which is described under “Business – Our Intellectual Property Portfolios.” Pursuant to the MPA-MR, Intelligent Partners is entitled to receive 60% of the net proceeds as defined in the agreement.

A default under the agreements with the Intellectual Ventures affiliates could result in a default under our agreements with QFL, and, even if it does not declare a default, QFL may be reluctant to finance our intellectual property acquisition if we are in default under any of our patent acquisition agreements with Intellectual Venture affiliates. Further, it may be necessary for any defaulting subsidiary to seek protection under the Bankruptcy Act if we are not able to enter into modification agreements with the Intellectual Ventures affiliates.

Our

Organization

We

were incorporated in Delaware on July 17, 1987 under the name Phase Out of America. On September 21, 1997, we changed our name

to Quest Products Corporation, and, on June 6, 2007, we changed our name to Quest Patent Research Corporation. We have been engaged

in the intellectual property monetization business since 2008. Our executive principal office is located at 411 Theodore Fremd

Ave., Suite 206S, Rye, New York 10580-1411, telephone (888) 743-7577. Our website is www.qprc.com. Information contained on or

derived from our website or any other website does not constitute a part of this annual report.

Our

Intellectual Property Portfolios

MobileData

The

real-time mobile data portfolio relates to the automatic update of information delivered to a mobile device without the need for

a manual refreshing. The portfolio is comprised of U.S. Patent No. 7,194,468 “Apparatus and Method for Supplying Information”

and all related patents, patent applications, and all continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, extensions, renewals, reissues

and re-examinations relating to all inventions thereof (the “Mobile Data Portfolio”).

Through

December 31, 2020, we did not receive any proceeds from the Mobile Data Portfolio.

FlexiblePackaging - Turtle Pak^TM^

In

March 2008, we entered into an agreement with Emerging Technologies Trust whereby our majority-owned subsidiary, Quest Packaging

Solutions Corporation, acquired the exclusive license to make, use, sell, offer for sale or sublicense the intellectual property

of Emerging Technologies Trust (the “Turtle Pak™ Portfolio”). The Turtle Pak portfolio relates to a cost effective,

high-protection packaging system recommended for fragile items weighing less than ten pounds. The intellectual property consists

of two U.S. patents, U.S. Patent No. RE36,412 and U.S. Patent No.6,490,844, and the Turtle Pak^TM^ trademark. Turtle

Pak™ brand packaging is suited for such uses as electrical and electronic components, medical, dental, and diagnostic equipment,

instrumentation products, and control components. Turtle Pak™ brand packaging materials are 100% curbside recyclable.

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As

the exclusive licensee and manager of the manufacture and sale of licensed product, we coordinate the manufacture and sale of

licensed products to end users; we contract for the manufacture and assembly of the product components, and we coordinate order

receipt, fulfillment and invoicing. Revenues from the TurtlePak^TM^ product sales were approximately $0 and $25,000 for

the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

UniversalFinancial Data System

The

invention describes a universal financial data system which allows its holder to use the device to access one or more accounts

stored in the memory of the device as a cash payment substitute as well as to keep track of financial and transaction records

and data, such as transaction receipts, in a highly portable package, such as a cellular device (the “Financial Data Portfolio”).

The inventive universal data system is capable of supporting multiple accounts of various types, including but not limited to

credit card accounts, checking/debit accounts, and loyalty accounts. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Wynn Technologies Inc., acquired

US Patent No. 5,859,419, from the owner, Sol Wynn. In January 2001, we filed a reissue application for the patent, and the United

States Patent and Trademark Office issued patent RE38,137. This reissued patent, which contains 35 separate claims, replaces the

original patent, which had seven claims. In February 2011, we entered into a new agreement with Sol Li (formerly Sol Wynn), pursuant

to which we issued to Mr. Li a 35% interest in Wynn Technologies and warrants to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of our common

stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share. These warrants expired unexercised. We also agreed that Mr. Li would receive 40%

of the net licensing revenues generated by Wynn Technologies with respect to this patent, which is the only patent owned by Wynn

Technologies. On December 17, 2018, Wynn Technologies, Inc. granted an exclusive license to the Financial Data Portfolio, including

the right to enforce, to our wholly owned subsidiary, Quest NetTech. Under the agreement, Quest NetTech receives 100% of the net

proceeds, as defined by the agreement. On April 11, 2019 Quest NetTech Corporation merged with Wynn Technologies, Inc. with Quest

NetTech Corporation being the surviving entity with Mr. Li having a 35% interest. On April 12, 2019, Quest NetTech brought a patent

infringement suit in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Apple, Inc. The case was dismissed in May 2020.

Our

revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes revenue from the Financial Data Portfolio.

RichMedia

The

rich media portfolio is directed to methods, systems, and processes that permit typical Internet users to design rich-media production

content (i.e., rich-media applications), such as websites. The portfolio consists of U.S. Patent No. 7,000,180, “Methods,

Systems, and Processes for the Design and Creation of Rich Media Applications via the Internet” and all related patents,

patent applications, corresponding foreign patents and foreign patent applications and foreign counterparts, and all continuations,

continuations-in-part, divisions, extensions, renewals, reissues and re-examinations relating to all inventions thereof (the “Rich

Media Portfolio”). In July 2008, we entered into a consulting and licensing program management agreement with Balthaser

Online, Inc., the patent owner, pursuant to which we performed services related to the establishment and management of a licensing

program to evaluate and analyze the relevant market and to obtain licenses for the Rich Media Portfolio in exchange for management

fees as well as an irrevocable entitlement to a distribution of 15% of all proceeds generated by the Rich Media Portfolio for

the remaining life of the portfolio regardless of whether those proceeds are derived from litigation, settlement, licensing or

otherwise. Our 15% distribution right is subject to reduction to 7.5% in the event that we refuse or are unable to perform the

services detailed in the agreement.

Through

December 31, 2020, we did not generate any revenue from the rich media patents.

AnchorStructure Portfolio

This

portfolio, which we acquired from Intellectual Ventures in October 2015 and transferred to a newly formed subsidiary, Mariner

IC Inc., consists of two United States patents which relate to technology for incorporating metal structures in the corners and

edges of semiconductor dies to prevent cracking from stresses.

In

March 2016, we entered into a funding agreement whereby a third party agreed to provide funds to us to enable us to implement

a structured licensing program, including litigation if necessary, for the Anchor Structure Portfolio and engaged counsel on a

partial contingency basis in connection with a proposed patent infringement action relating to the Anchor Structure Portfolio.

Under the funding agreement, the third party receives an interest in the proceeds from the program, and we have no other obligation

to the third party.

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In

March 2018, Mariner IC brought patent infringement suits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

against Acer Inc., Schneider Electric, Sharp Corporation, AsusTek Computer Inc., and Bose Corporation. In April 2018, the actions

against Acer Inc., Schneider Electric and Bose Corporation were dismissed. In April 2018, Mariner IC brought patent infringement

actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against TiVo Corporation and Huawei Device Co.,

Ltd et.al. In August 2018, the action against Huawei Device Co., Ltd et. al. was voluntarily dismissed. In September 2018, Mariner

IC brought a patent infringement action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Huawei Device

Co., Ltd et. al. All suits were settled and dismissed in 2019 and our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes revenue

from these settlements. We did not generate license fees from the Anchor Structure Portfolio in 2020.

PowerManagement/Bus Control Portfolio

This

portfolio, which is the second portfolio which we acquired from Intellectual Ventures and transferred to a newly-formed subsidiary,

Semcon IP Inc., consists of four United States patents that cover fundamental technology for adjusting the processor clock and

voltage to save power based on the operating characteristics of the processor and one United States patent that relates to coordinating

direct bus communications between subsystems in an assigned channel.

In

March 2016, we entered into a funding agreement whereby a third party agreed to provide funds to us to enable us to implement

a structured licensing program, including litigation if necessary, for the Power Management/Bus Control Portfolio and engaged

counsel on a partial contingency basis in connection with a proposed patent infringement action relating to the Power Management/Bus

Control. Under the funding agreement, the third party receives an interest in the proceeds from the program, and we have no other

obligation to the third party.

Pursuant

to the terms of the funding agreement and the partial contingency agreement with counsel, we do not have any liability or obligations

with respect to the costs associated with prosecuting the actions, and we do not receive any payments for any assistance which

we may provide in connection with the litigation. Both the funding source and counsel will participate in any recovery in these

lawsuits.

Following

the execution of the funding agreement and partial contingency agreement with counsel, in April 2016, Semcon IP Inc. brought patent

infringement suits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Huawei Technologies, MediaTek

Inc., STMicroelectronics Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated and ZTE Corporation. As of December 31, 2018, these actions had

been settled and dismissed.

In

May 2018, Semcon brought patent infringement actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against

Amazon.com, Inc., AsusTeK Computer Inc., TCT Mobile International Limited et. al., Kyocera Corporation, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis

Vuitton, SE, Shenzhen OnePlus Science & Technology Co., Ltd., and Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.

The

Michael Kors, Kyocera and Amazon actions were settled in 2019, and our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes revenue

from these settlements. The AsusTeK Computer Inc., TCT Mobile International Limited et. al., LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton,

SE, and Shenzhen OnePlus Science & Technology Co., Ltd., actions were settled in 2020 and our revenue for the year ended December

31, 2020 includes revenue from these settlements.

Diodeon Chip Portfolio

This

portfolio, which is the third portfolio which we acquired from Intellectual Ventures and transferred to a newly-formed subsidiary,

IC Kinetics Inc., consists of three United States patents and one pending continuation application which cover technology relating

to on-chip temperature measurement for semiconductors. As of December 31, 2020, we did not generate any revenue from this portfolio.

CXTPortfolio

This

portfolio consists of thirty United States patents and three pending continuation applications which cover technology relating

to systems and methods of operating an accessible information database which provides for inventory evaluation, filtering according

to preferences, alternative product recommendations, and access to a database of consumer feedback/evaluation.

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In

April 2018 CXT brought patent infringement suits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against

Academy Ltd., The Container Store Group, Inc. and Pier 1 Imports, Inc. In May 2018 CXT brought patent infringement suits in the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Conn’s, Inc., Fossil Group, Inc., JC Penney Company,

Inc., Stage Stores, Inc. and Tailored Brands, Inc. In May 2019, CXT brought patent infringement actions in the United States District

Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., Hallmark.com, LLC, Retail Concepts, Inc. and CC

Filson Co. In August 2019, CXT brought patent infringement suits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District

of Texas against Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., General Nutrition Corporation and Steve Madden, Ltd.

In

March 2021 CXT brought patent infringement suits in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against

Advanced Auto Parts, Inc., Costco Wholesale Corporation, The Sherwin-Williams Company, V.F. Corporation and IKEA North America

Services, LLC.

The

actions against The Container Store, Pier 1 Imports and Stage Stores were settled in 2019 and revenue for the year ended December

31, 2019 included revenue from these settlements.

The

actions against Conn’s, Inc., Academy Ltd., Fossil Group, Inc., JC Penney Company, Inc., Tailored Brands, Inc., Harbor Freight

Tools USA, Inc., Hallmark, CC Filson, General Nutrition, Steve Madden, Ltd. and Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. were resolved in 2020

and revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 includes revenue from any related settlements.

CMOSPortfolio

This

portfolio consists of eleven United States patents and sixteen foreign patents which cover technology relating to digital image

sensor technology systems and methods which PIS acquired on January 26, 2018.

In

April 2018 PIS brought patent infringement actions in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Lenovo

Group Ltd., AsusTek Computer Inc., Lorex Technology Inc., and NETGEAR, Inc. As of December 31, 2019, all actions had been settled

and revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 incudes revenue from these settlements. We did not generate revenue from the

CMOS Portfolio in 2020.

M-REDPortfolio

This

portfolio consists of sixty United States patents and eight foreign patents which cover technology relating to processor and power

management which M-RED acquired on March 15, 2019.

On

April 29, 2019, M-Red brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against MediaTek

Inc. and Acer Inc. On July 16, 2019, M-Red Inc. brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District

of Texas against Panasonic Corporation. As of December 31, 2020, all actions were settled and dismissed and revenue for the year

ended December 31, 2020 incudes revenue from settlements. We did not generate revenue from the M-RED Portfolio in 2019.

In

March 2021, M-Red brought patent infringement suits in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Texas against Nintendo CO.,

Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Xiaomi Corporation et. al.

AudioMessaging Portfolio

This

portfolio consists of five issued United States patents and one pending application which generally relate to systems and methods

for associating an audio clip with an object which our wholly-owned subsidiary, Audio Messaging Inc. (“AMI”), acquired

in May of 2020.

PeregrinPortfolio

Acquired in February 2021, this portfolio consists of eight issued United States patents which generally relate to systems and methods for processing inbound and outbound communications, for example, determining the location of a caller and routing the inbound communication to an entity in the caller’s location.

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Competition

We

encounter and expect to continue to encounter competition in the areas of intellectual property acquisitions for the sake of licensure

from both private and publicly traded companies that engage in intellectual property monetization activities. Such competitors

and potential competitors include companies seeking to acquire the same intellectual property assets and intellectual property

rights that we may seek to acquire. Entities such as Acacia Research Corporation, Document Security Systems, Inc., Intellectual

Ventures, Quarterhill Inc., Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc., VirnetX Holding Corporation, Network-1 Security

Solutions, Interdigital, Inc., IPValue Management Inc., Pendrell Corporation , Inventergy Global, Inc., Netlist Inc., Parkervision

Inc., , Walker Innovation, Inc., Daedalus Group LLC and others derive all or a substantial portion of their revenue from intellectual

property monetization activities, and we expect more entities to enter the market. Most of our competitors have longer operating

histories and significantly greater financial resources and personnel than we have.

We

also compete with venture capital firms, strategic corporate buyers and various industry leaders for intellectual property and

technology acquisitions and licensing opportunities. Many of these competitors have more financial and human resources than our

company. In seeking to obtain intellectual property assets or intellectual property rights, we seek to both demonstrate our understanding

of the intellectual property that we are seeking to acquire or license and our ability to monetize their intellectual property

rights. Our weak cash position and history of losses, together with our low stock price, may impair our ability to negotiate successfully

with the intellectual property owners.

Other

companies may develop competing technologies that offer better or less expensive alternatives to intellectual property rights

that we may acquire and/or out-license. Many potential competitors may have significantly greater resources than we do. The development

of technological advances or entirely different approaches could render certain of the technologies owned or controlled by our

operating subsidiaries obsolete and/or uneconomical.

Intellectual

Property Rights

We

have twelve intellectual property portfolios: financial data, mobile data, Turtle Pak, anchor structure, power management/bus

control, diode on chip, rich media, CXT, CMOS, M-RED, Audio Messaging and Peregrin. The following table sets forth information

concerning our patents and other intellectual property. Each patent or other intellectual property right listed in the table below

that has been granted is publicly accessible on the Internet website of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at www.uspto.gov. In

the table below, the anchor structure portfolio is referred to as Mariner, the power management/bus control portfolio is referred

to as Semcom, the diode on chip portfolio is referred to as IC and the Audio Messaging is referred to as AMI.

Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
Financial Data US Patent RE38,137 Programmable multiple<br><br> company credit card system 1/11/2001 6/10/2003 9/28/2015
Mobile<br><br> Data US Patent 7,194,468 Apparatus<br><br> and method for supplying information 4/13/2000 3/20/2007 4/13/2020
Mobile Data US Patent 9,288,605 Apparatus and method<br><br> for supplying information 11/12/2009 3/15/2016 4/13/2020
Mobile Data US Patent 9,913,068 Apparatus and method<br><br> for supplying information 3/15/2013 3/6/2018 7/20/2021
Mobile Data US Application 15/877,820 Apparatus and method<br><br> for supplying information 1/23/2018 5/31/2018 N/A
Turtle Pak US Patent 6,490,844 Film wrap packaging<br><br> apparatus and method 6/21/2001 12/10/2002 7/10/2021
Turtle Pak US Trademark 74709827 Turtle pak - design<br><br> plus words, letters, and/or numbers 8/1/1995 6/4/1996 N/A
Mariner US Patent 5,650,666 Method and apparatus<br><br> for preventing cracks in semiconductor die 11/22/1995 7/22/1997 11/22/2015
Mariner US<br><br>Patent 5,846,874 Method and apparatus<br><br> for preventing cracks in semiconductor die 2/28/1997 12/8/1998 11/22/2015
Semcon US Patent 7,100,061 Adaptive power control 1/18/2000 8/29/2006 1/18/2020
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
Semcon US Patent 7,596,708 Adaptive power control 4/25/2006 9/29/2009 1/18/2020
Semcon US Patent 8,566,627 Adaptive power control 7/14/2009 10/22/2013 1/18/2020
Semcon US Patent 8,806,247 Adaptive power control 12/21/2012 8/12/2014 1/18/2020
Semcon PCT Application PCT/US2001/001684 Adaptive power control 1/16/2001 7/26/2001 N/A
Semcon Reexam<br><br> Certificate 7,100,061C1 Adaptive power control 6/13/2007 8/4/2009 N/A
Semcon US Patent 5,978,876 System and method<br><br> for controlling communications between subsystems 4/14/1997 11/2/1999 4/14/2017
IC US Patent 7,118,273 System for on-chip<br><br> temperature measurement in integrated circuits 4/10/2003 10/10/2006 4/10/2023
IC US Patent 7,108,420 System for on-chip<br><br> temperature measurement in integrated circuits 10/7/2004 9/19/2006 4/10/2023
IC US Patent 9,222,843 System for on-chip<br><br> temperature measurement in integrated circuits 9/23/2011 12/29/2015 4/10/2023
IC US Application 16/537,200 System for on-chip<br><br> temperature measurement in integrated circuits 8/9/2019 11/28/2019 N/A
Rich Media Patent Proceeds<br><br> Interest 7,000,180 Methods, systems,<br><br> and processes for the design and creation of rich media applications via the internet 02/09/2001 02/14/2006 10/16/2023
CXT US Patent 7,103,568 Online product exchange<br><br> system 2/23/2004 9/5/2006 8/8/2015
CXT US Patent 7,933,806 Online product exchange<br><br> system with price-sorted matching products 9/11/2006 4/26/2011 8/8/2015
CXT US Patent 8,024,226 Product exchange<br><br> system 11/6/2006 4/26/2011 8/8/2015
CXT US Patent 5,983,220 Suppporting intuitive<br><br> decision in complex multi-attributive domains using fuzzy, hierarchial expert models 11/14/1996 11/9/1999 11/14/2016
CXT US Patent 6,463,431 Database evaluation<br><br> system suppporting intuitive decision in complex multi-attributive domains using fuzzy, hierarchial expert models 6/25/1999 10/8/2002 11/14/2016
CXT US Patent 5,940,807 Automated and independently<br><br> accessible inventory information exchange system 5/28/1997 8/17/1999 5/23/17
CXT US Patent 6,081,789 Automated and independently<br><br> accessible inventory information exchange system 1/8/1999 6/27/2000 5/23/17
CXT US Patent 6,601,043 Automated and independently<br><br> accessible inventory information exchange system 6/26/2000 7/29/2003 5/23/17
CXT US Patent 6,011,537 System for delivering<br><br> and simultaneously displaying primary and secondary information, and for displaying only the secondary information during<br><br> interstitial space 1/27/1998 1/4/2000 1/27/2018
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
CXT US Patent 7,133,835 Online exchange<br><br> market system with a buyer auction and a seller auction 10/30/1995 11/7/2006 5/27/2018
CXT US Patent 6,412,012 System, method,<br><br> and article of manufacture for making a compatibility aware recommendation to a user 12/23/1998 6/25/2002 12/23/2018
CXT US Patent 6,493,703 System and method<br><br> for implementing intelligent online community message board 5/11/1999 12/10/2002 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent 6,571,234 System and method<br><br> for managing online message board 5/11/1999 5/27/2003 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent 6,721,748 Online content provider<br><br> system and method 5/13/2002 4/13/2004 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent 6,778,982 Online content provider<br><br> system and method 2/20/2003 8/17/2004 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent 6,804,675 Online content provider<br><br> system and method 3/17/2003 10/12/2004 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent 7,159,011 System and method<br><br> for managing an online messaging board 8/16/2004 1/2/2007 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent 7,162,471 Content query system<br><br> and method 8/16/2004 1/9/2007 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent RE43,835 Online content tabulating<br><br> system and method 2/22/2007 11/27/2012 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent RE45,661 Online content tabulating<br><br> system and method 11/20/2012 9/1/2015 5/11/2019
CXT US Patent 7,065,494 Electronic customer<br><br> service and rating system and method 6/25/1999 6/20/2006 6/25/2019
CXT US Patent 7,340,411 System and method<br><br> for generating, capturing, and managing customer lead information over a computer network 10/20/2003 3/4/2008 8/2/2021
CXT US Patent 8,260,806 Storage, management<br><br> and distribution of consumer information 6/29/2007 9/4/2012 10/17/2021
CXT US Patent 7,487,130 Consumer-controlled<br><br> limited and constrained access to a centrally stored information account 1/6/2006 2/3/2009 11/7/2021
CXT US Patent 7,016,877 Consumer-controlled<br><br> limited and constrained access to a centrally stored information account 11/7/2001 3/21/2006 2/22/2023
CXT US Patent 7,257,581 Storage, management<br><br> and distribution of consumer information 8/6/2001 8/14/2007 6/2/2023
CXT US Patent 7,467,141 Branding and revenue<br><br> sharing models for facilitating storage, management and distribution of consumer information 8/20/2001 12/16/2008 8/11/2023
CXT US Patent 7,016,875 Single sign-on for<br><br> access to a central data repository 10/9/2001 3/21/2006 8/19/2023
CXT US Patent 8,566,248 Initiation of an<br><br> information transaction over a network via a wireless device 11/20/2001 10/22/2013 6/17/2026
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
CXT US Patent 9,928,508 Single sign-on for<br><br> access to a central data repository 1/6/2006 3/27/18 5/22/2027
CMOS US Patent 6,624,404 CMOS image sensor<br><br> having enhanced photosensitivity and method for fabricating the same 11/26/2001 9/23/2003 12/30/2019
CMOS Korean Patent KR10-0303774 Method for fabricating<br><br> cmos image sensor 12/30/1998 7/13/2001 12/30/2018
CMOS US Patent 6,348,361 CMOS image sensor<br><br> having enhanced photosensitivity and method for fabricating the same 12/30/1999 2/19/2002 12/30/2019
CMOS US Patent 6,184,055 CMOS image sensor<br><br> with equivalent potential diode and method for fabricating the same 2/26/1999 2/6/2001 2/26/2019
CMOS Chinese Patent CNZL99105588.8 Complementary mos<br><br> image sensor and making method thereof 2/28/1999 10/13/2004 2/27/2019
CMOS Chinese Patent CNZL200310104488.4 Image sensing device<br><br> and its manufacturing method 2/28/1999 3/26/2008 2/27/2019
CMOS German Patent DE19908457.2 Photodiode used<br><br> in cmos image sensing device 2/26/1999 11/28/2013 2/26/2019
CMOS French Patent FR2775541 Photodiode for use<br><br> in a cmos image sensor and method for fabricating the same 3/1/1999 8/2/2002 3/1/2019
CMOS French Patent FR2779870 Photodiodes for<br><br> image sensors 3/1/1999 5/13/2005 3/1/2019
CMOS United Kingdom Patent GB2334817 Photodiode for use<br><br> in a cmos image sensor and method for fabricating the same 3/1/1999 7/1/2003 3/1/2019
CMOS United Kingdom Patent GB2383900 CMOS image sensor<br><br> and method for fabricating the same 3/1/1999 8/20/2003 3/1/2019
CMOS Japanese Patent JP4390896 CMOS image sensor<br><br> and manufacture thereof 3/1/1999 10/16/2009 3/1/2019
CMOS Korean Patent KR10-0278285 CMOS image sensor<br><br> and manufacturing method thereof 2/24/1999 10/18/2000 2/24/2019
CMOS Taiwanese Patent TWI141677 CMOS image sensor<br><br> with equivalent potential diode 3/22/1999 10/1/2001 3/21/2019
CMOS US Patent 6,180,969 CMOS image sensor<br><br> with equivalent potential diode 2/26/1999 1/30/2001 2/26/2019
CMOS US Patent 6,563,187 CMOS image sensor<br><br> integrated together with memory device 6/29/1999 5/13/2003 6/29/2019
CMOS US Patent 6,949,388 CMOS image sensor<br><br> integrated together with memory device 5/12/2003 9/27/2005 11/9/2019
CMOS Korean Patent KR10-0464955 CMOS image sensor<br><br> integrated with memory device 6/29/1998 12/24/2004 6/29/2018
CMOS US Patent 6,627,929 Solid state ccd<br><br> image sensor having a light shielding layer 6/13/2001 9/30/2003 10/13/2018
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
CMOS Korean Patent KR10-0263473 Solid state image<br><br> device and fabrication method thereof 2/16/1998 5/17/2000 2/16/2018
CMOS US Patent 6,300,157 Solid state image<br><br> sensor and method for fabricating the same 10/13/1998 10/9/2001 10/13/2018
CMOS US Patent 7,113,203 Method and system<br><br> for single-chip camera 5/7/2002 9/26/2006 5/13/2022
CMOS US Patent 6,706,550 Photodiode having<br><br> a plurality of PN junctions and image sensor having the same 10/16/2002 3/16/2004 2/26/2019
CMOS Japanese Patent JP4139931 Pinned photodiode<br><br> of image sensor, and its manufacture 6/28/1999 6/20/2008 6/28/2019
CMOS Korean Patent KR10-0275123 Pinned photodiode<br><br> of image sensor and manufacturing method thereof 6/29/1998 9/19/2000 6/29/2018
CMOS Taiwanese Patent TWI133257 Photodiode having<br><br> a plurality of PN junctions and image sensor having the same 6/30/1999 5/28/2001 6/29/2019
CMOS US Patent 6,489,643 Photodiode having<br><br> a plurality of PN junctions and image sensor having the same 6/28/1999 12/3/2002 6/28/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,853,259 Ring oscillator<br><br> dynamic adjustments for auto calibration 8/15/2001 2/8/2005 8/15/2021
M-RED US Patent 7,068,557 Ring oscillator<br><br> dynamic adjustments for auto calibration 1/25/2005 6/27/2006 8/15/2021
M-RED US Patent 7,209,401 Ring oscillator<br><br> dynamic adjustments for auto calibration 5/2/2006 4/24/2007 8/15/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,221,682 Method and apparatus<br><br> for evaluating a known good die using both wire bond and flip-chip interconnects 5/28/1999 4/24/2001 5/28/2019
M-RED US Patent RE43,607 Method and apparatus<br><br> for evaluating a known good die using both wire bond and flip-chip interconnects 5/31/2007 8/28/2012 12/31/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,177,843 Oscillator circuit<br><br> controlled by programmable logic 5/26/1999 1/23/2001 5/26/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,628,171 Method, architecture<br><br> and circuit for controlling and/or operating an oscillator 1/23/2001 9/30/2003 5/26/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,831,690 Electrical sensing<br><br> apparatus and method utilizing an array of transducer elements 12/7/1999 12/14/2004 12/7/2019
M-RED US Patent 7,511,754 Electrical sensing<br><br> apparatus and method utilizing an array of transducer elements 10/26/2004 3/31/2009 2/7/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,498,399 Low dielectric-constant<br><br> dielectric for etchstop in dual damascene backend of integrated circuits 9/8/1999 12/24/2002 9/8/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,744,311 Switching amplifier<br><br> with voltage-multiplying output stage 4/23/2002 6/1/2004 4/23/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,646,465 Programmable Logic<br><br> Device Including Bi-Directional Shift Register 2/7/2002 11/11/2003 2/7/2022
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
M-RED US Patent 6,721,310 Multiport non-blocking<br><br> high capacity atm and packet switch 11/2/2001 4/13/2004 11/2/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,456,183 Inductor for Integrated<br><br> Circuit 2/24/2000 9/24/2002 2/24/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,838,970 Inductor for Integrated<br><br> Circuit 7/26/2002 1/4/2005 9/30/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,459,135 Monolithic Integrated<br><br> Circuit Incorporating An Inductive Component And Process For Fabricating Such An Integrated Circuit 3/15/2000 10/1/2002 3/15/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,388,322 Article comprising<br><br> a mechanically compliant bump 1/17/2001 5/14/2002 1/17/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,458,411 Method of making<br><br> a mechanically compliant bump 10/5/2001 10/1/2002 1/17/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,506,648 Method of fabricating<br><br> a high power RF field effect transistor with reduced hot electron injection and resulting structure 9/2/1998 1/14/2003 6/27/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,735,422 Calibrated DC compensation<br><br> system for a wireless communication device configured in a zero intermediate frequency architecture 10/2/2000 5/11/2004 10/2/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,674,998 System and method<br><br> for detecting and correcting phase error between differential signals 12/21/2000 1/6/2004 10/2/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,891,440 Quadrature oscillator<br><br> with phase error correction 12/21/2000 1/6/2004 8/8/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,763,228 Precision automatic<br><br> gain control circuit 12/21/2001 7/13/2004 10/3/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,748,200 Automatic gain control<br><br> system and method for a ZIF architecture 4/4/2003 6/8/2004 10/2/2020
M-RED US Patent RE42,799 Packet acquisition<br><br> and channel tracking for a wireless communication device configured in a zero intermediate frequency architecture 6/27/2008 10/4/2011 1/22/2023
M-RED US Patent 6,560,448 DC compensation<br><br> system for a wireless communication device configured in a zero intermediate frequency architecture 10/2/2000 5/6/2003 8/29/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,448,910 Method and apparatus<br><br> for convolution encoding and viterbi decoding of data that utilize a configurable processor to configure a plurality of re-configurable<br><br> processing elements 3/26/2001 9/10/2002 3/26/2021
M-RED US Patent 7,127,588 Apparatus and method<br><br> for an improved performance VLIW processor 12/5/2000 10/24/2006 3/17/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,757,752 Micro Controller<br><br> Development System 1/14/2002 6/29/2004 1/14/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,509,646 Apparatus For Reducing<br><br> An Electrical Noise Inside A Ball Grid Array Package 5/22/2000 1/21/2003 5/22/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,365,970 Bond Pad Structure<br><br> And Its Method Of Fabricating 12/10/1999 4/2/2002 12/10/2019
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
M-RED US Patent 6,912,601 Method of programming<br><br> PLDs using a wireless link 6/28/2000 6/28/2005 5/11/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,496,054 Control signal generator<br><br> for an overvoltage-tolerant interface circuit on a low voltage process 5/9/2001 12/17/2002 5/9/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,194,279 Fabrication method<br><br> for gate spacer 6/28/1999 2/27/2001 6/28/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,281,554 Electrostatic discharge<br><br> protection circuit 3/20/2000 8/28/2001 3/20/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,657,263 MOS transistors<br><br> having dual gates and self-aligned interconnect contact windows 6/28/2001 12/2/2003 3/24/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,461,908 Method of manufacturing<br><br> a semiconductor device 4/10/2001 10/8/2002 4/10/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,737,995 Clock and data recovery<br><br> with a feedback loop to adjust the slice level of an input sampling circuit 4/10/2002 5/18/2004 4/18/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,747,522 Digitally controlled<br><br> crystal oscillator with integrated coarse and fine control 5/3/2002 6/8/2004 5/17/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,275,116 Method, circuit<br><br> and/or architecture to improve the frequency range of a voltage controlled oscillator 6/8/1999 8/14/2001 6/8/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,608,763 Stacking system<br><br> and method 9/15/2000 8/19/2003 5/24/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,404,043 Panel stacking of<br><br> BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules 6/21/2000 6/11/2002 6/21/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,472,735 Three-dimensional<br><br> memory stacking using anisotropic epoxy interconnections 4/5/2001 10/29/2002 6/27/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,544,815 Panel stacking of<br><br> BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules 8/6/2001 4/8/2003 6/21/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,566,746 Panel stacking of<br><br> BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules 12/14/2001 5/20/2003 6/21/2020
M-RED US Patent 6,878,571 Panel stacking of<br><br> BGA devices to form three-dimensional modules 12/11/2002 4/12/2005 4/30/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,627,984 Chip stack with<br><br> differing chip package types 7/24/2001 9/30/2003 7/24/2021
M-RED US Patent 6,908,792 Chip stack with<br><br> differing chip package types 10/3/2002 6/21/2005 2/21/2022
M-RED US Patent 6,205,524 Multimedia arbiter<br><br> and method using fixed round-robin slots for real-time agents and a timed priority slot for non-real-time agents 9/16/1998 3/20/2001 9/16/2018
M-RED US Patent 6,157,978 Multimedia round-robin<br><br> arbitration with phantom slots for super-priority real-time agent 1/6/1999 12/5/2000 9/16/2018
M-RED US Patent 6,117,750 Process for obtaining<br><br> a layer of single-crystal germanium or silicon on a substrate of single-crystal silicon or germanium, respectively 12/21/1998 9/12/2000 12/21/2018
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration
M-RED US Patent 6,429,098 Process for obtaining<br><br> a layer of single-crystal germanium or silicon on a substrate of single-crystal silicon or germanium, respectively, and multilayer<br><br> products obtained 9/11/2000 8/6/2002 12/21/2018
M-RED US Patent 6,134,176 Disabling a defective<br><br> element in an integrated circuit device having redundant elements 11/24/1998 10/17/2000 11/24/2018
M-RED US Patent 6,366,998 Reconfigurable functional<br><br> units for implementing a hybrid vliw-simd programming model 10/14/1998 4/2/2002 10/14/2018
M-RED US Patent 6,401,217 Method For Error<br><br> Recognition In A Processor System 7/22/1998 6/4/2002 7/22/2018
M-RED US Patent 6,169,028 Method for fabricating<br><br> metal interconnected structure 1/26/1999 1/2/2001 1/26/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,190,981 Method for fabricating<br><br> metal oxide semiconductor 2/3/1999 2/20/2001 2/3/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,130,823 Stackable ball grid<br><br> array module and method 2/1/1999 10/10/2000 2/1/2019
M-RED US Patent 6,208,004 Semiconductor device<br><br> with high-temperature-stable gate electrode for sub-micron applications and fabrication thereof 8/19/1998 3/27/2001 8/19/2018
M-RED US Patent 6,479,362 Semiconductor device<br><br> with high-temperature-stable gate electrode for sub-micron applications and fabrication thereof 2/14/2001 11/12/2002 8/19/2018
M-RED Korean Patent KR10-0796825 Method of manufacturing<br><br> a semiconductor device 4/3/2001 6/24/2009 4/3/2021
M-RED British Patent GB0930382 Process for obtaining<br><br> a layer of single crystal germanium or silicon on single crystal silicon or germanium substrate respectively, and multilayer<br><br> products thus obtained 12/9/1998 8/21/2002 12/9/2018
M-RED Italian Patent IT0930382 Process for obtaining<br><br> a layer of single crystal germanium or silicon on single crystal silicon or germanium substrate respectively, and multilayer<br><br> products thus obtained 12/9/1998 8/21/2002 12/9/2018
M-RED Korean Patent KR10-0633947 Method of fabricating<br><br> a high power rf field effect transistor with reduced hot electron injection and resulting structure 8/17/1999 10/4/2006 8/17/2019
M-RED French Patent FR2791470 Monolithic Integrated<br><br> Circuit Comprising An Inductor And A Method Of Fabricating The Same 3/23/1999 6/1/2001 3/23/2019
M-RED French Patent FR2790328 Inductive Component,<br><br> Integrated Transformer, In Particular For A Radio Frequency Circuit, And Associated Integrated Circuit With Such Inductive<br><br> Component Or Integrated Transformer 2/26/1999 4/20/2001 2/26/2019
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Segment Type Number Title File Date Issue / Publication Date Expiration*
M-RED Japanese Patent JP4846167 Method of manufacturing<br><br> a semiconductor device 4/3/2001 10/21/2011 4/3/2021
M-RED Japanese Patent JP5051939 Electric sensor<br><br> device, method for generating electric signal from array of converter element 12/5/2000 8/3/2012 12/5/2020
AMI US Patent 8,280,014 System and method<br><br> for associating audio clips with objects 11/29/2006 10/02/2012 11/08/2030
AMI US Patent 9,088,667 System and method<br><br> for associating audio clips with objects 09/06/2012 07/21/2015 06/30/2027
AMI US Patent 10,033,876 System and method<br><br> for associating audio clips with objects 06/02/2015 07/24/2018 11/29/2026
AMI US Patent 10,348,909 System and method<br><br> for associating audio clips with objects 06/18/2018 07/09/2019 11/29/2026
AMI US Patent 10,938,995 System and method<br><br> for associating audio clips with objects 05/23/2019 03/02/2021 11/29/2026
AMI US Patent Application 17/162,354 System and method<br><br> for associating audio clips with objects 01/29/2021 n/a n/a
Peregrin US Patent 7,761,371 Analyzing a credit<br><br> counseling agency 07/19/2007 07/20/2010 10/19/2020
Peregrin US Patent 7,827,097 System for transferring<br><br> an inbound communication to one of a plurality of credit-counseling agencies 10/19/2000 11/02/2010 10/23/2024
Peregrin US Patent 7,860,785 Communication system<br><br> to automatically refer an inbound communication 07/19/2007 12/28/2010 10/19/2020
Peregrin US Patent 8,209,257 System for transferring<br><br> an inbound communication to one of a plurality of credit-counseling agencies 11/01/2010 06/26/2012 11/27/2020
Peregrin US Patent 8,725,630 Method of processing<br><br> a phone call 06/25/2012 05/13/2014 10/19/2020
Peregrin US Patent 9,948,771 Using an interactive<br><br> voice response apparatus 05/12/2014 04/17/2018 12/23/2022
Peregrin US Patent 10,230,840 Method of using<br><br> an apparatus processing phone call routing 05/12/2014 03/12/2019 01/05/2022
Peregrin US Patent 10,735,582 Apparatus processing<br><br> phone calls 03/11/2019 08/04/2020 10/19/2020
* Subject<br> to any terminal disclaimer or patent term extension
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Research

and Development

Research

and development expense are incurred by us in connection with the evaluation of patents. We did not incur research and development

expenses during 2020 or 2019.

Consulting

Contracts

On

February 22, 2021, we entered into advisory service agreement with three consultants – William Gates, Crystal Nicolson and

Jeff Toler pursuant to which they will provide services to us in connection with the development of our business. The agreements

have a term of ten years and may be terminated by us for cause or upon the death or disability of the consultants.

Pursuant

to the agreements with Mr. Gates and Ms. Nicolson, the compensation payable to each of them consists of a restricted stock grant

of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock which immediately vests in full and a ten-year option to purchase a total of 30,000,000 shares

of Common Stock, which become exercisable cumulatively as follows:

10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share becoming exercisable upon the commencement<br><br> of trading of our common stock on the OTCQB.
10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, becoming exercisable on the first day<br><br> on which we file with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q which stockholders’ equity<br><br> of at least $5,000,000, and
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10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.05/share becoming exercisable on the date on which<br><br> the Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock<br><br> Exchange.
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Pursuant

to the agreement with Mr. Toler, the compensation payable to him consists of a restricted stock grant of 10,000,000 shares of

Common Stock which immediately vests in full and a ten-year option to purchase 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which becomes

exercisable cumulatively as follows:

10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share upon the first anniversary of the agreement;
10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share upon the second anniversary of the agreement;<br><br> and
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10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.05 per share upon the third anniversary of the agreement.
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Employees

As

of March 27, 2021, we have no employees other than our two officers, only one of whom, Mr. Jon Scahill, our chief executive

officer and president, is full time. Our employees are not represented by a labor union, and we consider our employee relations

to be good.

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ITEM1A. RISK FACTORS

Aninvestment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below togetherwith all of the other information included in this annual report before making an investment decision with regard to our securities.The statements contained in this annual report include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertaintiesthat could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. The risksset forth below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties may exist that could also adversely affectour business, prospects or operations. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or resultsof operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or a significantpart of your investment.

RisksRelating to our Financial Conditions and Operations

We

have a history of losses and are continuing to incur losses. During the period from 2008, when we changed our business to become an intellectual property management company, through December 31, 2020, we generated a cumulative loss of approximately $21.3 million on cumulative revenues of less than $21.3 million, and our losses are continuing. We did not generate any revenue during the fourth quarter of 2020. Our total assets were approximately $3.5 million at December 31, 2020, of which approximately $2.2 million represented the book value of patents we acquired from Intellectual Ventures and its affiliates. At December 31, 2020, we had a working capital deficiency of approximately $8.2 million. Our working capital deficiency reflected a loan payable to Intelligent Partners of approximately $4.7 million, which loan payable has been terminated as part of the restructure agreement with Intelligent Partners. We cannot give assurance that we can or will ever operate profitably.

We

did not generate any revenue during the fourth quarter of 2020. During the fourth quarter of 2020, we did not generate any

revenue. Because we were in default under our loans to Intelligent Partners (as successor to United Wireless), with Intelligent

Partners having the ability to declare a default on our notes in the principal amount of $4,672,810, with the possibility of our

seeking protection under the Bankruptcy Act, we ceased our monetization activities, since no counsel would represent us on a contingent

basis in view of the default and possible bankruptcy, and devoted our efforts in negotiating the agreements with QFL and Intelligent

Partners.

Our

independent auditors have included a going concern qualification in their report on our financial statements for the year ended

December 31, 2020. Because of our history of losses, deficiency in stockholders’ equity, working capital deficiency

and the uncertainty of generating revenues in the future, our independent auditors have included a going concern qualification

in their report on our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

We

require significant funding in order to develop our business. Our business requires substantial funding to evaluate and acquire

intellectual property rights and to develop and implement programs to monetize our intellectual property rights, including the

prosecution of any litigation necessary to enable us to monetize our intellectual property rights. Our failure to develop and

implement these programs could both jeopardize our relationships under our existing agreements and could inhibit our ability to

generate new business, either through the acquisition of intellectual property rights or through exclusive management agreements.

We cannot be profitable unless we are able to obtain the funding necessary to develop our business, including litigation to monetize

our intellectual property. Although we have an agreement with QFL which provides a funding line to acquire and monetize intellectual

property rights, QFL must approve any intellectual property we acquire and, if QFL does not fund an intellectual property acquisition,

we may not be able to acquire and monetize the intellectual property. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain necessary

funding or to develop our business.

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The

terms of our agreements with QFL and Intelligent Partners may make it difficult for us to generate cash flow from our operations.

Although we have an agreement with QFL pursuant to which QFL agreed to make available to us a financing facility of (i) up to

$25,000,000 for the acquisition of mutually agreed patent rights that the Company intends to monetize; (ii) up to $2,000,000 for

operating expenses from which the Company may, at its discretion, draw up to $200,000 per calendar quarter; and (iii) $1,750,000

to fund the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners, which was paid directly to Intelligent

Partners. Pursuant to the QFL agreement, QFL receive all proceeds payable to us from the monetization of those patents which have

been financed by QFL until QFL has received its negotiated rate of return, then we and QFL share equally in the proceeds from

monetization until QFL has received its investment return and thereafter we receive all of the net proceeds. Pursuant to our restructure

agreement with Intelligent Partners, we have an obligation to pay total monetization proceeds obligations (“TMPO”)

totaling $2,805,000. Under our amended monetization proceeds agreements with Intelligent Partners, we pay Intelligent Partners

60% of the net monetization proceeds from associated intellectual property portfolios. Further, until we have paid Intellectual

Partners a total of $2,805,000 under all of the monetization proceeds agreements, for net proceeds between $0 and $1,000,000 we

are to pay Intelligent Partners 10% of the net proceeds realized from new assets acquired by us, provided, that, if, in any calendar

quarter, our net proceeds realized exceed $1,000,000, Intelligent Partner’s entitlement for that quarter shall increase

to 30% on the portion of net proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 but less than $3,000,000, and if in the same calendar quarter, net

proceeds exceed $3,000,000, Intelligent Partner’s entitlement for that quarter shall increase to 50% on the portion of net

proceeds in excess of $3,000,000. These payments come from our share of the proceeds after QFL has recovered it negotiated rate

of return. In these agreements, the monetization proceeds is determined after payment of contingent legal fees and certain other

expenses, including payments due by us to the party that sold us the intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that,

as a result of these provisions, that we will generate any meaningful cash flow from the intellectual property we acquire. If

we do not generate sufficient cash flow from our monetization activities, we may not be able to fund our operations or continue

in business.

Our failure to make required payments to sellers of two of our patent portfolios may result in a default under the agreements. Pursuant to our subsidiaries’ agreements with IV 34/37, with respect to the CTX portfolio, and IV 113/108 with respect to the M-RED portfolio, respectively, our subsidiaries are to pay to the sellers 50% of net recoveries, as defined, from the respective portfolios which we purchased from them, IV 34/37 and IV 113/108. These agreements provided that if the cumulative distributions did not equal or exceed specified amounts, the subsidiaries would pay the difference. As of the date of this annual report, the cumulative unpaid distributions were $600,000 to IV 34/37 and approximately $260,000 to IV 113/108. In April 2021, the parties entered into a non-binding letter of intent pursuant to which IV 34/37 and IV 113/108 would not take any action with respect to the delinquent payment while the parties negotiated an amended payment schedule. We can give no assurance that we will be able to negotiate an amended payment schedule or that IF 34/38 or IV 113/108 will not take action to enforce its remedies under the patent purchase agreement, A default under these agreements could result in a default under our agreements with QFL, and , even if it does not declare a default, QFL may be reluctant to finance our intellectual property acquisition if we are in default under any of our patent acquisition agreements with Intellectual Venture affiliates. Further, it may be necessary for CXT or M-RED to seek protection under the Bankruptcy Act if we are not able to enter into modification agreements with the Intellectual Ventures affiliates

Our

business may be impaired by the effects of the COVID-91 pandemic and the effects of the response to the pandemic. Although

we do not manufacture or sell products, the COVID-19 pandemic and the work shutdown imposed in the United States and other countries

to limit the spread of the virus can have a negative impact on our business. Our revenue is generated almost exclusively from

license fees generated from litigation seeking damages for infringement of our intellectual property rights. The work shutdown

has affected the court system and, with courts operating on a reduced schedule. As a result, patent infringement actions are likely

to be lower priority items in allocation of court resources, with the effect that deadlines are likely to be postponed which delays

may give defendants an incentive to delay negotiations or offer a lower amount than they might otherwise accept. In addition,

the effect of the COVID-19 and the public response may adversely affect the financial condition and prospects of defendants and

potential defendants, which would make it less likely that they would be willing to settle our claim.

The

COVID-19 pandemic and the response to limit the spread of the infection may affect the financial condition of financing sources

and the willingness of potential financing sources to provide funding for our litigation. In addition, these factors may affect

a law firms’ ability and willingness to provide us with legal services on a contingent or partial contingent and may result

in the impairment or discontinuation of business of or the filing of a petition under the Bankruptcy Act by or against any defendant

or potential defendant.

Further,

to the extent that holders of intellectual property rights see these factors impacting our ability to generate revenue from their

intellectual property, they may be reluctant to sell intellectual property to us on terms which are acceptable to us.

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We

are dependent upon our chief executive officer. We are dependent upon Jon Scahill, our chief executive officer and president

and sole full-time employee, for all aspects of our business including locating, evaluating and negotiating and performing due

diligence with respect to intellectual property rights from the owners, managing our intellectual property portfolios, engaging

in licensing activities and monetizing the rights through licensing and managing and monitoring any litigation with respect to

our intellectual property as well as defending any actions by potential licensees seeking a declaratory judgment that they do

not infringe. The loss of Mr. Scahill would materially impair our ability to conduct our business. Although we have an employment

agreement with Mr. Scahill, the employment agreement does not ensure that Mr. Scahill will remain with us.

Any

equity funding we obtain may result in significant dilution to our stockholders. Because of our financial position, our continuing

losses and our negative working capital from operations, we do not expect that we will be able to obtain any debt financing for

our operations. Our stock price has generally been trading at a price which is less than $0.01 per share for more than the past

two years, and, because our stock price fell below $0.01 per share, our stock is traded on the OTC Pink Market. As a result, it

will be very difficult for us to raise funds in the equity markets. However, in the event that we are able to raise funds in the

equity market, the sale of shares would result in significant dilution to the present stockholders, and even a modest equity investment

could result in the issuance of a very significant number of shares.

RisksRelating to Monetizing our Intellectual Property Rights

We

may not be able to monetize our intellectual property portfolios. Although our business plan is to generate revenue from our

intellectual property portfolios, we have not been successful in generating any significant revenue from our portfolios and we

have not generated any revenues from several of our intellectual property portfolios. We cannot assure you that we will be able

to generate any significant revenue from our existing portfolios or that we will be able to acquire new intellectual property

rights that will generate significant revenue.

If

we are not successful in monetizing our portfolios, we may not be able to continue in business. Although we have ownership

of some of our intellectual property, we also license the rights pursuant to agreements with the owners of the intellectual property.

If we are not successful in generating revenue for those parties who have an interest in the results of our efforts, those parties

may seek to renegotiate the terms of our agreements with them, which could both impair our ability to generate revenue from our

intellectual property and make it more difficult for us to obtain rights to new intellectual property rights. If we continue to

be unable to generate revenue from our existing intellectual property portfolios and any new portfolios we may acquire, we may

be unable to continue in business.

If

we are not successful in patent litigation, the defendants may seek to have the court award attorneys’ fees to them against

us which could result in the bankruptcy of the plaintiff subsidiary and may result in a default under our agreement QFL. The

United States patent laws provide that “the court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing

party.” Although the patents are owned by our subsidiaries and any judgment would be awarded against the subsidiaries, the

subsidiaries have no assets other than the patent rights. Our funding sources for our patent litigation do not provide for the

funding source to pay any judgment against us. Thus, if any defendants obtain a judgment against one of our subsidiaries, they

may seek to enforce their judgment against the patents owned by the subsidiary or seek to put the subsidiary into bankruptcy and

acquire the patents in the bankruptcy proceeding. As a result, it is possible that an adverse verdict in a petition for legal

fees could result in the loss of the patents owned by the subsidiary and a default under our agreement with QFL.

Our

inability to acquire intellectual property portfolios will impair our ability to generate revenue and develop our business.

We do not have the personnel to develop patentable technology by ourselves. Thus, we need to depend on acquiring rights to intellectual

property and intellectual property portfolios from third parties. In acquiring intellectual property rights, there are delays

in (i) identifying the intellectual property which we may want to acquire, (ii) negotiating an agreement with the owner or holder

of the intellectual property rights, and (iii) generating revenue from those intellectual property rights which we acquire. During

these periods, we will continue to incur expenses with no assurance that we will generate revenue. We currently hold intellectual

property portfolios from which we have not generated any revenue to date, and we cannot assure you that we will generate revenue

from our existing intellectual property portfolios or any additional intellectual properties which we may acquire.

We

may be unable to enforce our intellectual property rights unless we obtain third party funding. Because of the expense of

litigation and our lack of working capital, we may be unable to enforce our intellectual property rights unless we obtain the

agreement of a third party to provide funding in support of our litigation. We cannot assure you that QFL or any other funding

source provide us the any necessary funding, and the failure to obtain such funding may impair our ability to monetize our intellectual

property portfolio or continue in business.

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Because

we need to rely on third-party funding sources to provide us with funds to enforce our intellectual property rights we are dependent

upon the perception by potential funding sources of the value of our intellectual property. Because we do not have funds to

pursue litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights, we are dependent upon the valuation which potential funding sources,

which currently is QFL, give to our intellectual property or any intellectual property we may acquire. In determining whether

to provide funding for intellectual property litigation, the funding sources need to make an evaluation of the strength of our

patents, the likelihood of success, the nature of the potential defendants and a determination as to whether there is a sufficient

potential recovery to justify a significant investment in intellectual property litigation. Typically, such funding sources receive

a percentage of the recovery after litigation expenses, and seek to generate a sufficient return on investment to justify the

investment. Under our agreement with QFL, QFL is allocated all of the net proceeds (after allowable expenses) until it has received

a negotiated return. Unless QFL or any other funding source believes that it will generate a sufficient return on investment,

it will not fund litigation. If QFL does not fund our acquisition or monetization of intellectual property we propose to acquire,

we cannot assure you that we will be able to negotiate funding agreements with third party funding sources on terms reasonably

acceptable to us, if at all. Because of our financial condition, we may only be able to obtain funding on terms which are less

favorable to us than we would otherwise be able to obtain.

Although

we have a funding agreements with QFL, there is no assurance that we will generate revenue from the funded litigation. Although

the funding source makes its evaluation as to the likelihood of success, patent litigation is very uncertain, and we cannot assure

you that, just because we obtain litigation funding, we will be successful or that any recovery we may obtain will be significant.

Because

QFL and Intelligent Partners hold a security interest in almost all of our intellectual property and the proceeds from our intellectual

property, we may not be able to raise funds through a debt financing. Pursuant to our agreements with QFL and Intelligent

Partners, we granted them a security interest in the stock of our subsidiaries that hold the intellectual property acquired from

Intellectual Ventures and in the proceeds from the monetization of intellectual property acquired from Intellectual Ventures and

our mobile data and financial data portfolios. The inability to grant a security interest in these assets to a new lender would

materially impair our ability to obtain debt financing for our operations, and may also impair our ability to obtain financing

to acquire additional intellectual property rights.

Because

of our financial condition and our having generated a loss from operations in 2019 and 2020 from our existing portfolios, we may

not be able to obtain intellectual property rights to the most advanced technologies. In order to generate meaningful revenues

from intellectual property rights, we need to be able to identify, negotiate rights to and offer technologies for which there

is a developing market. Because of our financial condition and the terms under which we obtain financing for our litigation, we

may be unable to negotiate rights to technology for which there which will be a strong developing market, or, if we are able to

negotiate agreements for such intellectual property, the terms of our purchase or license may not be favorable to us. Accordingly,

we cannot assure you that we will be able to acquire intellectual property rights to the technology for which there is a strong

market demand.

Potential

acquisitions may present risks, and we may be unable to achieve the financial or other goals intended at the time of any potential

acquisition. Our ability to grow depends, in large part, on our ability to acquire interests in intellectual property, including

patented technologies, patent portfolios, or companies holding such patented technologies and patent portfolios. Accordingly,

we intend to engage in acquisitions to expand our intellectual property portfolios and we intend to continue to explore such acquisitions.

Such acquisitions are subject to numerous risks, including the following:

our failure to have<br><br> sufficient funding to enable us to make the acquisition, together with the terms on which such funding is available, if at<br><br> all;
our failure to have<br><br> sufficient personal to satisfy the seller that we have the personnel to monetize the assets we propose to acquire;
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dilution to our<br><br> stockholders to the extent that we use equity in connection with any acquisition;
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our inability to<br><br> enter into a definitive agreement with respect to any potential acquisition, or if we are able to enter into such agreement,<br><br> our inability to consummate the potential acquisition;
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difficulty integrating<br><br> the operations, technology and personnel of the acquired entity;
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our inability to<br><br> achieve the anticipated financial and other benefits of the specific acquisition;
difficulty in maintaining<br><br> controls, procedures and policies during the transition and monetization process;
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diversion of our<br><br> management’s attention from other business concerns, especially considering that we have only one full-time employee/officer<br><br> who is responsible for performing due diligence, negotiating agreements, negotiating funding and implementing a monetization<br><br> program; and
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our failure, in<br><br> our due diligence process, to identify significant issues, including issues with respect to patented technologies and intellectual<br><br> property portfolios, and other legal and financial contingencies.
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If

we are unable to manage these risks and other risks effectively as part of any acquisition, our business could be adversely affected.

Our

acquisition of intellectual property rights may be time consuming, complex and costly, which could adversely affect our operating

results. Acquisitions of patent or other intellectual property assets, which are and will be critical to the development of

our business, are often time consuming, complex and costly to consummate. We may utilize many different transaction structures

in our acquisitions and the terms of such acquisition agreements tend to be heavily negotiated. As a result, we expect to incur

significant operating expenses and may be required to raise capital during the negotiations even if the acquisition is ultimately

not consummated. Even if we are able to acquire particular intellectual property assets, there is no guarantee that we will generate

sufficient revenue related to those intellectual property assets to offset the acquisition costs. We may also identify intellectual

property assets that cost more than we are prepared to spend with our own capital resources. We may incur significant costs to

organize and negotiate a structured acquisition that does not ultimately result in an acquisition of any intellectual property

assets or, if consummated, proves to be unprofitable for us. These higher costs could adversely affect our operating results.

If

we acquire technologies that are in the early stages of market development, we may be unable to monetize the rights we acquire.

We may acquire patents, technologies and other intellectual property rights that are in the early stages of adoption in the commercial,

industrial and consumer markets. Demand for some of these technologies will likely be untested and may be subject to fluctuation

based upon the rate at which companies may adopt our intellectual property in their products and services. As a result, there

can be no assurance as to whether technologies we acquire or develop will have value that we can monetize. It may also be necessary

for us to develop additional intellectual property and file new patent applications as the underlying commercial market evolves,

as a result of which we may incur substantial costs with no assurance that we will ever be able to monetize our intellectual property.

Our

intellectual property monetization cycle is lengthy and costly and may be unsuccessful. We expect to incur significant marketing,

legal and sales expenses prior to entering into monetization events that generate revenue for us. We will also spend considerable

resources educating potential licensees on the benefits of entering into an agreement with us that may include a non-exclusive

license for future use of our intellectual property rights. Thus, we may incur significant losses in any particular period before

any associated revenue stream begins. If our efforts to convince potential licensees of the benefits of a settlement arrangement

are unsuccessful, we may need to continue with the litigation process or other enforcement action to protect our intellectual

property rights and to realize revenue from those rights. We may also need to litigate to enforce the terms of existing agreements,

protect our trade secrets, or determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Enforcement proceedings are

typically protracted and complex. The costs are typically substantial, and the outcomes are unpredictable. Enforcement actions

will divert our managerial, technical, legal and financial resources from business operations.

We

may not be successful in obtaining judgments in our favor. We have commenced litigation seeking to monetize our intellectual

property portfolios and it will be necessary for us to commence ligation in the future. All litigation is uncertain, and a number

of the actions we commenced have been dismissed by the trial court. We cannot assure you that any litigation will be decided in

our favor or that, if damages are awarded or a license is negotiated, that we will generate any significant revenue from the litigation

or that any recovery may be allocated to counsel and third party funding source which may result in little if any revenue to us.

Our

financial condition may cause both intellectual property rights owners and potential licensees to believe that we do not have

the financial resources to commence and prosecute litigation for infringement. Because of our financial condition, both intellectual

property rights owners and potential licensees may believe that we do not have the ability to commence and prosecute sustained

and expensive litigation to protect our intellection rights with the effect that (i) intellectual property rights owners may be

reluctant to grant us rights to their intellectual property and (ii) potential licensees may be less inclined to pay for license

rights from us or settle any litigation we may commence on terms which generate any meaningful monetization.

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Any

patents which may be issued to us pursuant to patent applications which we filed or may file may fail to give us necessary protection.

We cannot be certain that patents will be issued as a result of any pending or future patent applications, or that any of our

patents, once issued, will provide us with adequate protection from competing products. For example, issued patents may be circumvented

or challenged, declared invalid or unenforceable, or narrowed in scope. In addition, since publication of discoveries in scientific

or patent literature often lags behind actual discoveries, we cannot be certain that we will be the first to make additional new

inventions or to file patent applications covering those inventions. It is also possible that others may have or may obtain issued

patents that could prevent us from commercializing our products or require us to obtain licenses requiring the payment of significant

fees or royalties in order to enable us to conduct our business. As to those patents that we may acquire, our continued rights

will depend on meeting any obligations to the seller and we may be unable to do so. Our failure to obtain or maintain intellectual

property rights for our inventions would lead to the loss of our investments in such activities, which would have a material adverse

effect on us.

The

provisions of Federal Declaratory Judgment Act may affect our ability to monetize our intellectual property. Under the Federal

Declaratory Judgment Act, it is possible for a party who we consider to be infringing upon our intellectual property to commence

an action against us seeking a declaratory judgment that such party is not infringing upon our intellectual property rights. In

such a case, the plaintiff could choose the court in which to bring the action and we would be the defendant in the action. Common

claims for declaratory judgment in patent cases are claims of non-infringement, patent invalidity and unenforceability. Although

the commencement of an action requires a claim or controversy, a court may find a letter from us to the alleged infringer seeking

a royalty for the use of our intellectual property rights to form the basis of a controversy. In such a case, the plaintiff, rather

than we, would choose the court in which to bring the action and the timing of the action. In addition, when we commence an action

as plaintiff, we may be able to enter into a contingent fee arrangement with counsel, it is possible that counsel may be less

willing to accept such an arrangement if we are the defendant. Further, we would not have the opportunity of choosing against

which party to bring the action. An adverse decision in a declaratory judgment action could significantly impair our ability to

monetize the intellectual property rights which are the subject of the litigation. We have been a defendant in one declaratory

judgment action, which resulted in a settlement. We cannot assure you that potential infringers will not be able to use the Declaratory

Judgment Act to reduce our ability to monetize the patents that are the subject of the action.

A

2014 Supreme Court decision could significantly impair business method and software patents. In June 2014, the United States

Supreme Court, in Alice v. CLS Bank, struck down patents covering a computer-implemented scheme for mitigating “settlement

risk” by using a third party intermediary, holding the patent claims to be ineligible as being drawn to a patent-ineligible

abstract idea. The courts have been dealing for many years over what business methods are patentable. We cannot predict the extent

to which the decision in Alice as well as prior Supreme Court decisions dealing with patents, will be interpreted by courts.

To the extent that the Supreme Court decision in Alice gives businesses reason to believe that business model and software

patents are not enforceable, it may become more difficult for us to monetize patents which are held to be within the ambit of

the patents before the Supreme Court in Alice and for us to obtain counsel willing to represent us on a contingency basis.

As a result, the decision in Alice could materially impair our ability to obtain patent rights and monetize those which

we do obtain.

Legislation,

regulations or rules related to obtaining patents or enforcing patents could significantly increase our operating costs and decrease

our revenue. We may apply for patents and may spend a significant amount of resources to enforce those patents. If legislation,

regulations or rules are implemented either by Congress, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or the courts that impact

the patent application process, the patent enforcement process or the rights of patent holders, these changes could negatively

affect our expenses and revenue. For example, new rules regarding the burden of proof in patent enforcement actions could significantly

both increase the cost of our enforcement actions and make it more difficult to sign licenses without litigation, changes in standards

or limitations on liability for patent infringement could negatively impact our revenue derived from such enforcement actions,

and any rules requiring that the losing party pay legal fees of the prevailing party could also significantly increase the cost

of our enforcement actions. United States patent laws were recently amended with the enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents

Act, or the America Invents Act, which took effect on March 16, 2013. The America Invents Act includes a number of significant

changes to U.S. patent law. In general, the legislation attempts to address issues surrounding the enforceability of patents and

the increase in patent litigation by, among other things, establishing new procedures for patent litigation. For example, the

America Invents Act changes the way that parties may be joined in patent infringement actions, increasing the likelihood that

such actions will need to be brought against individual parties allegedly infringing by their respective individual actions or

activities. The America Invents Act and its implementation increases the uncertainties and costs surrounding the enforcement of

our patented technologies, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. In addition, the

U.S. Department of Justice has conducted reviews of the patent system to evaluate the impact of patent assertion entities on industries

in which those patents relate. It is possible that the findings and recommendations of the Department of Justice could impact

the ability to effectively license and enforce standards-essential patents and could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding

the enforcement of any such patented technologies.

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Proposed

legislation may affect our ability to conduct our business. There are presently pending or proposed a number of laws which,

if enacted, may affect the ability of companies such as us to generate revenue from our intellectual property rights. Typically,

these proposed laws cover legal actions brought by companies which do not manufacture products or supply services but seek to

collect licensing fees based on their intellectual property rights and, if they are not able to enter into a license, to commence

litigation. Although a number of such bills have been proposed in Congress, we do not know which, if any, bills will be enacted

into law or what the provisions will be and, therefore, we cannot predict the effect, if any, that such laws, if passed by Congress

and signed by the president, would provide. However, we cannot assure you that legislation will not be enacted which would impair

our ability to operate by making it more difficult for us to commence litigation against a potential licensee or infringer. To

the extent that an alleged infringer believes that we will not prevail in litigation, it would be more difficult to negotiate

a license agreement without litigation.

The

unpredictability of our revenues may harm our financial condition. Our revenues from licensing have typically been lump sum

payments entered into at the time of the license, which may be in connection with the settlement of litigation, and not from licenses

that pay an ongoing royalty. Due to the nature of the licensing business and uncertainties regarding the amount and timing of

the receipt of license and other fees from potential infringers, stemming primarily from uncertainties regarding the outcome of

enforcement actions, rates of adoption of our patented technologies, the growth rates of potential licensees and certain other

factors, our revenues, if any, may vary significantly from quarter to quarter, which could make our business difficult to manage,

adversely affect our business and operating results, cause our quarterly results to fall below market expectations and adversely

affect the market price of our common stock.

Our

success depends in part upon our ability to retain the qualified legal counsel to represent us in patent enforcement litigation.

The success of our licensing business may depend upon our ability to retain the qualified legal counsel to prosecute patent infringement

litigation. As our patent enforcement actions increase, it will become more difficult to find the preferred choice for legal counsel

to handle all of our cases because many of these firms may have a conflict of interest that prevents their representation of us

or because they are not willing to represent us on a contingent or partial contingent fee basis.

Our

reliance on representations, warranties and opinions of third parties may expose us to certain material liabilities. From

time to time, we rely upon the representations and warranties of third parties, including persons claiming ownership of intellectual

property rights, and opinions of purported experts. In certain instances, we may not have the opportunity to independently investigate

and verify the facts upon which such representations, warranties and opinions are made. By relying on these representation, warranties

and opinions, we may be exposed to liability in connection with the licensing and enforcement of intellectual property and intellectual

property rights which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

In

connection with patent enforcement actions, counterclaims may be brought against us and a court may rule against us in counterclaims

which may expose us and our operating subsidiaries to material liabilities. In connection with patent enforcement actions,

it is possible that a defendant may file counterclaims against us or a court may rule that we have violated statutory authority,

regulatory authority, federal rules, local court rules, or governing standards relating to the substantive or procedural aspects

of such enforcement actions. In such event, a court may issue monetary sanctions against us or our operating subsidiaries or award

attorney’s fees and/or expenses to the counterclaiming defendant, which could be material, and if we or our operating subsidiaries

are required to pay such monetary sanctions, attorneys’ fees and/or expenses, such payment could materially harm our operating

results, our financial position and our ability to continue in business.

Trial

judges and juries may find it difficult to understand complex patent enforcement litigation, and as a result, we may need to appeal

adverse decisions by lower courts in order to successfully enforce our patents. It is difficult to predict the outcome of

patent enforcement litigation at the trial level. It is often difficult for juries and trial judges to understand complex, patented

technologies, and, as a result, there is a higher rate of successful appeals in patent enforcement litigation than more standard

business litigation. Regardless of whether we prevail in the trial court, appeals are expensive and time consuming, resulting

in increased costs and delayed revenue, and attorneys may be less likely to represent us in an appeal on a contingency basis especially

if we are seeking to appeal an adverse decision. Although we may diligently pursue enforcement litigation, we cannot predict the

decisions made by juries and trial courts.

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More

patent applications are filed each year resulting in longer delays in getting patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark

Office. We hold a number of pending patents and may file or acquire rights to additional patent applications. We have identified

a trend of increasing patent applications each year, which we believe is resulting in longer delays in obtaining approval of pending

patent applications. The application delays could cause delays in recognizing revenue, if any, from these patents and could cause

us to miss opportunities to license patents before other competing technologies are developed or introduced into the market.

U.S.

Federal courts are becoming more crowded, and, as a result, patent enforcement litigation is taking longer. Patent enforcement

actions are almost exclusively prosecuted in federal district courts. In May 2017, the United States Supreme Court, in TC Heartland

v. Kraft Foods Groups Brands, held that a corporate defendant may be sued either in its state of incorporation, or where it

has committed acts of infringement and has a regular and established place of business. To the extent that the Supreme Court decision

in TC Heartland concentrates patent litigation in districts within states popular for business incorporation, such as the

Federal District Court for the District of Delaware, such courts may become increasingly crowded. Federal trial courts that hear

patent enforcement actions also hear criminal and other civil cases. Criminal cases always take priority over patent enforcement

actions. As a result, it is difficult to predict the length of time it will take to complete any enforcement action. Moreover,

we believe there is a trend in increasing numbers of civil lawsuits and criminal proceedings, and, as a result, we believe that

the risk of delays in patent enforcement actions will have a significant effect on our business in the future unless this trend

changes.

Any

reductions in the funding of the United States Patent and Trademark Office could have an adverse impact on the cost of processing

pending patent applications and the value of those pending patent applications. Our primary assets are our patent portfolios,

including pending patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The value of our patent portfolios

is dependent upon the issuance of patents in a timely manner, and any reductions in the funding of the United States Patent and

Trademark Office could negatively impact the value of our assets. Further, reductions in funding from Congress could result in

higher patent application filing and maintenance fees charged by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, causing an unexpected

increase in our expenses.

The

rapid development of technology may impair our ability to monetize intellectual property that we own. In order for us to generate

revenue from our intellectual property, we need to offer intellectual property that is used in the manufacture or development

of products. Rapid technological developments have reduced the market for products using less advanced technology. To the extent

that technology develops in a manner in which our intellectual property is not a necessary element or to the extent that others

design around our intellectual property, our ability to license our intellectual property portfolios or successfully prosecute

litigation will be impaired. We cannot assure you that we will have rights to intellectual property for most advanced technology

or that there will be a market for products which require our technology.

The

intellectual property management business is highly competitive. A large number of other companies seek to obtain rights to

new intellectual property and to market existing intellectual property. Most of these companies have significantly both greater

resources that we have and industry contacts which place them in a better position to generate new business. Further, our financial

position, our lack of executive personnel and our inability to generate revenue from our portfolio can be used against us by our

competitors. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in obtaining intellectual property rights to new developing technologies.

As

intellectual property enforcement litigation becomes more prevalent, it may become more difficult for us to voluntarily license

our intellectual property*.* We believe that the more prevalent intellectual property enforcement actions become, the

more difficult it will be for us to voluntarily license our intellectual property rights. As a result, we may need to increase

the number of our intellectual property enforcement actions to cause infringing companies to license the intellectual property

or pay damages for lost royalties.

Weak

global economic conditions may cause potential licensees to delay entering into licensing agreements, which could prolong our

litigation and adversely affect our financial condition and operating results. Our business depends significantly on strong

economic conditions that would encourage potential licensees to enter into license agreements for our intellectual property rights.

The United States and world economies have recently experienced weak economic conditions. Uncertainty about global economic conditions

poses a risk as businesses may postpone spending in response to tighter credit, negative financial news and declines in income

or asset values. This response could have a material adverse effect on the willingness of parties infringing on our assets to

enter into settlements or other revenue generating agreements voluntarily.

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If

we are unable to adequately protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to compete effectively*.* Our ability

to compete depends in part upon the strength of the intellectual property and intellectual property rights that we own or may

hereafter acquire in our technologies, brands and content and our ability to protect such intellectual property rights. We rely

on a combination of patent and intellectual property laws and agreements to establish and protect our patent, intellectual property

and other proprietary rights. The efforts we take to protect our patents, intellectual property and other proprietary rights may

not be sufficient or effective at stopping unauthorized use of our patents, intellectual property and other proprietary rights.

In addition, effective trademark, patent, copyright and trade secret protection may not be available or cost-effective in every

country in which we have rights. There may be instances where we are not able to protect or utilize our patent and other intellectual

property in a manner that maximizes competitive advantage. If we are unable to protect our patent assets and intellectual property

and other proprietary rights from unauthorized use, the value of those assets may be reduced, which could negatively impact our

business. Our inability to obtain appropriate protections for our intellectual property may also allow competitors to enter our

markets and produce or sell the same or similar products as those covered by our intellectual property rights. In addition, protecting

our intellectual property and intellectual property rights is expensive and diverts our critical and limited managerial resources.

If any of the foregoing were to occur, or if we are otherwise unable to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights,

our business and financial results could be impaired. If it becomes necessary for us to commence legal proceedings to enforce

our intellectual property rights, the proceedings could be burdensome and expensive. In addition, our intellectual property rights

could be at risk if we are unsuccessful in, or cannot afford to pursue, those proceedings. We also rely on trade secrets and contract

law to protect some of our intellectual property rights. We will enter into confidentiality and invention agreements with our

employees and consultants. Nevertheless, these agreements may not be honored and they may not effectively protect our right to

our un-patented trade secrets and know-how. Moreover, others may independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information

and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets and know-how.

RisksConcerning our Common Stock

There

is a limited market for our common stock, which may make it difficult for you to sell your stock. Our common stock trades

on the OTC Pink market under the symbol “QPRC.” The OTC Pink market is not a national securities exchange and does

not provide the benefits to stockholders which a national exchange provides. The OTC Pink “is for all types of companies

that are there by reasons of default, distress or design, which is why they are further segmented based on the level of information

that they provide.” Our common stock had been traded on the OTCQB but ceased to be traded on that market because the stock

price dropped below $0.01 per share. To be eligible for OTCQB, companies must be current in their reporting and undergo an annual

verification and management certification process. Companies must meet $0.01 bid test and may not be in bankruptcy.” There

is a limited trading market for our common stock and our common stock has frequently traded for less than $0.01. Accordingly,

there can be no assurance as to the liquidity of any markets that may develop for our common stock, the ability of holders of

our common stock to sell our common stock, or the prices at which holders may be able to sell our common stock. Further, because

of the thin float, the reported bid and asked prices may have little relationship to the price you would pay if you wanted to

buy shares or the price you would receive if you wanted to sell shares.

Because

our common stock is a penny stock, you may have difficulty selling our common stock in the secondary trading market. Our common

stock fits the definition of a penny stock and therefore is subject to the rules adopted by the SEC regulating broker-dealer practices

in connection with transactions in penny stocks. The SEC rules may have the effect of reducing trading activity in our common

stock making it more difficult for investors to purchase and sell their shares. The SEC’s rules require a broker or dealer

proposing to effect a transaction in a penny stock to deliver the customer a risk disclosure document that provides certain information

prescribed by the SEC, including, but not limited to, the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker or dealer

must also disclose the aggregate amount of any compensation received or receivable by him in connection with such transaction

prior to consummating the transaction. In addition, the SEC’s rules also require a broker or dealer to make a special written

determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement

to the transaction before completion of the transaction. The existence of the SEC’s rules may result in a lower trading

volume of our common stock and lower trading prices. Further, some broker-dealers will not process transactions in penny stocks.

Many brokers do not trade in penny stocks and stock that are not listed on a stock exchange.

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Our

lack of internal controls over financial reporting may affect the market for and price of our common stock. Our disclosure

controls and our internal controls over financial reporting are not effective. Since we became engaged in the intellectual property

management business in 2008, we have not had the financial resources or personnel to develop or implement systems that would provide

us with the necessary information on a timely basis so as to be able to implement financial controls. Our continued poor financial

condition together with the fact that we have one full time employee, who is both our chief executive officer and chief financial

officer, makes it difficult for us to implement a system of internal controls over financial reporting, and we cannot assure you

that we will be able to develop and implement the necessary controls. The absence of internal controls over financial reporting

may inhibit investors from purchasing our shares and may make it more difficult for us to raise debt or equity financing.

Our

lack of a full-time chief financial officer could affect our ability to develop financial controls, which could affect the market

price for our common stock. We do not have a full-time chief financial officer. At present, our chief executive officer, who

does not have an accounting background, is also acting as our chief financial officer. We do not anticipate that we will be able

to hire a qualified chief financial officer unless our financial condition improves significantly. The lack of an experienced

chief financial officer, together with our lack of internal controls, may impair our ability to raise money through a debt or

equity financing, the market for our common stock and our ability to enter into agreements with owners of intellectual property

rights.

Our

stock price may be volatile and your investment in our common stock could suffer a decline in value. As of the date of this

annual report, there has only been limited trading activity in our common stock. There can be no assurance that any significant

market will ever develop in our common stock. Because of the low public float and the absence of any significant trading volume,

the reported prices may not reflect the price at which you would be able to sell shares if you want to sell any shares you own

or buy shares if you wish to buy share. Further, stocks with a low public float may be more subject to manipulation than a stock

that has a significant public float. The price may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, many of which are

beyond our control. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following, in addition to the risks described above and

general market and economic conditions:

our low stock price,<br><br> which may result in a modest dollar purchase or sale of our common stock having a disproportionately large effect on the stock<br><br> price;
the effect of the<br><br> COVID-19 pandemic and the response to the pandemic on the market both generally and on penny stock;
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the market’s<br><br> perception as to our ability to generate positive cash flow or earnings from our intellectual property portfolios;
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changes in our or<br><br> securities analysts’ estimate of our financial performance;
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our ability or perceived<br><br> ability to obtain necessary financing for operations and for the monetization of our intellectual property rights;
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the market’s<br><br> perception of the effects of legislation or court decisions on our business;
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the market’s<br><br> perception that a defendant may obtain a judgement against a subsidiary and foreclose on the intellectual property of the<br><br> subsidiary, which may result in a default under our agreement with United Wireless;
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the effects or perceived<br><br> effects of the potential convertibility of convertible notes issued by us;
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the results or anticipated<br><br> results of litigation by or against us;
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the anticipated<br><br> or actual results of our operations;
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events or conditions<br><br> relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights generally;
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changes in market<br><br> valuations of other intellectual property marketing companies;
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any discrepancy<br><br> between anticipated or projected results and actual results of our operations;
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the market’s<br><br> perception or our ability to continue to make our filings with the SEC in a timely manner;
actions by third<br><br> parties to either sell or purchase stock in quantities which would have a significant effect on our stock price; and
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other matters not<br><br> within our control.
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Raising

funds by issuing equity or convertible debt securities could dilute the value of the common stock and impose restrictions on our

working capital. If we were to raise additional capital by issuing equity securities, either alone or in connection with a

non-equity financing, the value of the then outstanding common stock could decline. If the additional equity securities were issued

at a per share price less than the per share value of the outstanding shares, which is customary in the private placement of equity

securities, the holders of the outstanding shares would suffer a dilution in value with the issuance of such additional shares.

Because of the low price of our stock and our working capital deficiency, the dilution to our stockholders could be significant.

We may have difficulty in raising funds through the sale of debt securities because of both our financial position, the lack of

any collateral on which a lender may place a value, and the absence of any history of significant monetizing of our intellectual

property rights. If we are able to raise funds from the sale of debt securities, the lenders may impose restrictions on our operations

and may impair our working capital as we service any such debt obligations.

Our

failure to have filed reports with the SEC may impair the market for and the value of our common stock and may result in liability

to us. We did not file reports with the SEC from 2003 until December 2014. We filed our Form 10-K for the year ended December

31, 2012 on December 15, 2014; our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 on April 10, 2015; and our Form 10-K for the

year ended December 31, 2014 on August 18, 2015. Our failure to have made such filings may affect both the market for our common

stock and the value of our common stock as well as the willingness of investors to purchase our stock. Further, because we did

not have current information concerning our business and operations available, we have potential liability resulting from our

failure to have been current in our SEC filings, and the SEC has broad power to take action against us for our failure to have

been in compliance with the reporting requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the SEC permits an issuer to

file an omnibus 10-K covering the periods for which filings were not made, the SEC is not foreclosed from seeking enforcement

action for our filing delinquencies. Any such action could have a material adverse effect upon us and the market for and price

of our common stock.

Because

we have a classified board of directors, it may be more difficult for a third party to obtain control of us. As a result of

the approval by our stockholders of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors is a classified

board, which means that at each annual meeting, the stockholder will vote for only one-third of the board. A classified board

of directors may make it more difficult for a third party of gain control of us which may affect the opportunity of our stockholders

to receive any potential benefit which could be available from a third party seeking to obtain control over us.

We

do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock

and do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

ITEM2. PROPERTIES

We

do not own or lease any real property.

ITEM3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None

ITEM4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not

Applicable

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PARTII

ITEM 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

MarketInformation

Our

common stock trades on the OTC Pink market under the symbol QPRC. Any over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer

prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

Stockholdersof Record

As of April 13, 2021, we had 426 record holders of our common stock.

TransferAgent

Continental

Stock Transfer & Trust Company, One State Street, 30th floor, New York, New York 10004-1561 is the transfer agent for our

common stock.

Dividends

We

have not paid any cash dividends to date and do not anticipate or contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. It is

the present intention of management to utilize all available funds for the development of our business.

SecuritiesAuthorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Agreements

The

following table gives information concerning common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options granted to certain officers,

directors and consultants under their respective individual compensation agreements with us as of December 31, 2020.

Equity Compensation Agreements Information
Plan category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (#) Weighted-<br><br> average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights () Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a) (#)
As of December 31, 2020
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (1) 80,000,000
Total 80,000,000

All values are in US Dollars.

A

summary of the status of our equity grants and changes is set forth below:

(1) On November<br><br> 10, 2017, the board of directors adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant to which we can issue up to 150,000,000 shares<br><br> of common stock pursuant to non-qualified stock options, restricted stock grants and other equity-based incentives. At December<br><br> 31, 2020, 80,000,000 shares are available under the plan.
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No

warrants or options were granted or exercised in 2020.

On

February 19, 2021, the board of directors amended the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) increasing the shares

the Company can issue under the plan to 500,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to non-qualified stock options, restricted

stock grants and other equity-based incentives, and the amendment to the Plan became effective upon the closing of the agreements

with QFL, which was February 22, 2021. In connection with the increase in the shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the

plan, the board;

granted<br><br> restricted stock grants for 10,000,000 share, which vested immediately, to each of three<br><br> consultants pursuant to agreements with the consultants;
granted<br><br> restricted stock grants for a total of 69,000,000 shares to our directors, Jon C. Scahill<br><br> (49,000,000 shares), Timothy J. Scahill (10,000,000 shares) and Dr. William R. Carroll<br><br> (10,000,000 shares) as compensation for services rendered;
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granted<br><br> a restricted stock grant to Ryan T. Logue for 5,000,000 shares upon his acceptance of<br><br> his appointment as a director;
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granted<br><br> ten-year non-qualified stock options to purchase 30,000,000 shares to each of three consultants<br><br> pursuant to agreements with the consultants, the options to vest as provided in their<br><br> agreements;
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granted<br><br> a ten-year non-qualified stock option to purchase 60,000,000 shares to Jon C. Scahill,<br><br> which vest in installments as described under Item 11. Executive Compensation.
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Recentsales of unregistered securities.

We

did not sell any unregistered securities during since the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2020 other than issuances that

were reported in our SEC filings.

ITEM6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

We

are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide

the information under this item.

ITEM7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Thefollowing discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidatedfinancial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statementsthat involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. See “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual resultscould differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors discussed in “RiskFactors” and elsewhere in this report.

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Overview

Our

principal operations include the development, acquisition, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights that are

either owned or controlled by us or one of our wholly owned subsidiaries. We currently own, control or manage ten intellectual

property portfolios, which principally consist of patent rights. As part of our intellectual property asset management activities

and in the ordinary course of our business, it has been necessary for either us or the intellectual property owner who we represent

to initiate, and it is likely to continue to be necessary to initiate, patent infringement lawsuits and engage in patent infringement

litigation.

We

generate revenue from two sources:

Patent licensing<br><br> fees relating to our intellectual property portfolio, which includes fees from the licensing of our intellectual property,<br><br> primarily from litigation relating to enforcement of our intellectual property rights.
Licensed packaging<br><br> sales, which relate to the sale of licensed products, although we did not generate any revenue from licensed packaging sales<br><br> in the year ended December 31, 2020.
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We

previously received management fees for managing litigation related to our intellectual property rights. We do not currently receive

these fees, we do not have any agreements that provide for such payments and we may not generate revenue from such fees in the

future.

To

a significantly lesser extent, we generate revenue from sale of packaging materials based on our TurtlePak^TM^ technology.

We did not generate any revenue from our TurtlePak^TM^ in the year ended December 31, 2020. Our gross profit from sales

reflects the cost of contract manufacturing and labor. We did not generate any revenue from the TurtlePak^TM^ Portfolio

other than from the sale of products using our technology.

Because

of the nature of our business transactions to date, we recognize revenues from licensing upon execution of a license agreement

following settlement of litigation and not over the life of the patent. Thus, we would recognize revenue when we enter into the

agreement pursuant to which we are to receive the license fee or settlement payment. Although we intend to seek to develop portfolios

of intellectual property rights that provide us for a continuing stream of revenue, to date we have not been successful in doing

so, and we cannot give you any assurance that we will be able to generate any significant revenue from licenses that provide a

continuing stream of revenue. Thus, to the extent that we continue to generate cash from single payment licenses, our revenues

can, and are likely to, vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year. Our gross profit from license fees reflects

any royalties which we pay in connection with our license.

Our

agreements with our funding sources have typically provided that the funding source pay the litigation costs and receive a percentage

of the recovery, thus reducing our recovery in connection with any settlement of the litigation. To the extent that our counsel

represents us on a contingent fee basis, our recovery would also be reduced by the percentage of the settlement payable to counsel.

From September 2015 until December 2020, under our agreements with Intelligent Partners, as the assignee of United Wireless, and

under the terms of our agreements to purchase certain intellectual property portfolios, a portion of our recovery may be payable

to Intelligent Partners or the seller of the intellectual property rights. All of these payments, which are reflected as cost

of revenues, significantly reduce the net payment to us.

On

October 22, 2015, we, together with certain of our subsidiaries, and United Wireless, entered into a securities purchase agreement

and related agreements, pursuant to which, among other actions, we issued our 10% secured convertible promissory notes due September

30, 2020 to United Wireless. The rights of United Wireless under the securities purchase agreement and the related notes were

assigned to Intelligent Partners. The proceeds of the notes were used to purchase certain of our intellectual portfolios. At September

30, 2020, promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $4,672,810 were outstanding. The notes became due by their terms

on September 30, 2020, and we did not have the resources to make, and we did not make, payments due on September 30, 2020. As

a result of the possibility that Intelligent Partners could declare a default under the securities purchase agreement and the

note, which would likely to result in our seeking protection under the Bankruptcy Act, we were not able to obtain any litigation

financing and no litigation counsel would represent us on a contingency fee basis. Accordingly, we did not generate any revenue

during the fourth quarter of 2020, and we devoted our efforts to negotiating a funding agreement with QFL and a restructure of

our agreement with Intelligent Partners, which was required by QFL as a condition to entering into a funding agreement with us.

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Agreementsfor QFL and Intelligent Partners

On

February 22, 2020, we entered into a funding agreement with QFL and a restructure agreement with Intelligent Partners.

Pursuant

to the Purchase Agreement with QFL, QFL agreed to make available to us a financing facility of: (a) up to $25,000,000 for the

acquisition of mutually agreed patent rights that we intend to monetize; (b) up to $2,000,000 for operating expenses; and (iii)

$1,750,000 to fund the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners. In return we transferred

to QFL a right to receive a portion of net proceeds generated from the monetization of those patents. We used $1,750,000 of proceeds

from the QFL financing as the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners. Our obligations

to QFL are secured by the proceeds from the patents acquired with their funding, the patents and all general intangibles now or

hereafter arising from or related to the foregoing and the proceeds and products of the foregoing. We also granted QFL a ten-year

warrant to purchase a total of up to 96,246,246 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price of $0.0054 per share which

may be exercised from February 19, 2021 through February 18, 2031on a cash or cashless basis, subject to certain limitations on

exercisability. The warrant also contains certain minimum ownership percentage antidilution rights pursuant to which the aggregate

number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the initial exercise of the Warrant shall not be less than 10% of the aggregate

number of outstanding shares of our capital stock (determined on a fully diluted basis). A portion of any gain from sale of the

shares, net of taxes and costs of exercise, realized prior to the completion of all monetization activities shall be credited

against the total return due to QFL pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. We also agreed to take all commercially reasonable steps

necessary to regain compliance with the OTCQB eligibility standards as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 12 months

from the closing date, and granted QFL registration rights with respect to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants.

We also granted QFL certain board observation rights. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the all of the net proceeds from the

monetization of the intellectual property acquired with funds from QFL are paid directly to QFL. After QFL has received a negotiated

rate of return, we and QFL share net proceeds equally until QFL achieves its investment return, as defined in the agreement. Thereafter,

we retain 100% of all net proceeds. Except in an Event of Default, as defined therein, all payments by us to QFL pursuant to the

Purchase Agreement are non-recourse and shall be paid only if and after net proceeds from monetization of the patent rights owned

or acquire by us are received, or to be received.

Contemporaneously

with the execution of the agreement with QFL, we entered into a restructure agreement with Intelligent Partners to eliminate

any obligations we had with respect to the outstanding notes and the securities purchase agreement. As part of the restructure

of our agreements with Intelligent Partners, we amended the existing MPAs and granted Intelligent Partners certain rights in the

monetization proceeds from any new intellectual property we acquire. Under these MPAs, Intelligent Partners receives a 60% interest

in the proceeds from our intellectual property owned by the eight Subsidiary Guarantors. Intelligent Partners also participates

in the monetization proceeds from new intellectual property that we acquire until the total payments under all the monetization

participation agreements equal $2,805,000, as follows: for net proceeds between $0 and $1,000,000, Intelligent Partners receives

10% of the net proceeds realized from new patents, except that if, in any calendar quarter, net proceeds realized by us exceed

$1,000,000, Intelligent Partners’ entitlement for that quarter only shall increase to 30% on the portion of net proceeds

in excess of $1,000,000 but less than $3,000,000. If in the same calendar quarter, net proceeds exceed $3,000,000, Intelligent

Partners’ entitlement for that quarter only shall increase to 50% on the portion of net proceeds in excess of $3,000,000.

The payments with respect to the new patents terminate once total payments to Intelligent Partners under all monetization participation

agreements reach $2,805,000. The payments to Intellectual Partners with respect new patents are payable from the proceeds which

are allocated to us under the QFL agreements, which start after QFL has received a negotiated rate of return.

InventorRoyalties, Contingent Litigation Funding Fees and Contingent Legal Expenses

In

connection with the investment in certain patents and patent rights, certain of our operating subsidiaries executed agreements

which grant to the former owners of the respective patents or patent rights, the right to receive inventor royalties based on

future net revenues (as defined in the respective agreements) generated as a result of licensing and otherwise enforcing the respective

patents or patent portfolios.

Our

operating subsidiaries may engage third party funding sources to provide funding for patent licensing and enforcement. The agreements

with the third party funding sources may provide that the funding source receives a portion of any negotiated fees, settlements

or judgments. In certain instances, these third party funding sources are entitled to receive a significant percentage of any

proceeds realized until the third party funder has recouped agreed upon amounts based on formulas set forth in the underlying

funding agreement, which may reduce or delay and proceeds due to us.

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Our

operating subsidiaries may retain the services of law firms in connection with their licensing and enforcement activities. These

law firms may be retained on a contingent fee basis whereby the law firms are paid by the funding source on a scaled percentage

of any negotiated fees, settlements or judgments awarded based on how and when the fees, settlements or judgments are obtained.

Depending on the amount of any recovery, it is possible that all the proceeds from a specific settlement may be paid to the funding

source and legal counsel.

The

economic terms of the inventor agreements, funding agreements and contingent legal fee arrangements associated with the patent

portfolios owned or controlled by our operating subsidiaries, if any, including royalty rates, proceeds sharing rates, contingent

fee rates and other terms, vary across the patent portfolios owned or controlled by the operating subsidiaries. Inventor royalties,

payments to non-controlling interests, payments to third party funding providers and contingent legal fees expenses fluctuate

period to period, based on the amount of revenues recognized each period, the terms and conditions of revenue agreements executed

each period and the mix of specific patent portfolios with varying economic terms and obligations generating revenues each period.

Inventor royalties, payments to third party funding sources and contingent legal fees expenses will continue to fluctuate and

may continue to vary significantly period to period, based primarily on these factors.

In

December 2018, we entered into a funding agreement whereby a third party agreed to provide funds to us to enable us to support

our structured licensing programs for the CMOS and M-RED portfolios. Under the funding agreement, the third party receives an

interest in the proceeds from the programs, and we have no other obligation to the third party. As of December 31, 2020, the third

party funding source advanced $150,000 for costs and expenses, and has no further obligation to provide additional funds. Under

the terms of the funding agreement, the third party funder is entitled to a priority return of funds advanced from net proceeds

recovered.

In

connection with any litigation seeking to enforce our intellectual property rights, it is possible that a defendant may request

and/or a court may rule that an operating subsidiary has violated statutory authority, regulatory authority, federal rules, local

court rules, or governing standards relating to the substantive or procedural aspects of such enforcement actions. In such event,

a court may issue monetary sanctions against us or its operating subsidiaries or award attorney’s fees and/or expenses to

a defendant(s), which could be material, and if required to be paid by us or its operating subsidiaries, could materially harm

our operating results and financial position. Since the operating subsidiaries do not have any assets other than the patents,

and the Company does not have any available financial resources to pay any judgment which a defendant may obtain against a subsidiary,

such a judgement may result in the bankruptcy of the subsidiary and/or the loss of the patents, which are the subsidiaries’

only assets.

At

present, we are pursuing litigation with respect to the CXT portfolio and MRED portfolio. The actions are described in Item 1.

Business. We cannot estimate when or whether we will receive any revenue from these litigations, or whether, in the event we do

not prevail, the defendant will not obtain an award of legal fees against our plaintiff subsidiary which could result in the bankruptcy

of the subsidiary and a default under our agreements with QFL and Intelligent Partners.

RestrictedStock Grants and Options

In

February 2021, we issued restricted stock grants to consultants (30,000,000 shares) and to our officers and directors (74,000,000

shares) all of which vested immediately. The value of the shares will be reflected as non-cash compensation in the first quarter

of 2021. Also in February 2021, we granted restricted stock options to consultants (90,000,000 shares) and to our chief executive

officer (60,000,000 shares). With respect to two of the consultants and the chief executive officer the options become cumulatively

exercisable as follows: 1/3^rd^ at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, becoming exercisable upon the commencement of

trading of the Common Stock on the OTCQB; 1/3^rd^ at an exercise price of $0.03 per share becoming exercisable on the

first day on which we file with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q with stockholders’ equity of at least $5,000,000; and 1/3^rd^at an exercise price of $0.05 per share on the date on which the Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock

Market or the New York Stock Exchange. We will incur non-cash compensation with respect to the value of the options, based of

Black-Scholes valuation, as the options become exercisable.

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Resultsof Operations

YearsEnded December 31, 2020 and 2019

The

following table shows the revenue and cost of revenue from our two categories of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2020

and 2019:

Year ended December 31,
2020 2019
Revenues:
Patent licensing fees $ 5,488,088 100.9 % $ 4,117,895 99.4 %
Licensed packaging sales - 0.0 % 25,274 0.6 %
Total 5,488,088 100.0 % 4,143,169 100.0 %
Cost of revenues:
Cost of sales - 0.0 % 4,520 0.1 %
Litigation and licensing expenses 4,692,969 100.0 % 3,383,948 99.8 %
Management support services - 0.0 % 2,093 0.1 %
Total 4,692,969 100.0 % 3,390,561 100.0 %

Revenues

for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $5,488,088, as compared with $4,143,169 in 2019, an increase of $1,344,919, or approximately

32.5%. The increase in 2020 principally reflects an increase in patent licensing fees of $1,370,193, or 33.3%. Our licensing fees

reflect the settlement of litigation for infringement of our patent rights. These fees are one-time fees, with the result that

there is no continuity of revenues from period to period, and any revenue we generate in future periods will be solely dependent

upon the results of pending and future litigation. We cannot assure you that we will generate any revenue from patent licensing

fees in the future. The patent licensing fees for 2020 resulted from licensing and settlements of Power Management/Bus Control

Portfolio, the CXT Portfolio, the MRED Portfolio and the Financial Data Portfolio. The patent licensing fees of $4,117,895 in

2019 resulted from the licensing and settlements of Power Management/Bus Control Portfolio, the CXT Portfolio, the Anchor Structure

Portfolio and the CMOS Portfolio litigations. Our revenue, at least in the near future if not longer, may be affected by factors

relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. See “Item 1. Business – Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on our Business.”

Cost

of revenues was approximately $4,693,000 for 2020 as compared with approximately $3,391,000 for 2019. Our cost of revenue includes

expenses which we incurred in connection with our pending litigations and fees we pay to litigation funding sources, legal counsel,

prior owners and pursuant to monetization proceeds agreements in connection with license fees. Cost of revenue for 2020 includes

approximately $4,693,000 of litigation and licensing fees paid to litigation funding sources and legal counsel in connection with

the Power Management/Bus Control, the CXT Portfolio, the MRED Portfolio and the Financial Data Portfolio licensing programs. Cost

of revenues for 2019 includes approximately $3,384,000 of litigation and licensing fees paid to litigation funding sources and

legal counsel in connection with the Power Management/Bus Control, the CXT Portfolio, the Anchor Structure Portfolio and the CMOS

Portfolio licenses, approximately $2,000 for management support services in connection with management of the Mobile Data Portfolio,

and approximately $5,000 relating to TurtlePak^TM^. We did not have any sales or cost of sales relating to TurtlePak^TM^for 2020.

Selling,

general, and administrative expenses for 2020 increased by approximately $292,000, or approximately 24%, from approximately $1,222,000

in 2019 to approximately $1,514,000 in 2020. Our principal selling, general and administrative expense for 2020 and 2019 was amortization

expense of approximately $648,000 and approximately $529,000 for 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to amortization of the patent

assets acquired from Intellectual Ventures in October 2015, IV 34/37 in July 2017, and IV 62/71 in January 2018 and IV 113/108.

Selling, general and administrative expenses also reflect executive compensation, which was approximately $300,000 for 2020 and

2019.

Other

expense consists primarily of interest expense of approximately $804,000 in 2020 as compared with approximately $808,000 in 2019.

In 2020, we recognized a $275,000 gain on derivative liability as compared with $55,000 loss on derivative liability in 2019.

Other income in 2020 reflects miscellaneous income of $1,000. Other expense in 2019 reflect a $28,000 gain on forgiveness of debt.

As a result of the termination of our obligations under the United Wireless notes, commencing in 2021, we no longer have a derivative

liability. See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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We had an income tax expense of approximately $65,000 for 2020 as compared with approximately $5,000 in 2019. The income tax expense results primarily from foreign taxes paid with respect to certain of our settlement agreements.

As

a result of the foregoing we had a net loss of approximately $1,313,000, or $0.00 per share (basic and diluted) for 2020 compared

to net loss of approximately $1,309,000, or $0.00 per share (basic and diluted), for 2019.

Liquidityand Capital Resources

At December 31, 2020, we had current assets of approximately $1,287,000, current liabilities of approximately $9,497,000. Our current liabilities at December 31, 2020 include approximately $4,673,000 payable to Intelligent Partners, which was due and payable on September 30, 2020 and subsequently restructured, and loans payable of $147,000 and accrued interest of approximately $285,000 due to former directors and minority stockholders. As of December 31, 2020, we have an accumulated deficit of approximately $21,281,000 and a negative working capital of approximately $8,210,000. Other than salary to our chief executive officer, we do not contemplate any other material operating expense in the near future other than normal general and administrative expenses, including expenses relating to our status as a public company filing reports with the SEC. Because our agreements with our litigation funding sources do not require us to make any payments relating to the litigation, we do not incur expenses with respect to litigation covered by the funding sources.

As

a result of our restructure of our agreement with Intelligent Partners, the outstanding notes to Intelligent Partners were cancelled

and replaced with agreements that provide for payments if we receive proceeds from our intellectual property as described above

under “Agreements for QFL and Intelligent Partners.” If the note payable to Intelligent Partners were excluded from

current liabilities, we would have a pro forma working capital deficiency of approximately $3,500,000.

For 2020, we used approximately $246,000 in operations. Our cash flow used in operations for 2020 reflected our loss of approximately $1,300,000, and the amount used in operations increased primarily by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of approximately $471,000, and the gain on derivative liability of $275,000 offset by a decrease in accounts receivable of approximately $750,000, depreciation and amortization of approximately $648,000, amortization of debt discount of approximately $435,000 and bad debt expense of $66,000.

For

2019, we had cash flow from operations $746,523 in our operations, reflecting our loss of $1,310,295, which was offset principally

by depreciation and amortization of our intellectual property rights of $529,486, amortization of debt discount on the loan from

United Wireless of $349,691, an increase in accounts receivable of $1,850,375, an increase in account payable and accrued liabilities

of $954,806,and decreased by the $55,000 loss on derivative liability, and increased by a gain on forgiveness of debt of $27,628

and accrued but unpaid interest of $8,700.

Cash flow from financing activities for 2020 reflected the proceeds of an SBA loan of approximately $172,000, the payment of the purchase price of patents of approximately $194,000 and proceeds from the sale of future revenues of approximately $95,000 offset by payment made on the sale of future revenues of approximately $20,000. Under the agreement with the litigation funder, the third party lender receives an interest in the proceeds.

Cash

flow from financing activities in 2019 included repayments to the third party in the amount of approximately $130,000, the payment

of the purchase price of patents of approximately $156,000 and the payment of $16,000 of a loan from a third party.

In

2020 and 2019, cash flow from investing activities included $95,000 and $75,000, respectively for the purchase of patents from

third parties.

In

2020 we did not have non-cash investing and financing activities. In 2019, non-cash investing and financing activities consisted

of an account payable of $1,238,219 representing the $1,500,000 payment due to Intellectual Ventures, net of $75,000 advanced

at closing and imputed interest of $336,781.

We

cannot assure you that we will be successful in generating future revenues, in obtaining additional debt or equity financing or

that such additional debt or equity financing will be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all, or that we will be able

to obtain any third party funding in connection with any of our intellectual property portfolios.

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Historically,

our only source of financing was loans from officers and directors. In October 2015, we entered into an agreement with United

Wireless, pursuant to which provided us with funds to purchase intellectual property.

We

cannot predict the success of any pending or future litigation seeking to enforce our intellectual property rights.

In

February 2021, we signed a funding agreement with QFL, as described in “Overview” and under “Recent Developments”

in Item 1. Business.

As

noted below, there is a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

CriticalAccounting Policies

The

discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our financial statements that have

been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of

these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities.

On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates including the allowance for doubtful accounts, the salability and recoverability

of our products, income taxes and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that

we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying

values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates

under different assumptions or conditions.

Principlesof Consolidation

Our

consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP and present the financial statements of us and our wholly-owned

subsidiary. In the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated.

Useof Estimates and Assumptions

The

preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America

requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure

of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses

during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

RevenueRecognition

We

adopted ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective transition

method. The core principle of the revenue recognition standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer

of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled

in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

Step 1: Identify<br><br> the contract with the customer
Step 2: Identify<br><br> the performance obligations in the contract
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Step 3: Determine<br><br> the transaction price
--- ---
Step 4: Allocate<br><br> the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
--- ---
Step 5: Recognize<br><br> revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation
--- ---
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A

performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account

in ASC 606. In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised

goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets

ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following

criteria are met:

The customer can<br><br> benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer<br><br> (i.e., the good or service is capable of being distinct).
The entity’s<br><br> promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract (i.e.,<br><br> the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).
--- ---

If

a good or service is not distinct, the good or service is combined with other promised goods or services until a bundle of goods

or services is identified that is distinct.

The

transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised

goods or services to a customer. The consideration promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts, variable

amounts, or both. When determining the transaction price, an entity must consider the effects of all of the following:

Variable consideration
Constraining estimates<br><br> of variable consideration
--- ---
The existence of<br><br> a significant financing component in the contract
--- ---
Noncash consideration
--- ---
Consideration payable<br><br> to a customer
--- ---

Variable

consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount

of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently

resolved.

The

transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis.

The

transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized when that performance obligation is satisfied, at a point

in time or over time as appropriate.

In

general, we are required to make certain judgments and estimates in connection with the accounting for revenue contracts with

customers. Such areas may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the timing of satisfaction of

performance obligations, determining whether a promise of consideration, whether a license to intellectual property or an entitlement

to payment of a percentage of net proceeds, is distinct from other promised goods or services, evaluating whether consideration

transfers to a customer at a point in time or over time, allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations,

determining whether contracts contain a significant financing component, and estimating revenues recognized at a point in time

for licensed sales.

PatentLicensing Fees

Revenue

is recognized upon transfer of control of promised bundled intellectual property rights and other contractual performance obligations

to licensees in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those intellectual property rights.

Revenue contracts that provide promises to grant “the right” to use intellectual property rights as they exist at

the point in time at which the intellectual property rights are granted, are accounted for as performance obligations satisfied

at a point in time and revenue is recognized at the point in time that the applicable performance obligations are satisfied and

all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.

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For

the periods presented, revenue contracts executed by the Company primarily provided for the payment of contractually

determined, one-time, paid-up license fees in consideration for the grant of certain intellectual property rights for

patented technologies owned or controlled by the Company’s operating subsidiaries. Intellectual property rights granted

included the following, as applicable: (i) the grant of a non-exclusive, retroactive and future license to manufacture

and/or sell products covered by patented technologies, (ii) a covenant-not-to-sue, (iii) the release of the licensee from

certain claims, and (iv) the dismissal of any pending litigation. The intellectual property rights granted were

perpetual in nature, extending until the legal expiration date of the related patents. The individual intellectual property

rights are not accounted for as separate performance obligations, as (a) the nature of the promise, within the context of the

contract, is to transfer combined items to which the promised intellectual property rights are inputs and (b) the

Company’s promise to transfer each individual intellectual property right described above to the customer is not

separately identifiable from other promises to transfer intellectual property rights in the contract.

Since

the promised intellectual property rights are not individually distinct, the Company combined each individual IP right in the

contract into a bundle of IP rights that is distinct, and accounted for all of the intellectual property rights promised in the

contract as a single performance obligation. The intellectual property rights granted were “functional IP rights”

that have significant standalone functionality. The Company’s subsequent activities do not substantively change that functionality

and do not significantly affect the utility of the IP to which the licensee has rights. The Company’s subsidiaries have

no further obligation with respect to the grant of intellectual property rights, including no express or implied obligation to

maintain or upgrade the technology, or provide future support or services. The contracts provide for the grant (i.e. transfer

of control) of the licenses, covenants-not-to-sue, releases, and other significant deliverables upon execution of the contract. Licensees

legally obtain control of the intellectual property rights upon execution of the contract. As such, the earnings process is complete

and revenue is recognized upon the execution of the contract, when collectability is probable and all other revenue recognition

criteria have been met. Revenue contracts generally provide for payment of contractual amounts within 30-90 days of execution

of the contract. Contractual payments made by licensees are generally non-refundable. We do not have any significant payment terms,

as payment is received shortly after goods are delivered or services are provided, therefore there is no significant financing

component or consideration payable to the customer in these transactions.

LicensedSales

The

balance of our revenue in 2019, from licensed sales, was not significant but included sales-based revenue contracts pursuant to

purchase orders. There was no sales-based revenue in 2020. There is only one distinct performance obligation in each purchase

order, transfer of the promised good to the customer, and the customer can benefit from the good together with other resources

readily available to the customer. For licensed sales, the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligation on a relative

standalone selling price basis per the purchase order, and the Company includes in the transaction price some or all of an amount

of estimated variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative

revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Estimates

are generally based on historical levels of activity, if available. Notwithstanding, revenue is recognized for a licensed

sale when the performance obligation has been satisfied – transfer of the good to the customer. The purchase order

generally provides for payment of contractual amounts within 30 days of transfer of the goods to the customer, therefore there

is no significant financing component or consideration payable to the customer in these transactions.

Costof Revenues

Cost

of revenues include the costs and expenses incurred in connection with our patent licensing and enforcement activities, including

inventor royalties paid to original patent owners, contingent litigation funding fees, contingent legal fees paid to external

patent counsel, other patent-related legal expenses paid to external patent counsel, licensing and enforcement related research,

consulting and other expenses paid to third-parties and the amortization of patent-related investment costs. These costs are included

under the caption “Cost of revenues” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. No such fees are recognized

as a cost of revenue to the extent that we have no obligation with respect to fees prior to a settlement or license.

InventorRoyalties, Contingent Litigation Funding Fees and Contingent Legal Expenses.

Inventor

royalties are expensed in the consolidated statements of operations in the period that the related revenues are recognized. Contingent

litigation funding and legal fees are expensed in the consolidated statements of operations in the period that the related revenues

are recognized. In instances where there are no recoveries from potential infringers, no contingent litigation funding fees are

due.

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AccountsReceivable

Accounts receivable, which generally relate to licensed sales, are presented on the balance sheet net of estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company records an allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts in an amount approximating anticipated losses. Individual uncollectible accounts are written off against the allowance when collection of the individual accounts appears doubtful. We recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $66,000 and $0 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

IntangibleAssets

Intangible

assets consist of patents which are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives or statutory lives

whichever is shorter and are reviewed for impairment upon any triggering event that may give rise to the assets ultimate recoverability

as prescribed under the guidance related to impairment of long-lived assets. Costs incurred to acquire patents, including legal

costs, are also capitalized as long-lived assets and amortized on a straight-line basis with the associated patent.

Patents

include the cost of patents or patent rights (collectively “patents”) acquired from third-parties or acquired in connection

with business combinations. Patent acquisition costs are amortized utilizing the straight-line method over their remaining economic

useful lives, ranging from one to ten years. Certain patent application and prosecution costs incurred to secure additional patent

claims, that based on management’s estimates are deemed to be recoverable, are capitalized and amortized over the remaining

estimated economic useful life of the related patent portfolio.

Impairmentof long-lived assets

Long-lived

assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may

not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the

assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying value

exceeds the fair value. No impairment was recorded for the either the year ended December 31, 2020 or of the year ended December

31, 2019.

DerivativeFinancial Instruments

Management

evaluates the embedded conversion feature within its convertible debt instruments under ASC 815-15 and ASC 815-40 to determine

if the conversion feature meets the definition of a liability and, if so, whether to bifurcate the conversion feature and account

for it as a separate derivative liability. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative

instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value

reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, management uses a Black Scholes model,

in accordance with ASC 815-15 “Derivative and Hedging” to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent

valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities

or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance

sheet as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12

months after the balance sheet date.

FairValue of Financial Instruments

We

adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”,

for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC 820 establishes a common definition for fair value

to be applied to existing US GAAP that require the use of fair value measurements which establishes a framework for measuring

fair value and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements.

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ASC

820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction

between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize

the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below:

Level 1: Observable inputs<br><br> such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: Observable market-based<br><br> inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data
Level 3: Unobservable inputs<br><br> for which there is little or no market data, which require the use of the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

In

addition, FASB ASC 825-10-25 “Fair Value Option” was effective for January 1, 2008. ASC 825-10-25 expands opportunities

to use fair value measurements in financial reporting and permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and

certain other items at fair value.

IncomeTax

We record revenues on a gross basis, before deduction for income taxes. We incurred income tax expenses of approximately $65,000 and $5,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Stock-basedCompensation

We

account for stock-based compensation pursuant to ASC 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation,” which prescribes

accounting and reporting standards for all stock-based payment transactions in which employee services, and, since January1, 2019,

non-employee services, are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options

and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Stock-based payments to employees,

including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their

fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for

the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).

Leases

In

February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842), to provide a new comprehensive model for lease accounting

under this guidance, lessees and lessors should apply a “right-of-use” model in accounting for all leases (including

subleases) and eliminate the concept of operating leases and off-balance-sheet leases. Recognition, measurement and presentation

of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. Similar modifications have been made to lessor accounting

in-line with revenue recognition guidance.

We

adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective transition method with no impact on the consolidated

financial position or results of operations.

RecentAccounting Pronouncements

Management

does not believe that there are any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards which, if currently adopted, would

have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

GoingConcern

We

have an accumulated deficit of approximately $21.3 million and negative working capital of approximately $8.2 million as of December

31, 2020. Because of our continuing losses, our working capital deficiency, the uncertainty of future revenue, the possible effect

of a judgement against one or more of our subsidiaries for legal fees; our low stock price and the absence of a trading market

in our common stock, our ability to raise funds in equity market or from lenders is severely impaired. These conditions raise

substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Although we may seek to raise funds and to obtain third party

funding for litigation to enforce its intellectual property rights, the availability of such funds in uncertain, and our use of

the funds from funding sources relating to the monetization of our intellectual property may not be available for working capital

purposes. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

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Off-balanceSheet Arrangements

We

have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

ITEM7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We

are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide

the information under this item.

ITEM8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The

financial statements start on Page F-1.

ITEM9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Management’sConclusions Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We

conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”),

as defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),

as of December 31, 2020, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Disclosure Controls evaluation

was done under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial

officer, who is the same person and our sole full-time employee. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system

of disclosure controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable

assurance of achieving their control objectives. Based upon this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer

concluded that, due to our limited internal audit function and our very limited staff, our disclosure controls were not effective

as of December 31, 2020, such that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and

forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the chief executive officer/chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely

decisions regarding disclosure.

Management’sReport on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our

management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules

13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. Our management is also required to assess and report on the effectiveness

of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section

404”). Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In

making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission

(COSO) in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. During our assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial

reporting as of December 31, 2020, management identified material weaknesses related to (i) our internal audit functions (ii)

inadequate levels of review of the financial statements and (iii) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions.

Therefore, our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2020.

Management

has determined that our internal controls contain material weaknesses due to the absence of segregation of duties, as well as

lack of qualified accounting personnel and excessive reliance on third party consultants for accounting, financial reporting and

related activities. The lack of any separation of duties, with the same person, who is our only full time employee, serving as

both chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and who does not have an accounting background, makes it unlikely that

we will be able to implement effective internal controls over financial reporting in the near future.

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Due

to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties is not possible. However, to the extent possible, we plan to implement

procedures to assure that the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions will be performed

by separate individuals if and when we have sufficient income to enable us to hire such individuals, and we cannot give any assurance

that we will be able to hire such personnel. Since we became engaged in the intellectual property management business in 2008

we have not had the financial resources to develop or implement systems that would provide us with the necessary information on

a timely basis so as to be able to implement financial controls. Our financial condition makes it difficult for us to implement

a system of internal controls over financial reporting.

Until

we generate significantly greater revenues and employ accounting personnel, it is doubtful that we will be able implement any

system which provides us with any degree of internal controls over financial reporting. Due to the nature of this material weakness

in our internal control over financial reporting, there is more than a remote likelihood that misstatements which could be material

to our annual or interim financial statements could not be prevented or detected.

A

material weakness (within the meaning of PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in

internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual

or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency,

or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet

important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of our financial reporting.

Because

of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of

any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes

in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

Changesin Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

During

the period ended December 31, 2020, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined

in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal

control over financial reporting.

ITEM9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PARTIII

ITEM10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The

following table presents information with respect to our officers, directors:

Name Age Position(s)
Jon<br><br> C. Scahill 44 Chief executive<br><br> officer, president, acting chief financial officer, secretary and director
Timothy<br><br> J. Scahill 53 Chief technology<br><br> officer and director
Dr.<br><br> William Ryall Carroll 45 Director
Ryan<br><br> T. Logue 40 Director

Prior

to January 2016, our directors were elected to serve for a term of one year until our next annual meeting of the stockholders

or unless he resigns earlier. On January 22, 2016, following approval by the stockholders, we amended and restated our certificate

of incorporation. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for a classified board of directors. Our classified

board of directors has three classes of directors – Class I directors, Class II directors and Class III directors. The Class

I director has a term of which expired in 2020, the Class II director has a term which expired in 2018, and the Class III director

has a term which expired in 2019. Directors are elected for a term of three years. Since we did not have an annual meeting of

stockholders in 2018, 2019 and 2020, the Class I, Class II and Class III directors continue in office until the next meeting of

stockholders, at which all directors will be elected.

Jon

C. Scahill, a Class I director, has been president and chief executive officer since January 2014 and a director since 2007. He

was appointed secretary in April 2014. He also served as president and chief operating officer from May 2007 to December 2013.

From December 2006 to May 2007, Mr. Scahill was founder and managing director of the Urban-Rigney Group, LLC, a private consultancy

specializing in new business/new venture development, operations optimization, and strategic analysis. Prior to launching his

consultancy business, Mr. Scahill held numerous positions in sales and marketing, technical management, and product development

in the consumer products/flexible packaging arena. Mr. Scahill holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester,

an MBA in finance, strategy and operations from Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of Business and a JD from Pace Law School.

Mr. Scahill is admitted to practice in New York, Florida and the District of Columbia, and he is a registered patent attorney

admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Timothy

J. Scahill, a Class II director, has a director since October 2014 and our chief technology officer since 2007. Mr. Scahill is

also currently a managing partner of Managed Services Team LLC, an IT services provider. Prior to Managed Services Team, he was

president of Layer 8 Group, Inc. from August 2005 to December 2012, at which time Layer 8 merged with Structured Technologies

Inc. to form Managed Services Team LLC. In his roles he has taken the responsibility for business strategy, acquisition, execution,

as well as financial management. His entrepreneurial acumen and proven record of successful management with sole discretionary

responsibility, demonstrate the scope of his capability and his value to delivering results. He serves on the boards of the Upstate

New York Technology Council, is an investor in Greater Rochester Enterprise, Pariemus Rochester and also serves on the Corporate

Advisory Board for Habitat for Humanity. He is a member of Greater Rochester Enterprise and CEO Roundtable Chair.

Dr.

William Ryall Carroll, a Class III director, has been a director since October 2014. Dr. Carroll has been associate professor

and chairman of the marketing department at St. John’s University College of Business since July 2014. From September 2008

until June 2014, Dr. Carroll was an assistant professor in the marketing department of St. John’s University College of

Business. Dr. Carroll is founder, chief executive officer and owner of Raiserve Inc., a web-based platform for monetizing non-profit

programmatic work in the area of service formed in October 2014. Dr. Carroll’s research focuses on consumer behavior and

behavioral decision theory. Dr. Carroll’s work has been published in top academic journals including the Journal of Advertising,

Marketing Letters, as well in books such as Psycholinguistic Phenomena in Marketing Communications. In addition to his research

Dr. Carroll has taught Marketing at the executive, graduate and undergraduate level across in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Prior to pursuing his academic career, Dr. Carroll held various marketing positions at NOP Worldwide Marketing Research Company

and Ralston Purina Company. Dr. Carroll earned his BA in Economics from the University of Rochester, his MS in Marketing Research

from the University of Texas in Arlington, and his PhD from City University of New York – Baruch College.

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Ryan

T. Logue, a Class I director, is an investment advisory representative Lincoln Investment, a position he has held since 2019.

Prior to joining Lincoln Investment, he spent 16 years with Morgan Stanley in the private wealth management department. Mr. Logue

has spent the majority of his career focused on investing in both public and private opportunities department. Mr. Logue graduated

with a BA from Colgate University and an MBA from Columbia University and has previously served on the board of the Columbia Alumni

Association of Fairfield County.

Timothy

J. Scahill and Jon C. Scahill are first cousins.

DirectorIndependence

Dr.

Carroll and Mr. Logue are “independent” directors based on the definition of independence in the listing standards

of the NYSE.

Codeof Ethics

We

have not yet adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officers, principal financial officer, principal

accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, since we have been focusing our efforts on developing

our business. We expect to adopt a code as we develop our business.

Committeesof the Board of Directors

We

do not have any committees of our board of directors.

Compliancewith Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Section

16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires executive officers and directors of issuers whose securities

are registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities

to file with the SEC initial statements of beneficial ownership, reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning

their ownership of the our common stock and other equity securities, on Form 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Because our common stock

is not registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act, our officers, directors and 10% stockholders are not required to make

such filings.

ITEM11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The

following summary compensation table sets forth information concerning compensation for services rendered in all capacities during

the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, earned by or paid to our executive officers.

Name and Principal Position Year Salary Bonus Awards Stock Awards Options/ Warrant Awards (1) Non-Equity Plan Compensation Nonqualified Deferred Earnings All Other Compensation Total
() () () () () () () ()
Jon Scahill, 2020 (1)
CEO and President 2019

All values are in US Dollars.

(1) Represents the payments<br><br> made by the Company under the SEP IRA adopted in March 2020
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EmploymentAgreements

Pursuant to the restated employment agreement, dated November 30, 2014, we agreed to employ Jon C. Scahill as president and chief executive officer for a term of three years, commencing January 1, 2014, and continuing on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either party on not less than 90 days’ notice prior to the expiration of the initial term or any one-year extension. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $252,000, which may be increased, but not decreased, by the board or the compensation committee. In March 2016, the board of directors increased Mr. Scahill’s annual salary to $300,000, effective January 1, 2016. Mr. Scahill is entitled to a bonus if we meet or exceed performance criteria established by the compensation committee. In August 2016, the board of directors approved annual bonus compensation to Mr. Scahill equal to 30% of the amount by which our consolidated income before income taxes exceeds $500,000, but, if we are subject to the limitation on deductibility of executive compensation pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the bonus cannot exceed the amount which would be deductible pursuant to Section 162(m). Mr. Scahill is also eligible to participate in any executive incentive plans which we may adopt. Pursuant to the agreement, we issued to Mr. Scahill warrants to purchase 60,000,000 shares, representing the warrants that had been previously covered in his prior employment agreement but which had never been issued, and we issued to Mr. Scahill a restricted stock grant for 30,000,000 shares which vested on January 15, 2015. In the event that we terminate Mr. Scahill’s employment other than for cause or as a result of his death or disability, we will pay him severance equal to his salary for the balance of the term and, if he received a bonus for the previous year, an amount equal to that bonus, as well as continuation of his insurance benefits. Mr. Scahill also waived accrued compensation of $1,167,705, representing his accrued salary for periods prior to January 1, 2014. The restated employment agreement also includes mutual general releases between Mr. Scahill and us. In March 2020, the Company adopted a SEP IRA plan for its employees. Mr. Scahill is our only employee covered by the plan.

PensionBenefits

In

March 2020, we adopted a SEP IRA plan for our employees pursuant to which we deposit into a SEP IRA account of each of our participating

employees a percentage of the employee’s compensation, subject to statutory limitations on the amount of the contribution

all as set forth in the IRS Form 5305-SEP presented to and reviewed by the directors of this Corporation. For the year ending

December 31, 2020 the percentage was set at 19%. Mr. Scahill is our only employee covered by the plan.

2017Equity Incentive Plan

On

November 10, 2017, the board of directors adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which 150,000,000

shares of common stock may be issued. In February 2021, the board amended the Plan to increase the number of shares subject to

the plan to 500,000,000. Set forth below is a summary of the plan, as amended, but this summary is qualified in its entirety by

reference to the full text of the plan, a copy of which is included as an exhibit to this annual report.

The

plan provides for the grant of non-qualified options, stock grants and other equity-based incentives to employees, including officers,

directors and consultants.

On

February 19, 2021, the board of directors:

granted<br><br> restricted stock grants for 10,000,000 share, which vested immediately upon grant, to<br><br> each of three consultants pursuant to agreements with the consultants;
granted<br><br> restricted stock grants for a total of 69,000,000 shares, which vested immediately upon<br><br> grant, to our directors, Jon C. Scahill (49,000,000 shares), Timothy J. Scahill (10,000,000<br><br> shares) and Dr. William R. Carroll (10,000,000 shares) as compensation for services rendered;
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granted<br><br> a restricted stock grant to Ryan T. Logue for 5,000,000 shares upon his acceptance of<br><br> his appointment as a director;
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granted non-qualified ten-year stock options to purchase 30,000,000 shares to each of three consultants pursuant to agreements with the consultants, the options to vest as provided in their agreements.
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granted<br><br> a non-qualified ten-year stock option to purchase 60,000,000 shares to Jon C. Scahill,<br><br> which vest in installments as described under Item 11. Executive Compensation.

The

options granted to two of the consultants, William Gates and Crystal Nicolson, become exercisable as follows:

10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share becoming exercisable upon the commencement<br><br> of trading of the Common Stock on the OTCQB.
10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, becoming exercisable on the first day<br><br> on which the Company files with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q which stockholders’<br><br> equity of at least $5,000,000, and
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10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.05/share becoming exercisable on the date on which<br><br> the Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock<br><br> Exchange.
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The

options granted the third consultant, Jeff Toler, become exercisable as follows:

10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share upon the first anniversary of the agreement.
10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share upon the second anniversary of the agreement;<br><br> and
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10,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.05 per share upon the third anniversary of the agreement.
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The

options granted to Jon C. Scahill become exercisable as follows:

20,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share becoming exercisable upon the commencement<br><br> of trading of the Common Stock on the OTCQB.
20,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, becoming exercisable on the first day<br><br> on which the Company files with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q which stockholders’<br><br> equity of at least $5,000,000, and
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20,000,000<br><br> shares at an exercise price of $0.05/share becoming exercisable on the date on which<br><br> the Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock<br><br> Exchange.
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OutstandingEquity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

There

were no outstanding equity awards granted to and held by the officers as of December 31, 2020.

Directors’Compensation

We

do not have any agreements or formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors, although

our board has, and may in the future, award stock grants or options to purchase shares of common stock to our directors.

The

following table provides information concerning the compensation of each member of our board of directors whose compensation is

not included in the Summary Compensation Table for his services as a director for 2020.

Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash Stock Awards Total
Timothy J. Scahill $ - $ - $ -
Dr. William Ryall Carroll - - -
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ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table provides information as to shares of common stock beneficially owned as of April 13, 2021, by:

Each director;
Each current officer<br><br> named in the summary compensation table;
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Each person owning<br><br> of record or known by us, based on information provided to us by the persons named below, at least 5% of our common stock;<br><br> and
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All directors and<br><br> officers as a group.
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For purposes of the following table, “beneficial ownership” means the sole or shared power to vote, or to direct the voting of, a security, or sole or shared investment power with respect to a security, or any combination thereof, and the right to acquire such power (for example, through the exercise of warrants granted by us) within 60 days of April 13, 2021.

Name and Address (1) of Beneficial Owner Amount and<br> Nature of <br> Beneficial<br> Ownership % of Class
Jon C. Scahill 140,000,000 26.2 %
Andrew C. Fitton (2)<br><br> 300 Bowie St., Apt. 2803<br><br> Austin, TX<br> 78703 117,407,407 22.0 %
Intelligent Partners, LLC (3)<br><br> 300 Bowie St., Apt. 2803<br><br> Austin, TX 78703 50,000,000 8.6 %
Michael R. Carper (4)<br><br> 13218 Tamayo Drive<br><br> Austin, TX 78729 78,888,889 14.8 %
Tomas Arce<br><br> 3463 State Street<br><br> Suite 327<br><br> Santa Barbara, CA 93105 26,699,627 5.0 %
Dr. William Ryall Carroll 15,484,633 2.9 %
Timothy J. Scahill 15,105,000 2.8 %
Ryan T. Logue 5,000,000 *
All officers and directors as a group (four individuals) 176,087,257 33.0 %
* Less<br><br>than 1%.
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(1) The address of Jon<br><br> C. Scahill, Dr. Carroll, Timothy J. Scahill and Ryan T. Logue is c/o Quest Patent Research Corporation, 411 Theodore Fremd<br><br> Ave., Suite 206S, Rye, New York 10580-1411.
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(2) Represents (a) 67,407,407<br><br> shares owned by Mr. Fitton and (b) 50,000,000 shares issuable upon exercise of an option held by Intelligent Partners.
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(3) Represents 50,000,000<br><br> shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of options held by Intelligent Partners. Andrew C. Fitton and Michael R. Carper,<br><br> as the members of Intelligent Partners, have the right to vote and dispose of the shares owned by Intelligent Partners.
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(4) Represents (a) 28,888,889<br><br> shares of common stock owned by Mr. Carper and (b) 50,000,000 shares issuable upon exercise of an option held by Intelligent<br><br> Partners.
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ITEM13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

RelatedTransactions

As

a result of the September 2015 sale to United Wireless of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, representing 13.0% of our common

stock and its right to name a director, United Wireless is a related party as of December 31, 2020. United Wireless had no relationship

with us prior to the closing of the securities purchase agreement and related agreements in October 2015. United Wireless transferred

its shares to its principals, Andrew C. Fitton and Michael R. Carper, it transferred its option, the notes and its remaining rights

under the agreements to Intelligent Partners LLC, of which Mr. Fitton and Mr. Carper are the members.

Reference

is made to the discussion of our agreements with Intelligent Partners, Mr. Fitton and Mr. Carper under “Item 1. Business

– Recent Developments” and “Overview” in Item 5

Managed

Services Team LLC, an entity for which Timothy Scahill, our chief technology officer and a director, is a managing partner, provides

information technology services to us. We are obligated to pay for these services at usual and customary rates. The cost of these

services for 2020 and 2019 was approximately $464 and $464, respectively.

We contracted with a law firm more than 10 percent owned, but not controlled, by the father-in-law of the chief executive officer. The firm is engaged on a contingent fee basis and serves as escrow agent in connection with monetization of our intellectual property rights on matters in which the firm is serving as counsel to us. In connection with the engagement, we recorded patent service costs of approximately $909,000 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The amount recorded in 2020 includes approximately $407,000 in accrued expenses and outstanding as of December 31, 2020. In prior periods, we engaged a firm at which the father-in-law of the chief executive was formerly a partner. Because his interest in the prior firm was less than 10%, the prior firm was not considered a related party in prior periods.

DirectorIndependence

Dr. Carroll and Mr. Logue are “independent” directors based on the definition of independence in the listing standards of the NYSE.

ITEM14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The

following table sets forth the fees billed by our independent accountants, Malone Bailey, LLP, for each of our last two fiscal

years for the categories of services indicated.

Fiscal Year EndedDecember 31
2020 2019
Audit fees $ 58,360 $ 55,000
Audit – related fees - -
Tax fees - -
All other fees - 1,500

Audit

fees consist of fees related to professional services rendered in connection with the audit of our annual financial statements.

All

other fees relate to professional services rendered in connection our registration statement.

Our

policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services performed by the independent accountants. These services

may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Under our audit committee’s policy,

pre-approval is generally provided for particular services or categories of services, including planned services, project based

services and routine consultations. In addition, the audit committee may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case

basis. Our board approved all services that our independent accountants provided to us in the past two fiscal years.

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PARTIV

ITEM15. EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT

ExhibitNo. Description
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company.(5)
3.2 Bylaws of the Company. (3)
10.1 Restated Employment Agreement dated as of November 30, 2014 between the issuer and between the Company and Jon C. Scahill. (1)
10.2 Restricted Stock Grant dated October 30, 2014 between the Company and Jon C. Scahill. (1)
10.3 License Agreement dated March 26, 2008 between the Company and Emerging Technologies Trust. (1)
10.4 Licensing Services Agreement dated July 10, 2008 between the Company and Balthaser Online, Inc. (1)
10.5 Patent Purchase Agreement dated December 21, 2009 between Company and Intertech Holdings, LLC. (1)
10.6 Consulting Agreement dated August 11, 2010 between the Company and Alex W. Hart.(1)
10.7 Agreement dated February 8, 2011 between the Company and Sol Li. (1)
10.8 Agreement dated June 26, 2013 between the Company and The Betting Service Ltd. and Neil Riches.(1)
10.9 Funding Agreement dated March 13, 2014 between the Company and Longford Capital Fund I, LP, (subject to order granting confidential treatment (1))#
10.10 Agreement dated April 1, 2014 between the Company and Allied Standard Limited. (1)
10.11 Form of warrant issued to former officers and directors.(1)
10.12 Form of warrant issued to Mr. Jon C. Scahill. (1)
10.13 Indemnification agreement, dated December 8, 2014 between the Company and Jon C. Scahill. (4)
10.14 Indemnification agreement, dated December 8, 2014 between the Company and Timothy J. Scahill. (4)
10.15 Indemnification agreement, dated December 8, 2014 between the Company and Dr. William Ryall Carroll. (4)
10.16 Patent Sale Agreement, effective July 8, 2015 between Intellectual Ventures Assets 16 LLC and the Company.(2)
10.17 2017 Equity Incentive Plan(6)
10.18 Purchase Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and QPRC Finance LLC (7)
10.19 Ex. A to Purchase Agreement – Security Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and QPRC Finance LLC. (7)†
10.20 Ex. B to Purchase Agreement – Subsidiary Continuing Guaranty Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among Quest Licensing Corporation, Mariner IC Inc., Semcon IP Inc., IC Kinetics Inc., Quest NetTech Corporation, CXT Systems, Inc., M-Red Inc., Audio Messaging Inc. and QPRC Finance LLC. (7)
10.21 Ex. C to Purchase Agreement – Subsidiary Patent Proceeds Security Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company, Quest Licensing Corporation, Mariner IC Inc., Semcon IP Inc., IC Kinetics Inc., Quest NetTech Corporation, CXT Systems, Inc., M-Red Inc., Audio Messaging Inc. and QPRC Finance LLC. (7)
10.22 Ex. D to Purchase Agreement – Warrant Issuance Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and QPRC Finance LLC. (7)
10.23 Ex. E to Purchase Agreement – Board Observation Rights Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and QPRC Finance LLC. (7)
10.24 Registration Rights Agreement – dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and QPRC Finance LLC. (7)
10.25 Form of Warrant – dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and QPRC Finance LLC (7)
10.26 Restructure Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company, Quest Licensing Corporation, Mariner IC Inc., Semcon IP Inc., IC Kinetics Inc., Quest NetTech Corporation, CXT Systems, Inc., M-Red Inc., Audio Messaging Inc. Intelligent Partners LLC, Andrew Fitton and Michael Carper. (7)
10.27 Ex. A to Restructure Agreement - Stock Purchase Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company, Intelligent Partners LLC, Andrew Fitton and Michael Carper. (7)
10.28 Ex. B to Restructure Agreement - Option Grant dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.29 Ex. C to Restructure Agreement - Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
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10.24 Ex. D to Restructure Agreement - Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company, Intelligent Partners LLC, Andrew Fitton and Michael Carper. (7)
10.30 Ex. E to Restructure Agreement - Board Observation Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.31 Ex. F to Restructure Agreement - Amended and Restated MPA-CP dated February 19, 2021 among the Company, Quest Licensing Corporation, Mariner IC Inc., Semcon IP Inc., IC Kinetics Inc., Quest NetTech Corporation and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.32 Ex. G to Restructure Agreement - Amended and Restated MPA-CXT dated February 19, 2021 among CXT Systems, Inc. and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.33 Ex. H to Restructure Agreement - Monetization Proceeds Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among M-RED Inc. and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.34 Ex. I to Restructure Agreement - Monetization Proceeds Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among Audio Messaging Inc. and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.35 Ex. J to Restructure Agreement - Amended and Restated 2015 Patent Proceeds Security Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company, Quest Licensing Corporation, Mariner IC Inc., Semcon IP Inc., IC Kinetics Inc., Quest NetTech Corporation, CXT Systems, Inc., M-Red Inc., Audio Messaging Inc. and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.36 Ex. K to Restructure Agreement - MPA-NA dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.37 Ex. L to Restructure Agreement - MPA-NA Security Interest Agreement dated February 19, 2021 among the Company and Intelligent Partners LLC. (7)
10.38 Form of Consulting Agreement
10.39 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
10.40 Form of Option Agreement
31.1 Certification<br> of Chief Executive and Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
(1) Incorporated by<br><br> reference to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which was filed by the Company on December 15, 2014.
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(2) Filed as an exhibit<br><br> to the Company’s Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on October 28, 2015 and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit<br><br> to the Company’s Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2013, which was filed with the SEC on April 10, 2015.
(4) Filed as exhibit<br><br> to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, which was filed with the SEC on February 3,<br><br> 2016, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5) Filed as an exhibit<br><br> to the Company’s Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on January 26, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference.
(6) Incorporated by<br><br> reference to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed by the Company on April 2, 2018.
(7) Filed as an exhibit<br><br> to the Company’s Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on February 24, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.
# Certain portions<br><br> of this exhibit are omitted pursuant to an order granting confidential treatment. The omitted information has been filed separately<br><br> with the SEC.
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Certain confidential<br><br> information has been deleted from this Exhibit.

ITEM16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not

applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant

to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf

by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date:

April 15, 2021

QUEST PATENT RESEARCH CORPORATION
By: /s/<br><br> Jon C. Scahill
Name: Jon<br><br> C. Scahill
Title: Chief<br><br> Executive Officer and President

Pursuant

to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf

of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes

Jon C. Scahill as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him or

her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this report, and to file

the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Signature Title Date
/s/<br><br> Jon C. Scahill Director, chief<br><br> executive officer, acting chief financial officer and president April 15,<br><br> 2021
Jon C. Scahill (principal executive,<br><br> financial and accounting officer)
/s/<br><br> Timothy J. Scahill Director April 15,<br><br> 2021
Timothy J. Scahill
/s/<br><br> Dr. William Ryall Carroll Director April 15,<br><br> 2021
Dr. William Ryall<br><br> Carroll
**/s/**Ryan T. Logue Director April 15,<br><br> 2021
Ryan T. Logue
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QUESTPATENT RESEARCH CORPORATION

DECEMBER31, 2020

Indexto Consolidated Financial Statements

Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
F-1

REPORTOF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Quest Patent Research Corporation


Opinion on the Financial Statements


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Quest Patent Research Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Going Concern Matter

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Basis for Opinion


These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Impairment of IntangibleAssets

Description of the Matter

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s intangible assets consist of patents which are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives and are reviewed for impairment upon any triggering event that may give rise to the assets ultimate recoverability. We identified the impairment assessment of the intangible assets as a critical audit matter due to its materiality to the financial statements and the significant estimates involved, the audit of which required a high degree of auditor judgment.

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

We tested the Company’s determination of the carrying value of the intangible assets by comparing the year-end balances to the undiscounted future cash flows and evaluated the reasonableness of the inputs of the future cash flows to verifiable data.

/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP

www.malonebailey.com

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2013.

Houston, Texas

April 15, 2021

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QuestPatent Research Corporation and Subsidiaries

ConsolidatedBalance Sheets

2019
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 247,862 $ 537,198
Accounts receivable, net 1,032,886 1,850,375
Other current assets 5,934 17,180
Total current assets 1,286,682 2,404,753
Patents, net of accumulated amortization of 2,266,158 and 1,617,762, respectively 2,200,959 2,754,354
Total assets 3,487,641 $ 5,159,107
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 2,892,025 $ 3,362,932
Loans payable – third party 147,000 147,000
Purchase price of patents, current portion 1,500,000 569,386
Loan payable – related party, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of 0 and 189,705, respectively 4,672,810 4,483,105
Accrued interest – loans payable related party - 117,780
Accrued interest - loans payable third party 284,885 270,185
Derivative liability - 595,000
Total current liabilities 9,496,720 9,545,388
Non-current liabilities
Contingent funding liabilities - 20,378
Loan payable - SBA 174,392 -
Purchase price of patents, net of unamortized discount of 131,793 and 282,503, respectively 658,207 1,442,497
Total liabilities 10,329,319 11,008,263
Stockholders’ deficit
Preferred stock, par value 0.00003 per share – authorized 10,000,000 shares – no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, par value 0.00003 per share; authorized 10,000,000,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019; shares issued and outstanding 383,038,334 at December 31, 2020 and 2019 11,491 11,491
Additional paid-in capital 14,427,782 14,107,782
Accumulated deficit (21,281,179 ) (19,968,668 )
Total Quest Patent Research Corporation stockholders’ deficit (6,841,906 ) (5,849,395 )
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary 228 239
Total stockholders’ deficit (6,841,678 ) (5,849,156 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit 3,487,641 $ 5,159,107

All values are in US Dollars.

See

accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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QuestPatent Research Corporation and Subsidiaries

ConsolidatedStatements of Operations

Year Ended<br> December 31,
2020 2019
Revenues
Patent licensing fees $ 5,488,088 $ 4,117,895
Licensed packaging sales - 25,274
5,488,088 4,143,169
Operating expenses
Cost of revenues:
Cost of sales - 4,520
Litigation and licensing expenses 4,692,969 3,383,948
Management support services - 2,093
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,513,822 1,222,024
Total operating expenses 6,206,791 4,612,585
Income (loss) from operations (718,703 ) (469,416 )
Other expense
Gain (loss) on derivative liability 275,000 (55,000 )
Gain on forgiveness of debt - 27,628
Other income 1,000 -
Interest expense (804,456 ) (808,273 )
Total other expense (528,456 ) (835,645 )
Net loss before income tax (1,247,159 ) (1,305,061 )
Income tax (65,363 ) (5,234 )
Net loss (1,312,522 ) (1,310,295 )
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiary 11 1,519
Net Loss Attributable to Quest Patent Research Corporation $ (1,312,511 ) $ (1,308,776 )
Net loss per share – Basic and Diluted $ (0.00 ) $ (0.00 )
Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic and Diluted 383,038,334 383,038,334

See

accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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QuestPatent Research Corporation and Subsidiaries

ConsolidatedStatements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit

Common Stock Additional Paid-in Non-controlling Interest in Total Stockholders’
Shares Amount Capital Deficit Subsidiaries Deficit
Balances as of December 31, 2018 383,038,334 11,491 14,107,782 (18,659,892 ) 1,758 (4,538,861 )
Net loss - - - (1,308,776 ) (1,519 ) (1,310,295 )
Balances as of December 31, 2019 383,038,334 11,491 14,107,782 (19,968,668 ) 239 (5,849,156 )
Resolution of derivative liability 320,000 320,000
Net loss - - - (1,312,511 ) (11 ) (1,312,522 )
Balances as of December 31, 2020 383,038,334 $ 11,491 $ 14,427,782 $ (21,281,179 ) $ 228 $ (6,841,678 )

See

accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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QuestPatent Research Corporation and Subsidiaries

ConsolidatedStatements of Cash Flows

Year EndedDecember 31,
2020 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss (1,312,522 ) $ (1,310,295 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Amortization of debt discount 435,415 349,691
Loss/(gain) on derivative liability (275,000 ) 55,000
Loss/(gain) on forgiveness of debt - (27,628 )
Depreciation and amortization 648,395 529,486
Bad debt expense 66,000 -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable 751,489 (1,850,375 )
Accrued interest – loans payable related party (117,780 ) (25,000 )
Accrued interest – loans payable third party 17,360 16,300
Other current assets 11,246 (14,837 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (470,907 ) 3,024,181
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities (246,304 ) 746,523
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of patents (95,000 ) (75,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities (95,000 ) (75,000 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from SBA loans 171,732 -
Repayment of purchase price of patents (194,386 ) (155,614 )
Loan payable – third party - (16,000 )
Proceeds from sale of future revenues 95,000 -
Repayment from sale of future revenues (20,378 ) (129,622 )
Net cash from/(used in) financing activities 51,968 (301,236 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (289,336 ) 370,287
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 537,198 166,911
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 247,862 $ 537,198
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Accounts payable for patent purchase, net of imputed interest of $336,781 $ - $ 1,238,219
Resolution of derivative liability 320,000 -
Accrued interest added to principal 2,660 -
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid during the year for:
Income taxes, including foreign taxing authorities withheld taxes of $60,255 and $5,000 during the years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019 respectively. $ 65,363 $ 5,234
Interest 472,121 467,280

See

accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

F-6

QuestPatent Research Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notesto Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

The

Company is a Delaware corporation, incorporated on July 17, 1987 and has been engaged in the intellectual property monetization

business since 2008.

As used herein, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” refers to Quest Patent Research Corporation and its wholly and majority-owned and controlled operating subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise. All intellectual property acquisition, development, licensing and enforcement activities are conducted by the Company’s wholly and majority-owned and controlled operating subsidiaries.

NOTE2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles

of consolidation and financial statement presentation

The

consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”)

and present the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned and majority owned subsidiaries as of December

31, 2020 and 2019.

The

consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of:

Quest

Patent Research Corporation (“The Company”)

Quest

Licensing Corporation (NY) (wholly owned)

Quest

Licensing Corporation (DE) (wholly owned)

Quest

Packaging Solutions Corporation (90% owned)

Quest

Nettech Corporation (65% owned)

Semcon

IP, Inc. (wholly owned)

Mariner

IC, Inc. (wholly owned)

IC

Kinetics, Inc. (wholly owned)

CXT

Systems, Inc. (wholly owned)

Photonic

Imaging Solutions Inc. (wholly owned)

M-RED

Inc. (wholly owned)

Audio

Messaging Inc. (wholly owned)

Peregrin

Licensing LLC (wholly owned)

Prior

to April 2019, the operations of Wynn Technologies, Inc. were not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements

as there were significant contingencies related to its control of Wynn Technologies, Inc. The sole asset of Wynn Technologies,

Inc. was US Patent No. RE38,137E. Wynn Technologies, Inc. could not transfer, assign, sell, hypothecate or otherwise encumber

US Patent No. RE38,137E without the express written consent of Sol Li, owner of 35% of Wynn Technologies, Inc., unless, as of

the date of such transfer, assignment, sale, hypothecation or other encumbrance, Mr. Li had received a total of at least $250,000.

US Patent No. RE38,137E expired on September 28, 2015. The Company accounted for its 65% interest in Wynn Technologies, Inc. under

the equity method whereby the investment accounts were increased for contributions by the Company plus its 60% share of income

pursuant to the contractual agreement which provides that Sol Li, owner of 35% of Wynn Technologies, Inc. retained 40% of the

income, and reduced for distributions and its 60% share of losses incurred, respectively, with the restriction whereby the account

balances cannot go below zero. On April 11, 2019, Quest NetTech Corporation merged with Wynn Technologies, Inc. with Quest NetTech

Corporation being the surviving entity. Pursuant to the merger agreement, we issued to Mr. Li a 35% interest in Quest NetTech

Corporation. Significant intercompany transaction and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

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Use

of Estimates

In

preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management

is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of

contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenue and expenses during the reporting period.

Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash

and Cash Equivalents

The

Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturity dates of three months or less when purchased, to be cash

equivalents.

Accounts

Receivable

Accounts receivable, which generally relate to licensed sales, are presented on the balance sheet net of estimated uncollectible amounts. The Company records an allowance for estimated uncollectible accounts in an amount approximating anticipated losses. Individual uncollectible accounts are written off against the allowance when collection of the individual accounts appears doubtful. The Company recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $66,000 and $0 at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Intangible

Assets

Intangible

assets consist of patents which are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives or statutory lives

whichever is shorter and are reviewed for impairment upon any triggering event that may give rise to the assets ultimate recoverability

as prescribed under the guidance related to impairment of long-lived assets. Costs incurred to acquire patents, including legal

costs, are also capitalized as long-lived assets and amortized on a straight-line basis with the associated patent.

Patents

include the cost of patents or patent rights (hereinafter, collectively “patents”) acquired from third-parties or

acquired in connection with business combinations. Patent acquisition costs are amortized utilizing the straight-line method over

their remaining economic useful lives, ranging from one to ten years. Certain patent application and prosecution costs incurred

to secure additional patent claims, that based on management’s estimates are deemed to be recoverable, are capitalized and

amortized over the remaining estimated economic useful life of the related patent portfolio.

Impairment

of long-lived assets

Long-lived

assets, including intangible assets with a finite life, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances

indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to

result from the use and eventual disposition of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized

for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.

Derivative

Financial Instruments

The

Company evaluates the embedded conversion feature within its convertible debt instruments under ASC 815-15 and ASC 815-40 to determine

if the conversion feature meets the definition of a liability and, if so, whether to bifurcate the conversion feature and account

for it as a separate derivative liability. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative

instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value

reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a Black Scholes model,

in accordance with ASC 815-15 “Derivative and Hedging” to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent

valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities

or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance

sheet as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12

months after the balance sheet date.

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Fair

value of financial instruments

Fair

value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in

the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on

the measurement date. A fair value hierarchy is used which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize

the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. See Note 4 for information about derivative liabilities.

The

fair value hierarchy based on the three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; or other inputs

that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are financial instruments whose

values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments

for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation.

The carrying value reflected in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and short-term borrowings approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these items. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value since the related rates of interest approximate current market rates.

Revenue

Recognition

The

Company adopted ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective

transition method. The core principle of the new revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer

of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled

in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:

Step<br><br> 1: Identify the contract with the customer
Step<br><br> 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract
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Step<br><br> 3: Determine the transaction price
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Step<br><br> 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
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Step<br><br> 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation
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A

performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer, and is the unit of account

in ASC 606. In order to identify the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, a company must assess the promised

goods or services in the contract and identify each promised good or service that is distinct. A performance obligation meets

ASC 606’s definition of a “distinct” good or service (or bundle of goods or services) if both of the following

criteria are met:

The<br><br> customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other<br><br> resources that are readily available to the customer (i.e., the good or service is capable<br><br> of being distinct).
The<br><br> entity’s promise to transfer the good or service to the customer is separately identifiable from other promises in the<br><br> contract (i.e., the promise to transfer the good or service is distinct within the context of the contract).

If

a good or service is not distinct, the good or service is combined with other promised goods or services until a bundle of goods

or services is identified that is distinct.

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The

transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised

goods or services to a customer. The consideration promised in a contract with a customer may include fixed amounts, variable

amounts, or both. When determining the transaction price, an entity must consider the effects of all of the following:

Variable<br><br> consideration
Constraining<br><br> estimates of variable consideration
The<br><br> existence of a significant financing component in the contract
Noncash<br><br> consideration
Consideration<br><br> payable to a customer

Variable

consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount

of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently

resolved.

The

transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis.

The

transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized when that performance obligation is satisfied, at a point

in time or over time as appropriate.

In

general, the Company is required to make certain judgments and estimates in connection with the accounting for revenue contracts

with customers. Such areas may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the timing of satisfaction

of performance obligations, determining whether a promise of consideration, whether a license to intellectual property or an entitlement

to payment of a percentage of net proceeds, is distinct from other promised goods or services, evaluating whether consideration

transfers to a customer at a point in time or over time, allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations,

determining whether contracts contain a significant financing component, and estimating revenues recognized at a point in time

for licensed sales.

PatentLicensing Fees

Revenue

is recognized upon transfer of control of promised bundled intellectual property rights and other contractual performance obligations

to licensees in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those intellectual property rights.

Revenue contracts that provide promises to grant “the right” to use intellectual property rights as they exist at

the point in time at which the intellectual property rights are granted, are accounted for as performance obligations satisfied

at a point in time and revenue is recognized at the point in time that the applicable performance obligations are satisfied and

all other revenue recognition criteria have been met.

For

the periods presented, revenue contracts executed by the Company primarily provided for the payment of contractually determined,

one-time, paid-up license fees in consideration for the grant of certain intellectual property rights for patented technologies

owned or controlled by the Company’s operating subsidiaries. Intellectual property rights granted included the following,

as applicable: (i) the grant of a non-exclusive, retroactive and future license to manufacture and/or sell products covered

by patented technologies, (ii) a covenant-not-to-sue, (iii) the release of the licensee from certain claims, and (iv) the dismissal

of any pending litigation. The intellectual property rights granted were perpetual in nature, extending until the legal expiration

date of the related patents. The individual intellectual property rights are not accounted for as separate performance obligations,

as (i) the nature of the promise, within the context of the contract, is to transfer combined items to which the promised intellectual

property rights are inputs and (ii) the Company’s promise to transfer each individual intellectual property right described

above to the customer is not separately identifiable from other promises to transfer intellectual property rights in the contract.

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Since

the promised intellectual property rights are not individually distinct, the Company combined each individual IP right in the

contract into a bundle of IP rights that is distinct, and accounted for all of the intellectual property rights promised in the

contract as a single performance obligation. The intellectual property rights granted were “functional IP rights”

that have significant standalone functionality. The Company’s subsequent activities do not substantively change that functionality

and do not significantly affect the utility of the IP to which the licensee has rights. The Company’s subsidiaries have

no further obligation with respect to the grant of intellectual property rights, including no express or implied obligation to

maintain or upgrade the technology, or provide future support or services. The contracts provide for the grant (i.e.

transfer of control) of the licenses, covenants-not-to-sue, releases, and other significant deliverables upon execution of the

contract. Licensees legally obtain control of the intellectual property rights upon execution of the contract. As such, the

earnings process is complete and revenue is recognized upon the execution of the contract, when collectability is probable and

all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Revenue contracts generally provide for payment of contractual amounts within

30-90 days of execution of the contract. Contractual payments made by licensees are generally non-refundable. We do not have any

significant payment terms, as payment is received shortly after goods are delivered or services are provided, therefore there

is no significant financing component or consideration payable to the customer in these transactions.

LicensedSales

The

balance of our revenue, from licensed sales, is not significant but includes sales-based revenue contracts pursuant to purchase

orders. There is only one distinct performance obligation in each purchase order, transfer of the promised good to the customer,

and the customer can benefit from the good together with other resources readily available to the customer. For licensed sales,

the transaction price is allocated to the performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis per the purchase

order, and the Company includes in the transaction price some or all of an amount of estimated variable consideration to the extent

that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur

when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Estimates are generally based on historical

levels of activity, if available. Notwithstanding, revenue is recognized for a licensed sale when the performance obligation has

been satisfied – transfer of the good to the customer. The purchase order generally provides for payment of contractual

amounts within 30 days of transfer of the goods to the customer, therefore there is no significant financing component or consideration

payable to the customer in these transactions.

Costof Revenues

Cost

of revenues include the costs and expenses incurred in connection with our patent licensing and enforcement activities, including

inventor royalties paid to original patent owners, contingent litigation funding fees, contingent legal fees paid to external

patent counsel, other patent-related legal expenses paid to external patent counsel, licensing and enforcement related research,

consulting and other expenses paid to third-parties and the amortization of patent-related investment costs. These costs are included

under the caption “Cost of revenues” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. No such fees are recognized

as cost of revenue to the extent that the Company has no obligation with respect to such fees prior to a settlement or license.

InventorRoyalties, Litigation Funding Fees and Contingent Legal Expenses.

In

connection with the investment in certain patents and patent rights, certain of the Company’s operating subsidiaries may

execute related agreements which grant to the inventors and/or former owners of the respective patents or patent rights, the right

to receive a percentage of future net revenues (as defined in the respective agreements) generated as a result of licensing and

otherwise enforcing the respective patents or patent portfolios.

The

Company’s operating subsidiaries may retain the services of law firms that specialize in patent licensing and enforcement

and patent law in connection with their licensing and enforcement activities. These law firms may be retained on a contingent

fee basis whereby such law firms are paid a percentage of any negotiated fees, settlements or judgments awarded.

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The

Company’s operating subsidiaries may engage with funding sources that specialize in providing financing for patent licensing

and enforcement. These litigation finance firms may be engaged on a non-recourse basis whereby such litigation finance firms

are paid a percentage of any negotiated fees, settlements or judgments awarded in exchange for providing funding for legal fees

and out of pocket expenses incurred as a result of the licensing and enforcement activities.

The

economic terms of the inventor agreements, operating agreements, contingent legal fee arrangements and litigation financing agreements

associated with the patent portfolios owned or controlled by the Company’s operating subsidiaries, if any, including royalty

rates, contingent fee rates and other terms, vary across the patent portfolios owned or controlled by such operating subsidiaries. Inventor/former

owner royalties, payments to non-controlling interests, contingent legal fees expenses and litigation finance expenses fluctuate

period to period, based on the amount of revenues recognized each period, the terms and conditions of revenue agreements executed

each period and the mix of specific patent portfolios with varying economic terms and obligations generating revenues each period.

Inventor/former owner royalties, contingent legal fees expenses and litigation finance expenses will continue to fluctuate and

may continue to vary significantly period to period, based primarily on these factors.

Research

and development

Research

and development costs are expensed as incurred. We did not incur any research and development costs in the years ended December

31, 2020 and 2019.

Income

Taxes

Deferred

income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future income tax consequences of events that have been included

in the consolidated financial statements or income tax returns. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based

on differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using tax rates in effect for the years

in which the differences are expected to reverse.

In

evaluating the ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that

the deferred income tax assets will be realized. Management establishes a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that

all or a portion of the deferred income tax assets will not be utilized. The ultimate realization of deferred income tax assets

is dependent on the generation of future taxable income, which must occur prior to the expiration of the net operating loss carryforwards.

The

Company also follows the guidance related to accounting for income tax uncertainties. In accounting for uncertainty in income

taxes, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority

would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold,

the amount recognized in the consolidated financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of

being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. No liability for unrecognized tax benefits was recorded

as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The Company records revenues on a gross basis, before deduction for income taxes. The Company incurred income tax expenses of approximately $65,000 and $5,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Stock-based

compensation

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation pursuant to ASC 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation,” which prescribes accounting and reporting standards for all stock-based payment transactions in which employee services, and, since January 1, 2019, non-employee services, are acquired. Transactions include incurring liabilities, or issuing or offering to issue shares, options and other equity instruments such as employee stock ownership plans and stock appreciation rights. Stock-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, are recognized as compensation expense in the financial statements based on their fair values. That expense is recognized over the period during which an employee or non-employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award, known as the requisite service period (usually the vesting period).

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Earnings

(loss) per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if our share-based awards and convertible securities were exercised or converted into common stock. The dilutive effect of our share-based awards is computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes all share-based awards are exercised and the hypothetical proceeds from exercise are used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. The incremental shares (difference between shares assumed to be issued versus purchased), to the extent they would have been dilutive, are included in the denominator of the diluted earnings per share calculation. Because the Company incurred losses in all periods covered by the financial statements and would be anti-dilutive, the diluted earnings per share is the same as the basic earnings per share.

Leases

In

February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842), to provide a new comprehensive model for lease accounting

under this guidance, lessees and lessors should apply a “right-of-use” model in accounting for all leases (including

subleases) and eliminate the concept of operating leases and off-balance-sheet leases. Recognition, measurement and presentation

of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. Similar modifications have been made to lessor accounting

in-line with revenue recognition guidance.

The

Company adopted Topic 842 as of January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective transition method with no impact on the consolidated

financial position or results of operations.

Concentration

of credit risk

The

Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not

experienced any such losses in these accounts.

Segment

reporting

The

Company reports each material operating segment in accordance with ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” Operating segments

are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly

by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s

chief operating decision maker is the chief executive officer. The Company operates in two operational segments; intellectual

property licensing and licensed packaging sales. Licensed packaging sales segment is not reported separately as revenue constitutes

less than 10% of the combined revenue of all segments, reported profit is less than the combined profit of all operating segments

that did not report a loss, and assets are less than 10% of the combined assets of all operating segments. Certain corporate expenses

are not allocated to segments.

Recent

Accounting Pronouncements

Management

does not believe that there are any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards which, if currently adopted, would

have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Going

Concern

During the period from 2008, when the Company changed its business to become an intellectual property management company, through 2020, the Company generated a cumulative loss of approximately $21.3 million. The Company’s total current assets were approximately $1.3 million at December 31, 2020. At December 31, 2020, the Company had a working capital deficiency of approximately $8.2 million. The Company requires funding for its operations. Because of the Company’s continuing losses, the working capital deficiency, the uncertainty of future revenue, the Company’s low stock price and the absence of a trading market in its common stock, the ability of the Company to raise funds in equity market or from lenders is severely impaired, and there exists substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. Although the Company may seek to raise funds and to obtain third party funding for litigation to enforce its intellectual property rights, the availability of such funds in uncertain. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

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NOTE3 – SHORT TERM DEBT AND LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

The

following table shows the Company’s debt at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, December 31,
2020 2019
Short-term<br><br> debt:
Loans<br><br> payable – third party $ 147,000 $ 147,000
Purchase<br><br> price of patents – current portion 1,500,000 569,386
Net<br><br> short-term debt 1,647,000 716,386
Loan<br><br> payable – related party
Gross 4,672,810 4,672,810
Accrued<br><br> Interest - 117,780
Unamortized<br><br> discount - (189,705 )
Net<br><br> loans payable – related party $ 4,672,810 $ 4,600,885
Long-term<br><br> liabilities:
Loans<br><br> payable - SBA
Gross $ 170,832 -
Accrued<br><br> Interest 3,560 -
Net<br><br> loans payable SBA 174,392 -
Purchase<br><br> price of patents
Gross 790,000 1,725,000
Unamortized<br><br> discount (131,793 ) (282,503 )
Net<br><br> purchase price of patents – long-term $ 658,207 $ 1,442,497
Contingent<br><br> funding liabilities:
Gross - 20,378
Net<br><br> contingent funding liabilities $ - $ 20,378

Short-term

debt

The loan payable – third party are demand loans made to former officers and directors, now unrelated third parties, and shareholders in the amount of $147,000. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 the Company paid $0 and $16,000, respectively, against the loans. The loans are payable on demand plus accrued interest at 10% per annum.

The loan payable – related party at December 31, 2020 represents the principal amount of the Company’s 10% note to Intelligent Partners, as transferee of the notes issued to United Wireless Holdings, Inc. (“United Wireless”), in the principal amount of $4,672,810 pursuant to a securities purchase agreement (“SPA”) dated October 22, 2015. The note payable to Intelligent Partners, as transferee of United Wireless, has been classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2020.

Interest

on all notes issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, accrued through September 30, 2018, with accrued interest being

added to principal on September 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Accordingly, the accrued interest is included in loans payable, related

party. Since September 30, 2018, the Company has been required to pay interest quarterly. During the year ended December 31, 2020

the Company paid approximately $468,560 in interest on the notes.

At September 30, 2020, the notes in the aggregate principal amount of $4,672,810 were outstanding. The notes became due by their terms on September 30, 2020, and the Company did not make any payment on account of principal of and interest on the notes.

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Pursuant

to the securities purchase agreement and the related agreements that were executed contemporaneously with the securities purchase

agreement:

The<br><br> Company granted United Wireless an option to purchase 50,000,000 shares of common stock at varying exercise prices. The option<br><br> expired unexercised on September 30, 2020. See Note 5.
The<br><br> Company agreed to pay United Wireless 15% of the net monetization proceeds from the patents<br><br> acquired in October 2015 and the intellectual property in the Company’s mobile<br><br> data and financial data portfolios. The allocation of proceeds resulted in a discount<br><br> from the note payable of $188,023. In addition, the Company recognized a discount associated<br><br> with the 15% interest in net monetization proceeds of $450,000. These discounts and debt<br><br> issuance costs of $60,958, total $698,981, were amortized and charged to interest expense<br><br> over the life of the notes using the effective interest rate method. As of December 31,<br><br> 2020 and December 31, 2019, $698,981 and $509,276 of the discount and debt issuance cost<br><br> have been amortized, respectively.

Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a restructure agreement with Intelligent Partners. See Note 11-Subsequent Events for a summary of the restructured agreement with Intelligent Partners.

Long

term liabilities

The loans payable-SBA at December 31, 2020 represents:

An unsecured loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $20,832, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under Division A, Title I of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act, which was enacted March 27, 2020. The loan, which was taken down on April 23, 2020, matures on April 23, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 0.98% per annum, with interest payable monthly commencing on November 23, 2020. The loan may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Funds from the loan may only be used for payroll costs, costs used to continue group health care benefits, mortgage payments, rent, utilities, and interest on other debt obligations incurred before February 15, 2020. The Company has used the entire loan amount for qualifying expenses. Under the terms of the PPP, certain amounts of the loan may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act.
A secured Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the U.S. Small Business Association (“SBA”) in the aggregate amount of $150,000, pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act as part of the COVID-19 relief effort. The Company’s obligations on the loan are set forth in the Company’s note dated May 14, 2020 which matures on May 14, 2050 and bears interest at a rate of 3.75% per annum, payable monthly commencing on May 14, 2021. The Note may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Funds from the Loan may be used solely as working capital to alleviate economic injury caused by disaster occurring in the month of January 31, 2020 and continuing thereafter and to pay Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) lien filing fees and a third-party UCC handling charge of $100 which were deducted from the loan amount stated above. In addition to the loan, as part of the COVID-19 relief effort, the Company obtained an Emergency EIDL Grant from the SBA in the amount of $1,000. The Company is not required to repay the grant.
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The purchase price of patents at December 31, 2020 represents the non-current portion of minimum payments due under the agreements between:

CXT Systems, Inc. (“CXT”), a wholly owned subsidiary, and Intellectual<br>Ventures Assets 34, LLC and Intellectual Ventures 37, LLC (“IV 34/37”) pursuant to which at closing CXT acquired by assignment<br>all right, title, and interest in a portfolio of thirteen United States patents (the “CXT Portfolio”). Under the agreement,<br>CXT will distribute 50% of net recoveries, as defined, to IV 34/37. CXT advanced $25,000 to IV 34/37 at closing, and agreed, pursuant<br>to an amendment dated January 26, 2018, that in the event that, on December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, cumulative<br>distributions to IV 34/37 total less than $100,000, $375,000 and $975,000, respectively, CXT shall pay the difference necessary to achieve<br>the applicable minimum payment amount within ten days after the applicable date; with any advances being credited toward future distributions<br>to IV 34/36. As of December 31, 2020, $600,000 of the minimum future cumulative distributions were presented as short-term debt based<br>on payment due date. As of December 31, 2020, cumulative distributions did not total $975,000 and CXT did not pay the difference to IV<br>34/37 within ten days. Non-payment which is not cured within 30 days after written notice from IV 34/37 would constitute an Acceleration<br>Event under the agreement, following which, in addition to any other remedies available under the agreement, all outstanding minimum cumulative<br>distributions would become due and payable within thirty days. As of the date of filing, no such written notice of non-payment has been<br>given by IV 34/37. No affiliate of CXT has guaranteed the minimum payments. CXT’s obligations under the agreement are secured by<br>a security interest in the proceeds (from litigation or otherwise) from the CXT Portfolio. During the year ended December 31, 2020, CXT<br>paid approximately $194,000 under the agreement.
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M-RED Inc. (“M-RED”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, and Intellectual<br>Ventures Assets 113 LLC and Intellectual Ventures Assets 108 LLC (“IV 113/108”) pursuant to which at closing M-RED paid IV<br>113/108 $75,000 and IV 113/108 transferred to M-RED all right, title and interest in a portfolio of sixty United States patents and eight<br>foreign patents (the “M-RED Portfolio”). Under the agreement, M-RED will distribute 50% of net proceeds, as defined, to IV<br>113/108, as long as we generate revenue from the M-RED Portfolio. The agreement with IV 113/108 provides that if, on September 30, 2020,<br>September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2022, cumulative distributions to IV 113/108 total less than $450,000, $975,000 and $1,575,000, respectively,<br>M-RED shall pay the difference between such cumulative amounts and the amount paid to IV 113/108 within ten days after the applicable<br>date; with any advances being credited toward future distributions to IV 113/108. On September 30, 2020 cumulative distributions to IV<br>113/108 totaled less than $450,000 and M-RED did not pay the difference to IV 113/108 within ten days. Non-payment which is not cured<br>within 30 days after written notice from IV 113/108 would constitute an Acceleration Event under the agreement, following which, in addition<br>to any other remedies available under the agreement, all outstanding minimum cumulative distributions would become due and payable within<br>thirty days. As of the date of filing, no such written notice of non-payment has been given by IV 113/108. As of December 31, 2020, $600,000<br>and $900,000 of the minimum future cumulative distributions were presented as long-term and short-term debt, respectively, based on payment<br>due dates. No affiliate of M-RED has guaranteed the minimum payments. M-RED’s obligations under the agreement with IV 113/108 are<br>secured by a security interest in the proceeds (from litigation or otherwise) from the M-RED Portfolio.
The non-current portion of our obligations under the unsecured non-recourse funding agreement with a third-party funder entered into in May 2020 whereby the third-party agreed to provide acquisition funding in the amount of $95,000 for the Company’s acquisition of the audio messaging portfolio. Under the funding agreement, the third party funder is entitled to a priority return of funds advanced from net proceeds. as defined, recovered until the funder has received $190,000. The Company has no other obligation to the third party and has no liability to the funder in the event that the Company does not generate net proceeds. Pursuant to ASC 470, the company recorded this monetization obligation as debt and the difference between the purchase price and total obligation as a discount to the debt and fully expensed to interest during the period.
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The balance of the purchase price of the patents is reflected as follows:

2020 2019
Current Liabilities:
Purchase price of patents, current portion 1,500,000 $ 569,386
Unamortized discount - -
Non-current liabilities:
Purchase price of patents, long term 790,000 $ 1,725,000
Unamortized discount (131,793 ) (282,503 )
Total current and non-current 2,158,207 2,011,883
Effective interest rate of Amortized over 2 years 9.4-14.5 % 9.6-12.5 %

Because the non-current minimum payment obligations are due over the next three years, the Company imputed interest of 10% which was recorded as a discount to the liabilities and amortized through the maturity date. Amortization recorded to interest expense amounted to $245,710 and $159,450 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In

December 2018, the Company entered into a funding agreement whereby a third party agreed to provide funds in the amount of $150,000,

in support of the structured licensing programs of PIS and M-RED. Under the funding agreement, the third party receives an interest

in the proceeds from the programs, and we have no other obligation to the third party.

Our relationship with the above investors meets the criteria in ASC 470-10-25 - Sales of Future Revenues or Various Other Measures of Income (“ASC 470”), which relates to cash received from an investor in exchange for a specified percentage or amount of revenue or other measure of income of a particular product line, business segment, trademark, patent, or contractual right for a defined period. Under this guidance, we recognized the fair value of our contingent obligation to the investor, as of the acquisition date, as long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets. This initial fair value measurement is based on the perspective of a market participant and includes significant unobservable inputs which are classified as Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy and are discussed further within Note 2. Our repayment obligations are contingent upon future patent licensing fee revenues generated from the licensing programs.

Under ASC 470, amounts recorded as debt shall be amortized under the interest method. The Company made an accounting policy election to utilize the prospective method when there is a change in the estimated future cash flows, whereby a new effective interest rate is determined based on the revised estimate of remaining cash flows. The new rate is the discount rate that equates the present value of the revised estimate of remaining cash flows with the carrying amount of the debt, and it will be used to recognize interest expense for the remaining periods. Under this method, the effective interest rate is not constant, and any change in expected cash flows is recognized prospectively as an adjustment to the effective yield. During periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we paid the third party providing funds in support of the PIS and M-RED structured licensing programs approximately $130,000 and $20,000, respectively, under the funding agreement, satisfying the long-term debt balance in full. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized amortization of $95,000.

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NOTE4 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES

Because there is not a fixed conversion price, remaining compliant with the reserve requirement under the notes held by Intelligent Partners as transferee of United Wireless, is outside of the control of the Company. As a result of this, the Company has a potential inability to have sufficient available authorized common shares to settle certain outstanding instruments beginning with the date that the reserve requirement went into effect on January 22, 2016. There is no limit on the number of shares issuable under the note, and absent an increase in the stock price or an increase in authorized shares, there are potentially not enough authorized shares to satisfy the exercise of the Company’s options, thus these options qualify as derivative liabilities under ASC Topic 815. On January 22, 2016, the Company reclassified all non-employee warrants and options as derivative liabilities and revalued them at their fair values at each balance sheet date. Any change in fair value was recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense for each reporting period at each balance sheet date. The option expired unexercised on September 30, 2020. Consequently, the derivative liability as of the date the options expired was credited to additional paid in capital.

As

of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value of the outstanding derivative liability was approximately

$0 and $595,000, respectively.

The

Company estimated the fair value of the derivative liability using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following

key assumptions during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

Year Ended
December 31,
2020 (1) 2019
Volatility 261 % 207-426 %
Risk-free interest rate 0.20 % 0.24 %
Expected dividends - - %
Expected term - 0.75-4.70
(1) Inputs as of valuation on expiration date of September 30, 2020
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The

following schedule summarizes the valuation of financial instruments that are remeasured on a recurring basis at fair value in

the balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

Fair Value Measurements as of
December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Assets
None $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Total assets - - - - - -
Liabilities
Conversion option derivative liability - - - - - 595,000
Total liabilities $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 595,000

The

following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities classified as Level 3 in the

fair value hierarchy:

Significant Unobservable Inputs<br> (Level 3)<br> as of<br> December 31,<br> 2020
Balance - December 31, 2018 $ 540,000
Change in fair value 55,000
Balance – December 31, 2019 595,000
Change in fair value (275,000 )
Resolution of derivative liability (320,000 )
Balance - December 31, 2020 $ -
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NOTE5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

A

summary of the status of the Company’s stock options and changes is set forth below:

Number of<br><br><br> Options<br> (#) Weighted<br><br> Average<br><br> Exercise<br><br> Price () Weighted<br><br><br> Average<br><br><br> Remaining<br><br><br> Contractual<br><br><br> Life<br> (Years)
Balance<br><br> - December 31, 2018 50,000,000 1.75
Granted - -
Cancelled - -
Expired - -
Exercised - -
Balance -<br><br> December 31, 2019 50,000,000 0.75
Granted - -
Cancelled - -
Expired 50,000,000 -
Exercised - -
Balance<br><br> - December 31, 2020 - -
Options<br><br> exercisable at end of year - -

All values are in US Dollars.

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NOTE6 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets include patents purchased and are recorded at their acquisition cost. Intangible assets consisted of the following:

Weightedaverageamortization
December 31, period
2020 2019 (years)
Patents $ 5,690,000 $ 5,595,000 6.5
Less: net monetization obligations (509,811 ) (509,811 )
Imputed interest (713,073 ) (713,073 )
Subtotal 4,467,116 4,372,116
Less: accumulated amortization (2,266,157 ) (1,617,762 )
Net value of intangible assets $ 2,200,959 $ 2,754,354 4.45

Intangible

assets are comprised of patents with estimated useful lives. The intangible assets at December 31, 2020 represent:

patents<br><br> acquired in October 2015 for a purchase price of $3,000,000, the useful lives of the patents, at the date of purchase, was<br><br> 6-10 years;
patents acquired in July 2017 pursuant to an obligation to pay 50% of net revenues to IV 34/37 (see Note 3); the useful lives of the patents, at the date of acquisition, was 5-6 years;
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patents (which were fully depreciated at the date of acquisition) acquired in January 2018 pursuant to an agreement with to Intellectual Ventures Assets 62 LLC and Intellectual Ventures Assets 71 LLC “(IV 62/71”), pursuant to which CXT has an obligation to distribute 50% of net revenues to IV 62/71;
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patents (which were fully depreciated at the date of acquisition) acquired in January 2018 by Photonic Imaging Solutions Inc. (“PIS”) from Intellectual Ventures Assets 64 LLC (“IV 64”) pursuant to which PIS is to pay IV 64 (a) 70% of the first $1,500,000 of net revenue, (b) 30% of the next $1,500,000 of net revenue and (c) 50% of net revenue in excess of $3,000,000;
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patents acquired in March 2019 pursuant to an obligation to pay 50% of net revenues to IV 113/108 (see Note 3); the useful lives of the patents, at the date of acquisition, was approximately 9 years.
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patents (which were fully depreciated at the date of acquisition) acquired in May 2020 for a purchase price of $95,000 pursuant to an agreement with Texas Technology Ventures 2, LLP (“TTV”), pursuant to which of the Company retains the first $230,000 of net proceeds, as defined in the agreement, after which the company has an obligation to distribute 50% of net proceeds to TTV.

The Company amortizes the costs of patents over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. Costs incurred to acquire the patents, including legal costs, are also capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the associated patent. Amortization of patents is included as a selling, general and administrative expense as reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

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The Company assesses intangible assets for any impairment to the carrying values. As of December 31, 2020, management concluded that there was no impairment to the acquired assets.

Amortization expense for patents comprised $648,395 and $529,486 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Future amortization of patents is as follows:

Year<br><br> ended December 31,
2021 $ 549,345
2022 495,742
2023 323,071
2024 306,776
2025<br><br> and thereafter 526,025
Total $ 2,200,959

The

Company granted IV 34/37 a security interest in the patents transferred to the Company as security for the payment of the balance

of the purchase price. The security interest of IV 34/37 is senior to the security interest of United Wireless in the proceeds

derived from such patents.

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NOTE7 – NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

The

following table reconciles equity attributable to the non-controlling interest related to Quest Packaging Solutions Corporation.

December 31,
2020 2019
Balance,<br><br> beginning of year $ 239 $ 1,758
Net<br><br> income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest $ (11 ) $ (1,519 )
Balance,<br><br> end of year $ 228 $ 239

NOTE8 – INCOME TAXES

The

Company uses the liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future tax consequences

of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company has generated approximately $8,355,942 of net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards

which will begin to expire in 2024. Internal Revenue Code section 382 (“Section 382”) restricts the use of these net

operating losses in future periods if the Company has a “substantial change in ownership” as defined by Section 382.

The Company has had significant equity transactions in prior periods. Due to this equity activity and the restrictions resulting

under Section 382, a portion of the Company’s NOLs may not be available to offset future taxable income. Therefore, the

Company has fully reserved the deferred tax asset resulting from the net operating loss carry forwards.

Deferred

tax asset consisted primarily of the following:

December 31,
2020 2019
Net<br><br> operating loss carry forward $ 2,172,545 $ 1,960,978
Bad<br><br> debt reserves 17,160
Intangible<br><br> assets 515,104 331,704
Valuation<br><br> allowance $ (2,704,809 ) $ (2,292,682 )
Balance,<br><br> end of year $ - $ -

Tax

expense consisted primarily of the following:

December 31,
2020 2019
Federal $ - $ -
State 5,108 234
Foreign 60,255 5,000
Deferred - -
Total $ 65,363 $ 5,234

The

Company’s tax expense does not reflect the statutory rate since the Company’s deferred tax asset is fully offset by

a valuation allowance. The statute of limitations is open for the tax years ending December 31, 2017 and thereafter.

The

Company’s foreign tax expense reflects the tax withheld by the foreign jurisdiction on royalty income received by the Company

and not exempt under the United States tax treaty, if any, with the respective foreign jurisdiction. In 2020, the Company was

subject to foreign source withholding tax of 20.4% in Japan. In 2019, the Company was subject to foreign source withholding tax

of 10% in the People’s Republic of China.

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NOTE9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The

Company has at various times entered into transactions with related parties, including officers, directors and major shareholders,

wherein these parties have provided services, advanced or loaned money, or both, to the Company needed to support its daily operations.

The Company discloses all related party transactions.

See Notes 3 and 6 in connection with transactions with United Wireless. During periods ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred interest expense on the Company’s 10% notes issued to United Wireless and held by Intelligent Partners, an affiliate of United Wireless and a related party, pursuant to the securities purchase agreement dated October 22, 2015. The interest expense was approximately $351,000 and $467,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. On each of September 30, 2017 and 2018, accrued interest was added to the principal amount of the note. Subsequent to September 30, 2018, the Company is to pay interest quarterly.

See

Note 10 with respect to the employment agreement with the Company’s president and chief executive officer.

During

2020, the Company contracted with an entity owned by the chief technology officer for the provision of information technology

services to the Company. The cost of these services was approximately $464 and $464 for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019,

respectively.

During 2020, the Company contracted with a law firm more than 10 percent owned, but not controlled, by the father-in-law of the chief executive officer. The firm is engaged on a contingent fee basis and serves as escrow agent in connection with monetization of the Company’s patents in matters where the firm is serving as counsel to the Company. In connection with the engagement, the Company recorded patent service costs of approximately $909,000 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively The amount recorded in 2020 includes approximately $407,000 in accrued expenses and outstanding as of December 31, 2020. The accrued liability is recorded in “accounts payable and accrued liabilities.” In prior periods, the Company engaged a firm at which the father-in-law of the chief executive was formerly a partner. Because his interest in the prior firm was less than 10%, the prior firm was not considered a related party in prior periods.

NOTE10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

EmploymentAgreements

Pursuant

to a restated employment agreement, dated November 30, 2014, with the Company’s president and chief executive officer, the

Company agreed to employ him as president and chief executive officer for a term of three years, commencing January 1, 2014, and

continuing on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either party on not less than 90 days’ notice prior to the expiration

of the initial term or any one-year extension. The agreement provides for an initial annual salary of $252,000, which may be increased,

but not decreased, by the board or the compensation committee. In March 2016, the Company’s board of directors increased

the chief executive officer’s annual salary to $300,000, effective January 1, 2016. The chief executive officer is entitled

to a bonus if we meet or exceed performance criteria established by the compensation committee. In August 2016, the Company’s

board of directors approved annual bonus compensation equal to 30% of the amount by which our consolidated income before income

taxes exceeds $500,000, but, if the Company is subject to the limitation on deductibility of executive compensation pursuant to

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the bonus cannot exceed the amount which would be deductible pursuant to Section

162(m). The chief executive officer is also eligible to participate in any executive incentive plans which the Company may adopt.

Pension Benefits

Pursuant to the SEP IRA plan adopted by the Company in March 2020 the Company deposited into a SEP IRA account of each of its participating employees a percentage of the employee’s compensation, subject to statutory limitations on the amount of the contribution all as set forth in the IRS Form 5305-SEP. For the year ending December 31, 2020 the percentage was set at 19%. The Company’s president and chief executive officer is the only participant and $57,000 was deposited his SEP IRA account.

InventorRoyalties, Contingent Litigation Funding Fees and Contingent Legal Expenses

In

connection with the investment in certain patents and patent rights, certain of the Company’s operating subsidiaries executed

agreements which grant to the former owners of the respective patents or patent rights, the right to receive inventor royalties

based on future net revenues (as defined in the respective agreements) generated as a result of licensing and otherwise enforcing

the respective patents or patent portfolios.

The

Company’s operating subsidiaries may engage third party funding sources to provide funding for patent licensing and enforcement. The

agreements with the third party funding sources may provide that the funding source receive a portion of any negotiated fees,

settlements or judgments. In certain instances, these third party funding sources are entitled to receive a significant percentage

of any proceeds realized until the third party funder has recouped agreed upon amounts based on formulas set forth in the underlying

funding agreement, which may reduce or delay and proceeds due to the Company.

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The

Company’s operating subsidiaries may retain the services of law firms in connection with their licensing and enforcement

activities. These law firms may be retained on a contingent fee basis whereby the law firms are paid on a scaled percentage

of any negotiated fees, settlements or judgments awarded based on how and when the fees, settlements or judgments are obtained.

Depending

on the amount of any recovery, it is possible that all the proceeds from a specific settlement may be paid to the funding source

and legal counsel.

The

economic terms of the inventor agreements, funding agreements and contingent legal fee arrangements associated with the patent

portfolios owned or controlled by the Company’s operating subsidiaries, if any, including royalty rates, proceeds sharing

rates, contingent fee rates and other terms, vary across the patent portfolios owned or controlled by the operating subsidiaries. Inventor

royalties, payments to noncontrolling interests, payments to third party funding providers and contingent legal fees expenses

fluctuate period to period, based on the amount of revenues recognized each period, the terms and conditions of revenue agreements

executed each period and the mix of specific patent portfolios with varying economic terms and obligations generating revenues

each period. Inventor royalties, payments to third party funding sources and contingent legal fees expenses will continue to fluctuate

and may continue to vary significantly period to period, based primarily on these factors.

PatentEnforcement and Other Litigation

Certain

of the Company’s operating subsidiaries are engaged in litigation to enforce their patents and patent rights. In connection

with these patent enforcement actions, it is possible that a defendant may request and/or a court may rule that an operating subsidiary

has violated statutory authority, regulatory authority, federal rules, local court rules, or governing standards relating to the

substantive or procedural aspects of such enforcement actions. In such event, a court may issue monetary sanctions against

the Company or its operating subsidiaries or award attorney’s fees and/or expenses to a defendant(s), which could be material,

and if required to be paid by the Company or its operating subsidiaries, could materially harm the Company’s operating results

and financial position. Since the operating subsidiaries do not have any assets other than the patents, and the Company does not

have any available financial resources to pay any judgment which a defendant may obtain against a subsidiary, such a judgement

may result in the bankruptcy of the subsidiary and/or the loss of the patents, which are the subsidiaries’ only assets.

NOTE11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Summary

of Agreements with QPRC Finance LLC (“QFL”)

On

February 22, 2021, we entered into a series of agreements, all dated February 19, 2021,with QFL, a non-affiliated party, including

a prepaid forward purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”),

a subsidiary security agreement (the “Subsidiary Security Agreement”), a subsidiary guaranty (the “Subsidiary

Guarantee”), a warrant issue agreement (the “Warrant Issue Agreement”), a registration rights agreement (the

“Registration Rights Agreement”) and a board observation rights agreement (the “Board Observation Rights Agreement”

together with the Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, the Subsidiary Security Agreement, Warrant Issuance Agreement,

Registration Rights Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, the “Investment Documents”) pursuant to which, at the closing

held contemporaneously with the execution of the agreements:

(i) Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, QFL agreed to make available to us a financing facility of: (a) up to $25,000,000 for the acquisition of mutually agreed patent rights that we intend to monetize; (b) up to $2,000,000 for operating expenses; and (iii) $1,750,000 to fund the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners. In return we transferred to QFL a right to receive a portion of net proceeds generated from the monetization of those patents. The terms of the Purchase Agreement are described under “Purchase Agreement.”
(ii) We used $1,750,000 of proceeds from the QFL financing as the cash payment portion of the restructure of our obligations to Intelligent Partners pursuant to a restructure agreement (the “Restructure Agreement”) between the Company and Intelligent Partners executed contemporaneously with the closing of the Investment Documents. The payment was made directly from QFL to Intelligent Partners. The terms of the Restructure Agreement are described under “Restructure Agreement.”
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(iii) Pursuant to the Security Agreement, our obligations under the Purchase Agreement with QFL are secured by: (a) the proceeds (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); (b) the patents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement; (c) all general intangibles now or hereafter arising from or related to the foregoing (a) and (b); and (d) proceeds (including, without limitation, cash proceeds and insurance proceeds) and products of the foregoing (a)-(c).
(iv) Pursuant to the Subsidiary Guaranty, eight of our subsidiaries – Quest Licensing Corporation (“QLC”), Quest NetTech Corporation (“NetTech”), Mariner IC Inc. (“Mariner”), Semcon IP Inc. (“Semcon”), IC Kinetics Inc. (“IC”), CXT Systems Inc. (“CXT”), M-Red Inc. (“MRED”), and Audio Messaging Inc.(“AMI”), collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) guaranteed our obligations to QFL under the Purchase Agreement.
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(v) Pursuant to the Subsidiary Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantors grant QFL a security interest in the proceeds from the future monetization of their respective patent portfolios.
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(vi) Pursuant to the Warrant Issue Agreement, we granted QFL ten-year warrants to purchase a total of up to 96,246,246 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price of $0.0054 per share which may be exercised from February 19, 2021 through February 18, 2031on a cash or cashless basis. Exercisability of the warrant is limited if, upon exercise, the holder would beneficially own more than 4.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of our common stock, except that by written notice to us, the holder may change the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99% provided any such change will not be effective until the 61^st^ day following notice to us. The warrant also contains certain minimum ownership percentage antidilution rights pursuant to which the aggregate number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the initial exercise of the warrant shall not be less than 10% of the aggregate number of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (determined on a fully diluted basis). A portion of any gain from sale of the shares, net of taxes and costs of exercise, realized prior to the completion of all monetization activities shall be credited against the total return due to QFL pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
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(vii) We agreed to take all commercially reasonable steps necessary to regain compliance with the OTCQB eligibility standards as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 12 months from the closing date.
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(viii) We granted QFL certain registration rights with respect to the 96,246,246 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrant.
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(ix) Commencing six months from the closing date, if the shares owned by QFL cannot be sold pursuant to a registration statement and cannot be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the Company being in compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144, if the Company is not in compliance with the current public information requirements, the Company is required to pay damages to QFL.
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(x) Pursuant to the Board Observation Rights Agreement, until the later of the date on which QFL or its affiliates (i) have received the entirety of their Investment Return (as defined in Purchase Agreement), and (ii) no longer hold any Securities (the “Observation Period”), we granted QFL the right, exercisable at any time during the Observation Period, to appoint a representative to attend meetings (including, without limitation, telephonic or other electronic meetings) of the Board or any committee thereof, including executive sessions, in an observer capacity.
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Summary

of Agreements with Intelligent Partners

SecuritiesPurchase Agreement and Related Agreements with United Wireless

We,

together with certain of our subsidiaries, and United Wireless, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 22,

2015 (the “SPA”) and related Transaction Documents, as defined therein, pursuant to which the Company sold 50,000,000

shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value $0.00003 per share (the “Common Stock”) at $0.05

per share, or an aggregate of $250,000; we issued our 10% secured convertible promissory notes due September 30, 2020 to United,

and granted United an option (the “2015 Purchase Option”) to purchase up to an additional 50,000,000 shares of Common

Stock in three tranches at the prices as set forth therein. The 2015 Purchase Option expired unexercised on September 30, 2020.

The Shares are currently owned by Andrew C. Fitton (“Fitton”) and Michael Carper (“Carper”) and United

Wireless subsequently transferred its note and assigned all of its remaining rights under the agreements to Intelligent Partners,

which is an affiliate of United Wireless and is owned by Fitton and Carper. Our agreements with United Wireless, also included

various monetization proceeds agreements, which we refer to as MPAs, pursuant to which we granted to Intelligent Partners, as

the assignee of United Wireless, rights to the monetization proceeds from revenue generated from certain of our intellectual property,

a security agreement and a registration rights agreement.

The notes became due by their terms on September 30, 2020, and we did not make any payment on account of principal of and interest on the notes. Subsequent to September 30, 2020, we engaged in negotiations with Intelligent Partners in parallel with our negotiations with QFL, with a view to restructuring our obligations under the United Wireless agreements, including the notes, so that we no longer had any obligations under the notes or the SPA. These negotiations resulted in the Restructure Agreement, described below, which provided for the payment to Intelligent Partners of $1,750,000 from the proceeds from our agreements with QFL. As part of the restructure of our agreements with Intelligent Partners, we amended the existing MPAs and granted Intelligent Partners certain rights in the monetization proceeds from any new intellectual property we acquire, as describe below. Under these MPAs, Intelligent Partners participates in the monetization proceeds we receive with respect to new patents after QFL has received its negotiated rate of return.

On or prior to the date of the Restructure Agreement, Intelligent Partners transferred to Fitton and Carper $250,000 of the notes (the “Transferred Note”), thereby reducing the principal amount of the notes held by Intelligent Partners to $4,422,810.

On February 22, 2021, we and Intelligent Partners agreed to extinguish the notes and Transferred Note, and terminate or amend and restate the SPA and Transaction Documents, pursuant to a series of agreements including: a Restructure Agreement (the “Restructure Agreement”), a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), an Option Grant (the “Option Grant”), an Amended and Restated Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”), an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), a Board Observation Agreement (the “Board Observation Agreement”), a MPA-NA Security Interest Agreement (the “MPA-NA Security Interest Agreement”), an Amended and Restated Patent Proceeds Security Agreement (the “Patent Proceeds Security Agreement”, an Amended and Restated MPA-CP (the “MPA-CP”), an Amended and Restated MPA-CXT (the “MPA-CXT”), a MPA-MR (the “MPA-MR”), a MPA-AMI (the “MPA-AMI,” and together with the MPA-CP, MPA-CXT and MPA-MR, each a Restructure MPA and together the Restructure MPAs) and a MPA-NA (the “MPA-NA”).

(i) Pursuant to the Restructure Agreement, we paid Intelligent Partners $1,750,000 at closing, which we received from QFL and which QFL paid directly to Intelligent Partners, and recognized a further non-interest bearing total monetization proceeds obligation (the “TMPO”) of $2,805,000, which shall, from and after the Restructure Date, be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by (a) payments to Intelligent Partners pursuant to the restructure agreement, the Restructure MPAs and the MPA-NA and (b) any election by the Intelligent Partners to pay the Exercise Price of the Restructure Option, in whole or part, by means of a reduction in the then outstanding TMPO. Further details regarding the TMPO are provided under “TMPO”;
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(ii) Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, we issued to Fitton and Carper, as holders of the Transferred Note, a total of 46,296,296 shares of our restricted common stock at a purchase price of $0.0054 per share, which purchase price was paid by the conversion and in full satisfaction of the Transferred Note (the “Conversion Shares”).
(iii) Pursuant to the Option Grant, we granted Intelligent Partners an option<br>to purchase a total of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $0.0054 per share which vests immediately and may<br>be exercised through September 30, 2025.
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(iv) Pursuant to the restructured monetization proceeds agreement, Intelligent Partners has a right to receive 60% of the net monetization proceeds from the patents currently owned by the Subsidiary Guarantors. The agreement has no termination provisions, so Intelligent Partners will be entitled to its percentage interest as long as revenue can be generated from the intellectual property covered by the agreement.
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(v) Pursuant to the MPA-NA, until the TMPO has been paid in full, IPLLC is entitled to receive 10% of the net proceeds realized from new assets acquired by the Company. If, in any calendar quarter, net proceeds realized exceed $1,000,000, IPLLC’s entitlement for that quarter only shall increase to 30% on the portion of net proceeds in excess of $1,000,000 but less than $3,000,000. If in the same calendar quarter, net proceeds exceed $3,000,000, IPLLC’s entitlement for that quarter only shall increase to 50% on the portion of net proceeds in excess of $3,000,000. After satisfaction of the TMPO, the MPA-NA and IPLLC’s interest in new asset proceeds shall terminate.
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(vi) Pursuant to the Subsidiary Security Agreement, our obligations under our agreements with Intelligent Partners, including its obligations under the Restructure Agreement and the Restructure MPAs are secured by a security interest in the net proceeds realized from the future monetization of the patents currently owned by the eight subsidiaries named above.
(vii) Pursuant to the MPA-NA-Security Interest Agreement, our obligations under the MPA-NA are secured by a security interest in net proceeds realized from the future monetization of new patents acquired until the TMPO is satisfied, provided Intelligent Partners’ secured interest shall be limited to its entitlement in Net Proceeds under the MPA-NA. After satisfaction of the TMPO the security interest in proceeds from new assets shall terminate.
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(viii) We granted Intelligent Partners, Andrew Fitton and Michael Carper certain registration rights with respect to (i) the 50,000,000 Shares currently owned by Fitton and Carper; (ii) the 46,296,296 Conversion Shares being issued to Fitton and Carper, and (iii) the 50,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Restructure Option;
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(ix) Commencing six months from the closing date, if the shares owned by Intelligent Partners cannot be sold pursuant to a registration statement and cannot be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the Company being in compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144, if the Company is not in compliance with the current public information requirements, the Company is required to pay damages to Intelligent Partners.
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(x) Pursuant to the Board Observation Rights Agreement, until the Total Monetization Proceeds Obligation has been satisfied (the “Observation Period”), we granted Intelligent Partners the option and right, exercisable at any time during the Observation Period, to appoint a representative to attend meetings of the Board or any committee thereof, including executive sessions, in an observer capacity. Intelligent Partners has no right to appoint a director to the board.
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Events

of Default include (i) a Change of Control of the Company (ii) any uncured default on payment due to Intelligent Partners in an

amount totaling in excess of $275,000, which is not the subject of a Dispute or other formal dispute resolution proceeding initiated

in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or other Restructure Documents (iii) the filing of a voluntary petition for relief under

the United States Bankruptcy Code by Company or any of its material subsidiaries, (iv) the filing of an involuntary petition for

relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code against the Company, which is not stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days of

such filing, except for an involuntary petition for relief filed solely by Intelligent Partners, or any Affiliate or member of

Intelligent Partners, or (v) acceleration of an obligation in excess of $1 million dollars to another provider of financing following

a final determination by arbitration or other judicial proceeding that such obligation is due and owing.

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Consulting

Agreements

On

February 22, 2021, the Company entered into advisory service agreement with three consultants – William Gates, Crystal Nicolson

and Jeff Toler pursuant to which they will provide services to the Company in connection with the development of the Company’s

business. The agreements have a term of ten years and may be terminated by the Company for cause or upon the death or disability

of the consultants.

Pursuant

to the agreements with Mr. Gates and Ms. Nicolson, the compensation payable to each of them consists of a restricted stock grant

of 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock which immediately vests in full and a ten-year option to purchase a total of 30,000,000 shares

of Common Stock, which become exercisable cumulatively as follows:

a. 10,000,000<br><br>shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share becoming exercisable upon the commencement of trading of the Common Stock on the<br><br>OTCQB.
b. 10,000,000<br><br>shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, becoming exercisable on the first day on which the Company files with the SEC<br><br>a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q which stockholders’ equity of at least $5,000,000, and
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c. 10,000,000<br><br>shares at an exercise price of $0.05/share becoming exercisable on the date on which the Common Stock is listed for trading on<br><br>the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange.
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Pursuant

to the agreement with Mr. Toler, the compensation payable to him consists of a restricted stock grant of 10,000,000 shares of

Common Stock which immediately vests in full and a ten-year option to purchase 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, which becomes

exercisable cumulatively as follows:

a. 10,000,000<br><br>shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share upon the first anniversary of the agreement.
b. 10,000,000<br><br>shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share upon the second anniversary of the agreement; and
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c. 10,000,000<br><br>shares at an exercise price of $0.05 per share upon the third anniversary of the agreement.
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Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(i) amended the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) increasing the shares the Company can issue under the plan to 500,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to non-qualified stock options, restricted stock grants and other equity-based incentives, the amendment to the Plan and the grants of awards pursuant to the Plan, as described in Items 1.01 and 5.02, to be effective upon the closing of the agreements with QFL.
(ii) Granted restricted stock grants for services rendered and vesting in full upon grant, to:
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a. Jon C. Scahill – 49,000,000 shares
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b. Timothy J. Scahill – 10,000,000 shares
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c. Dr. William R. Carroll - 10,000,000 shares
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(iii) Granted Jon Scahill a ten-year option (the “Option”) to purchase 60,000,000 shares of Common Stock which become exercisable cumulatively as follows:
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a. 20,000,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share becoming exercisable upon the commencement of trading of the Common Stock on the OTCQB.
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b. 20,000,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, becoming exercisable on the first day on which the Company files with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q which stockholders’ equity of at least $5,000,000, and
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c. 20,000,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.05/share becoming exercisable on the date on which the Common Stock is listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange
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(iv) Appointed Ryan T. Logue to the board of directors and granted Mr. Logue a restricted stock grant of 5,000,000 shares of common stock which vests upon his acceptance of his appointment as a director.
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Patent Portfolio Acquisition

On February 26, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with Peter K. Trzyna (“PKT”) pursuant to which PKT assigned to the Company all right, title, and interest in a portfolio of eight United States patents (the “Peregrin Portfolio”). Under the agreement, the Company paid PKT $350,000 at closing and agreed that upon the realization of gross proceeds the Company shall make a second installment payment or payments in the aggregate amount of $93,900, which shall be due and payable to PKT from time to time as gross proceeds are realized, paid to PKT with reimbursement to third parties of costs incurred in realizing gross proceeds. Thereafter, PKT is entitled to a percentage of gross proceeds realized, if any. The Company requested and received a capital advance in the amount of the $350,000 initial installment payment from the facility with QFL.

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Exhibit 10.38

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

Consulting Agreement (this “Agreement”), entered into this 19th day of February 2021, sets forth the arrangement between Quest Patent Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business at 411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S, Rye, NY 10580 (hereinafter referred to as “Company”), and _____________ , an individual, with her principal place of residence at _____________________ (hereinafter referred to as “Consultant,”), the Company and Consultant being collectively referred to as the “Parties” and each as a “Party.”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, prior to August 31, 2020, the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00003 per share (“Common Stock”), was traded on the OTCQB market; and

WHEREAS, effective August 31, 2020, the Common Stock ceased to be trading on the OTCQB market because of the failure of the Company to maintain a bid price for the Common Stock of at least $0.01 per share for a period of 30 days, with the result that the Common Stock is currently traded on the OTC Pink Market; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage Consultant to provide investor relations and other services to assist the Company in its efforts to meet three goals, in connection with each of which the Company will have to develop revenue streams (i) have the Common Stock trading on the OTCQB, (ii) increase the Company’s stockholders’ equity to at least $5,000,000, and (iii) to have the Common Stock listed on either the NASDAQ Stock Market or the NYSE (an “Exchange”), such goals being collectively referred to as the “Goals.”

WHEREAS, Consultant is willing to perform such services and assist the Company in attaining the Goals including providing services concerning the Company’s business planning, financial strategy and corporate structure in connection with the Company’s business development, financing and operations;

WHEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Services.

(a) In consultation with the management of the Company, during the Term, as hereinafter defined, Consultant shall provide advice and services concerning the Company’s business planning, financial strategy, financial strategy implementation, and corporate structure (“Services”) in connection with the Company’s business development, financing and operations. The Services shall include, without limitation, the services set forth on Schedule I to this Agreement. Consultant shall report to the Company’s chief executive officer of such other executive officer as may be designated by the Company’s chief executive officer. Consultant shall provide the Services in such form, manner and place as Consultant shall reasonably determine. For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed and understood that the Services shall not include, and under no circumstances shall Consultant render, any services relating directly or indirectly to (a) the raising of funds or any other services for which registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA or any state securities commission or body is required or (b) providing legal, accounting or other professional advice or services or (c) providing investment advisory services. A breach of Consultant’s obligations under the preceding sentence shall be a basis for the Company’s termination of this Agreement and the termination of any outstanding options to the extent not preciously exercised.

(b) Consultant accepts the engagement provided in this Agreement, and agrees to perform the Services for the Company in a professional manner, diligently, in good faith, and in a manner consistent with the best interests of the Company.

(c) Consultant will comply with all laws, rules and regulations related to its activities on behalf of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that it is aware that the federal securities laws prohibit trading or aiding or assisting others in trading in the Company’s securities while in possession of material non-public information concerning the Company. Consultant acknowledges that with respect to any Company securities now or at any time hereafter owned beneficially or of record by Consultant or any of its affiliates, that it will refrain from trading, aiding or assisting others in trading or disclosing (other than to persons who the Company has advised Consultant have signed a non-disclosure agreement with the Company) while Consultant or any her affiliates is in possession of material non-public information concerning the Company.

2. Compensation. As sole compensation for the Services, the Company shall issue to the Consultant:

(a) A restricted stock grant for 10,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s amended 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, which grant shall fully vest on issuance, and Consultant shall have all rights as a stockholder with respect to the Shares, subject to restriction on transfer of the Shares pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(b) A ten-year option (the “Option”) to purchase 30,000,000 shares (the “Option Shares”)of Common Stock, which Option shall vest cumulatively and at the exercise prices as follow:

(i) The Option shall become exercisable as to 10,000,000 Option Shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share upon the commencement of trading of the Common Stock on the OTCQB

(ii) The Option shall become exercisable as to 10,000,000 Option Shares, at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, on first date of which the Company files with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q in which the Company reports stockholders’ equity of at least $5,000,000, and

(iii) The Option shall become exercisable as to 10,000,000 Option Shares, at an exercise price of $0.05 per share, on the date the trading of the Common Stock commences on an Exchange.

(c) Consultant agrees to execute and deliver to the Company, a restricted stock agreement and instrument of option grant in the forms of Exhibits A and B to this Agreement, respectively. The certificate for the Shares shall have a standard investment legend.

3. Term. This Agreement shall have a term (the “Term”) of ten years, commencing on the date of this Agreement.

4. Independent Contractor. The relationship between Consultant and the Company is as an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement creates a joint venture, partnership, or the relationship of principal and agent, or employee and employer between the Parties; and no Party has the authority to bind any other Party by representation, declaration or admission, or to make any contract or commitment on behalf of any other Party or to pledge any other Party’s credit. Consultant shall be responsible for his own estimated tax payments.

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Termination.

(a) This Agreement shall terminate upon the Consultant’s death.

(b) This Agreement and Consultant’s engagement pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated by Consultant or the Company on not less than ten days’ written notice in the event of the Consultant’s Disability. The term “Disability” shall mean any illness, disability or incapacity of the Consultant which prevents her from substantially performing her regular duties for a period of one month or six weeks, even though not consecutive, in any twelve-month period.

(c) This Agreement and Consultant’s engagement pursuant to this Agreement may be immediately terminated by the Company for Cause.  The term “Cause” shall mean:

(i) a violation of Consultant’s obligations pursuant to Section 1(a) of this Agreement.

(ii) repeated failure of Consultant to perform material instructions from the executive officer to whom the Consultant reports, provided that such instructions are reasonable and consistent with the Consultant’s duties as set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement;

(iii) a breach of Section 6 or Section 8 of this Agreement;

(iv) a breach of trust whereby the Consultant obtains personal gain or benefit at the expense of or to the detriment of the Company or any of its affiliates without the consent of the Company’s board of directors;

(v) any fraudulent or dishonest conduct by the Consultant or any other conduct by the Consultant which damages the Company or any of its affiliates or their property, business or reputation;

(vi) a conviction of, or guilty plea or plea of nolo contendere by, the Consultant of (x) any felony or (y) any other crime involving fraud, theft, embezzlement or use or possession of illegal substances.

(d) In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 5(a) or 5(b), the Option may be exercised as to all Option Shares during the six month period following such termination. In the event of a termination pursuant to Section 5(c), the Option shall immediately terminate and Consultant shall no right to exercise the Options from and after the date of such termination.

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Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information.

(a) Consultant recognizes and acknowledges that the Company, through the expenditure of considerable time and money, has developed and will continue to develop in the future information concerning customers, clients, marketing, patents, proposed patent acquisitions, financings, products, services, business, research and development activities and operational methods of the Company and its customers or clients, contracts, financial or other data, technical data or any other confidential or proprietary information possessed, owned or used by the Company, the disclosure of which could or does have a material adverse effect on the Company, its business, any business it proposes to engage in, its operations, financial condition or prospects and that the same are confidential and proprietary and considered “Confidential Information” of the Company for the purposes of this Agreement. In consideration of his engagement as a consultant, Consultant agrees that he will not, during or after the Term, without the consent of the Company make any disclosure of Confidential Information now or hereafter possessed by the Company, to any person, partnership, corporation or entity either during or after the Term, except that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Consultant from using or disclosing such information (a) if such disclosure is necessary in the normal course of the Company’s business in accordance with Company policies or instructions or authorization from the Company, (b) such information shall have become public knowledge other than by or as a result of disclosure by a person not having a right to make such disclosure, (c) complying with legal process as provided in Section 6(b) of this Agreement, or (d) subsequent to the Term, if Consultant can demonstrate that such information shall have either (i) been developed by Consultant independent of any of the Company’s confidential or proprietary information or (ii) been disclosed to Consultant by a person not subject to a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of confidentiality to the Company. For the purposes of this Section 6, the term “Company” shall include the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

(b) In the event that any Confidential Information is required to be produced by Consultant pursuant to legal process, Consultant shall give the Company notice of such legal process within a reasonable time, but not later than ten business days prior to the date such disclosure is to be made, unless Consultant has received less notice, in which event Consultant shall immediately notify the Company. The Company shall have the right to object to any such disclosure, and if the Company objects (at the Company’s cost and expense) in a timely manner, Consultant shall not make any disclosure until there has been a court determination on the Company’s objections. If disclosure is required by a court order, final beyond right of review, or if the Company does not object to the disclosure, Consultant shall make disclosure only to the extent that disclosure is required by the court order, and Consultant will exercise reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information.

(c) Consultant shall, upon expiration or termination of the Term, or earlier at the request of the Company, turn over to the Company all documents, papers, computer disks or other material in Consultant’s possession or under Consultant’s control which may contain or be derived from Confidential Information. To the extent that any Confidential Information is on Consultant’s hard drive or other storage media, he shall, upon the request of the Company, cause such information to be erased from her computer disks and all other storage media.

(d) Consultant acknowledges that the restrictive covenants (the “Restrictive Covenants”) contained in this Section 6 are a condition of her engagement and are reasonable and valid in geographical and temporal scope and in all other respects. If any court or arbitrator determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part of any of the Restrictive Covenants, is invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Restrictive Covenants and parts thereof shall not thereby be affected and shall remain in full force and effect, without regard to the invalid portion. If any court or arbitrator determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable because of the geographic or temporal scope of such provision, such court or arbitrator shall have the power to reduce the geographic or temporal scope of such provision, as the case may be, and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable.

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Injunctive Relief. Consultant agrees that any violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement shall cause immediate and irreparable harm to the Company. In the event of any breach or threatened breach of any of said provisions, Consultant consents to the entry of preliminary and permanent injunctions by a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting Consultant from any violation or threatened violation of such provisions and compelling Consultant to comply with such provisions. This Section 7 shall not affect or limit, and the injunctive relief provided in this Section 7 shall be in addition to, any other remedies available to the Company at law or in equity or in arbitration for any such violation by Consultant. The provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement and Consultant’s consulting relationship pursuant to this Agreement.

8. Consultant Representations and Warranties. The Consultant hereby represents and warrants:

(a) Consultant has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement. No consent, approval or agreement of any individual or entity is required to be obtained by the Consultant in connection with the execution and performance by the Consultant of this Agreement or the execution and performance by the Consultant of any agreements, instruments or other obligations entered into in connection with this Agreement. The performance of the Services shall not violate any other agreement to which Consultant is a party, and Consultant shall not use or disclose to the Company any information which was provided to Consultant by a third party pursuant to a confidentiality agreement.

(b) Consultant is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Consultant is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares, as reflected on the Accredited Investor Questionnaire attached as Exhibit A to the Restricted Stock Agreement. Consultant understands that the Shares are restricted securities, as defined in Rule 144 of the SEC under the Securities Act, and can only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration requirements, and Consultant has provided the Company with an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company as to any such exemption. Consultant understands that she has no registration rights with respect to the Shares. Consultant further understands and agrees that, unless registered pursuant to the Securities Act, the Option Shares are also restricted securities.

9. Indemnification.

(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Consultant against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable legal fees and expenses), arising out of, related to or based upon any violation of law, rule or regulation by the Company or the Company’s agents, employees, representatives or affiliates.

(b) Consultant shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, affiliates, successors and assigns against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of, related to or based upon any breach by Consultant of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or any violation of law, rule or regulation by Consultant or Consultant’s agents, employees, representatives or affiliates.

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(c) If any action or claim shall be brought or asserted against a party entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (the “Indemnified Party”) or any person controlling such party and in respect of which indemnity may be sought from the party obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 9 (the “Indemnifying Party”), the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing and, the Indemnifying Party shall assume, at its cost and expense, the defense thereof, including the engagement of legal counsel. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to engage its own counsel, at its cost and expense; provided, that if the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such claims, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ a single legal counsel, reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party, and the Company shall pay the reasonable legal fees and expenses of such counsel.

(d) This Section 9 shall survive any termination of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Indemnifying Party will be responsible for any indemnification obligation that arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party.

10. Miscellaneous.

(a) Any notice, consent or communication required under this Agreement shall be given in writing and sent or delivered by hand, overnight courier or messenger service, against a signed receipt or acknowledgment of receipt, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or e-mail or similar means of communication (“electronic communication”) if receipt is acknowledged, to the parties at their respective addresses or to e-mail address set forth on the signature page, with notice to the Company being sent to the attention of the individual who executed this Agreement on its behalf. Either party may, by like notice, change the person, address or email to which notice is to be sent.

(b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be performed wholly within the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.

(c) Except as provided in Section 10(d), any dispute between them regarding any matter related to or arising out of this Agreement, or any Party’s performance under this Agreement, shall be resolved by binding arbitration in New York, New York by a single arbitrator before and pursuant to the then applicable rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”). The single arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the rules of JAMS. If either Party prevails on substantially all issues in dispute, the prevailing Party in any arbitration, or in any litigation between the Parties, shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs from the non-prevailing Party. This final and binding arbitration provision constitutes a mandatory alternative dispute resolution process, is in lieu of traditional court proceedings, is without a right to a jury or to court trial or appeal, and all differing court proceeding rights including without limitation to a jury are accordingly waived. Except as provided in Section 6(d), the arbitrator shall have no power to modify or amend any provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Each of the parties hereby irrevocably agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts sitting in the County of New York in the State of New York for any action to enforce the provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement or to compel arbitration pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement. The Parties hereby waive any claim that New York, New York is an inconvenient forum, or that either personal or subject matter jurisdiction is lacking in New York, New York. Service may be made in the manner provided in Section 10(a), other than by electronic delivery. Nothing in this Section 10(c) shall prohibit service in any manner permitted by law. TO THEMAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

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(e) If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof to any party or circumstance shall, to any extent, be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term, covenant or condition to parties or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each term, covenant or condition of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law, and any court having jurisdiction may reduce the scope of any provision of this Agreement, so that it complies with applicable law.

(f)   This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties as to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior or contemporaneous written or oral understandings or agreements, including any and all previous employment agreements or understandings, all of which are hereby terminated, with respect to the subject matter covered in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, nor may any right be waived, except by a writing which expressly refers to this Agreement, states that it is intended to be a modification, amendment or waiver and is signed by both parties in the case of a modification or amendment or by the party granting the waiver. No course of conduct or dealing between the parties and no custom or trade usage shall be relied upon to vary the terms of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

(g) Neither Party shall have the right to assign or transfer any of its or his rights or obligations hereunder except that the Company’s rights and obligations may be assigned in connection with a merger or consolidation of the Company or a sale by the Company of all or substantially all of its business and assets.

(h) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors, executors, administrators and permitted assigns.

(i)    The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

(j)    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be an original document, but both of which counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument.

(k) Each Party acknowledges that he or it has been represented by independent legal counsel of its own choice throughout all of the negotiations which preceded the execution of this Agreement and that it has executed this Agreement with the consent and on the advice of such independent legal counsel. Each party further acknowledges that it and its counsel have had adequate opportunity to make whatever investigation or inquiry they deem necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement prior to the execution hereof.

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Address and email Signature
411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S QUEST PATENT RESEARCH CORPORATION
Rye, NY 10580
Email: jscahill@qprc.com By:
Jon C. Scahill, CEO
By:
Consultant
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Schedule I

Services

The Services shall include, but not limited to, the following:

Assisting<br> the Company in coordinating, advertising, investor relations and other public relations programs<br> being implemented by the Company including but not limited to setting up and attending presentations<br> for investors and shareholders.
Working<br> with the Company to establish a board of directors with committees composed of knowledgeable<br> independent directors;
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At<br> such time as the Company meets the listing requirements of any tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market<br> or the New York Stock Exchange (each, an “Exchange”), working with the Company’s<br> professional advisors, including its attorneys and accountants, in the assembly and preparation<br> of materials relating to the listing of the Common Stock on an Exchange;
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Working<br> with the Company’s management to meet the Goals.
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Exhibit 10.39

QUEST PATENT RESEARCH CORPORATION

2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Restricted Stock Agreement

This Restricted Stock Award Agreement evidences a grant of Restricted Stock pursuant to the provisions of the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”) of Quest Patent Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) to the individual whose name appears below (the “Participant”), pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and on the following terms and conditions (capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Plan):

  1. Name of Participant:

  2. Number of Shares of Restricted Stock (the “Shares”):

  3. Date of Grant:

  4. Issuance of the Shares: The Shares shall be restricted securities, as defined in Rule 144, of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The right to the Shares vest in full immediately.

  5. Withholding Tax: If required under applicable law, the Participant shall pay or make arrangements for payment of any withholding tax required to be paid or withheld with respect to the Shares.

  6. Accredited Investor: The Participant acknowledges that he is familiar with the definition of accredited investor, as defined in Rule 502 of the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, that he is an accredited investor and that he has accurately completed the accredited investor questionnaire set forth as Exhibit A to this Restricted Stock Agreement.

  7. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and to be performed wholly within such state without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan as presently in effect. The text and all of the terms and provisions of the Plan are incorporated herein by reference, and the grant of the Shares is subject to these terms and provisions in all respects.

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QUEST PATENT RESEARCH CORPORATION

By:
Name: Jon C. Scahill
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Agreed to and Accepted as of________________:
Participant
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Exhibit A To Restricted Stock Agreement

Accredited Investor Questionnaire

The following are tests for an individual accredited investor. Please initial which tests are applicable. Please initial all that apply.

_____ A natural person whose individual net worth or joint net worth with Subscriber’s spouse, at the time of this purchase exceeds $1,000,000 (PLEASE NOTE: In calculating net worth, you include all of your assets (other than your primary residence), whether liquid or illiquid, such as cash, stock, securities, personal property and real estate based on the fair market value of such property MINUS all debts and liabilities (other than indebtedness secured by your primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence, unless the borrowing occurs in the 60 days preceding the purchase of the Units and is not in connection with the acquisition of the primary residence. In such cases, the debt secured by the primary residence must be treated as a liability in the net worth calculation.). In the event any incremental mortgage or other indebtedness secured by your primary residence occurs in the 60 days preceding the date of the purchase of the Units, the incremental borrowing must be treated as a liability and deducted from your net worth even though the value of your primary residence will not be included as an asset. Further, the amount of any mortgage or other indebtedness secured by your primary residence that exceeds the fair market value of the residence should also be deducted from your net worth);

___ A natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with Subscriber’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;

___ A director or executive officer of the Company.

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Exhibit 10.40

INSTRUMENT OF GRANT OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

Instrument of Grant issued as of this 22^nd^ day of February, 2021, from Quest Patent Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation with offices at 411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S, Rye, NY 10580 (hereinafter referred to as “Company”), to ______________, an individual, with her residence at __________________________________________ (hereinafter referred to as the “Option Holder”).

W I T  N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company has, on the date of this Instrument of Grant, granted Option Holder a nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) to purchase from the Company shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00003 per share (“Common Stock”), pursuant to the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”); and

WHEREFORE, the Company does hereby grant to the Option Holder the following Option:

  1. Stock Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Instrument of Grant, the Company hereby grants to the Option Holder a non-qualified stock option (the “Option”) to purchase from the Company 30,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock at an exercise price (the “Exercise Price”) set forth in Section 2 of this Instrument of Grant, being not less than the fair value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant.

  2. Exercise Period and Exercise Price.

(a) Subject to Section 2(b), the Option shall be exercisable will become exercisable cumulatively as follows:

(i) The Option shall become exercisable as to 10,000,000 Option Shares at an Exercise Price of $0.01 per share upon the commencement of trading of the Common Stock on the OTCQB;

(ii) The Option shall become exercisable as to 10,000,000 Option Shares, at an Exercise Price of $0.03 per share, on first date on which the Company files with the SEC a Form 10-K or Form 10-Q in which the Company reports stockholders’ equity of at least $5,000,000, and

(iii) The Option shall become exercisable as to 10,000,000 Option Shares, at an Exercise Price of $0.05 per share, on the date the trading of the Common Stock commences on a market maintained by the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market.

(b) In the event of the Option Holder’s death or a termination of the Option Holder’s consultancy relationship as a result of a disability, as defined in the Consulting Agreement dated February 22, 2021 between the Company and the Option Holder (the “Consulting Agreement”), the Option may be exercised, to the extent it is exercisable on the date of death or termination as a result of a disability, until the earlier of (x) six month from the date of death or the date or termination of the Option Holder’s consultancy relationship as a result of a disability or (y) the Expiration Date.

(c) In the event of a termination of the Option Holder’s consultancy with the Company for cause, as defined in Consulting Agreement, prior to the Expiration Date, the Option shall terminate immediately upon such termination of the Option Holder’s consultancy or termination of the Consulting Agreement, and the Option Holder shall have no rights under this Agreement from and after the date of termination.

  1. Termination. The Option shall terminate, and Option Holder shall have no further rights under the Option, on February 21, 2031 (the “Expiration Date”), subject to earlier termination to the extent provided in Section 2(b) of this Instrument of Grant and subject to the provisions of the Plan.

  2. Manner of Exercise.

(a) The Option shall be exercised by written notice of exercise in the form of Exhibit A to this Instrument of Grant addressed to the Company and signed by the Option Holder and delivered to the Company along with this Instrument of Grant and payment in full of the Exercise Price of the Optioned Shares as to which the Option is being exercised. If the Option is exercised in part only, the Company will either issue a new Instrument of Grant with respect to the unexercised portion of the Option or shall make a notation on this Instrument of Grant reflecting the partial exercise. The Exercise Price is payable by certified or official bank check or by personal check; provided, however, that no Optioned Shares shall be issued to Option Holder until the Company has been advised by its bank that the check has cleared.

(b) The Option may also be exercised by the delivery to the Company of shares of Common Stock having a fair market value as of the date of exercise, equal to the Exercise Price of the Optioned Shares to the extent that the Option is being exercised by written notice of exercise in the form of Exhibit B to this Instrument of Grant addressed to the Company and signed by the Option Holder. The market value of the Common Stock shall be determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or is quoted on the OTCQX, OTCQB, or OTC Pink or other service which provides information as to the last sale price, the current value shall be the reported last sale prices of one share of Common Stock on such exchange, market or system on the trading day prior to the date of exercise of the Option, or if, on any of such dates, no such sale is made on such day, the last reported sale on such exchange, market or system shall be used; or

(ii) If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges or traded, the current value shall be the mean average of the reported last bid and asked prices of one share of Common Stock as reported by a reporting services selected by the Company, on the last trading day prior to the date of the exercise of the Option; or

(iii) If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges and bid and asked prices are not so reported, the current value of one share of Common Stock shall be an amount, not less than net tangible book value per share determined in such reasonable manner as may be prescribed by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

(c) The Option by be exercised on a cashless net exercise basis through the issuance of such number of Option Shares as to which the Option is being exercised as is determined by multiplying the number of Option Shares as to which the Option is being exercised by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount by which the market price of the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price and the denominator of which is the market price on the date of exercise by written notice of exercise in the form of Exhibit C to this Instrument of Grant addressed to the Company and signed by the Option Holder. The Option shall be deemed exercised as to the number of shares as to which the Option is being exercised, even though a lesser number of Option Shares are issued. If the Option is being exercised with respect to Options with different Exercise Prices, a separate calculation shall be made with respect to each Exercise Price.

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(d) The Option may also be exercised through a brokerage transaction in a manner approved by the Compensation Committee.

  1. Adjustment Provisions. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option and the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, stock distribution, reverse split or other combination of shares, recapitalization or otherwise, which affects the Common Stock.

  2. Not Transferable. The Option is not transferable by the Option Holder, and may be exercised only by the Option Holder except that, in the event of the Option Holder’s death or disability, the Option may be exercised by Option Holder’s legal representative or by the persons to whom the Option is transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

  3. No Rights as a Stockholder. The Option Holder shall have no interest in and shall not be entitled to any voting rights or any dividend or other rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Option prior to the exercise of this Option and payment of the Exercise Price of the Optioned Shares.

  4. No Rights to Continued Consultancy Relationship or Employment. Nothing in this Instrument of Grant shall be constructed as an employment or consulting agreement or to grant the Option Holder any rights to continue as an employee of or consultant to the Company.

  5. Legality. Anything in this Option to the contrary notwithstanding, the Option Holder agrees that he or she will not exercise the Option, and that the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Option, if the exercise of the Option or the issuance of such shares shall constitute a violation by the Option Holder or by the Company of any provisions of any law or of any regulation of any governmental authority. Any determination by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, if appointed, as to the applicability of the preceding sentence shall be binding on the Company and the Option Holder. In the event that the Compensation Committee shall not have been appointed, references to the Compensation Committee shall relate to the Board of Directors. The Company shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in order to cause the exercise of the Option or the issuance of shares pursuant thereto to comply with such law or regulation. In this connection, the Option Holder understands that the Optioned Shares, if and when issued, will be restricted securities, as defined in Rule 144 of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act unless issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares if the Company is not satisfied that the issuance thereof is permitted pursuant to the Securities Act without registration under the Securities Act.

  6. Action by Company. The existence of the Option shall not effect in any way the right or power of the Company or its stockholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalization, reorganizations or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks ahead of or affecting the Common Stock or the rights thereof, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

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  7. Interpretation. As a condition of the granting of the Option, the Option Holder and each person who succeeds to the Option Holder’s rights hereunder, agrees that any dispute or disagreement which shall arise under or as a result of or pursuant to this Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive. If no Committee is acting, its functions shall be performed by the Board of Directors, and each reference in this Option to the Committee shall, in that event, be deemed to refer to the Board of Directors. The rights of the Option Holder with respect to the Option are subject to the Plan and the interpretations of the Plan by the Committee.

  8. Notice. Any notice which either party hereto may be required or permitted to give to the other shall be in writing, and any be delivered personally or by mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: to the Company, at 411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S, Rye, NY 10580, Attention: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as the Company, by notice, may designate in writing from time to time; to the Option Holder, at the address shown on the records of the Company or at such other address as the Option Holder, by notice to the Company, may designate in writing from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Instrument of Grant as of the date first above written.

QUEST PATENT RESEARCH CORPORATION.
By:
Jon Scahill, Chief Executive Officer
OPTION HOLDER
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Exhibit A

Date:

Quest Patent Research Corporation

411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S

Rye, NY 10580

Attention: Chairman and CEO

Re: Stock Option Exercise – Cash Exercise

Gentlemen:

I hereby exercise the option to the extent of _________ shares, and I am tendering with this Notice full payment of the Exercise Price with respect to the Optioned Shares as to which this Option is being exercised. I further represent and warrant to the Company that I am aware of the tax consequences of my exercise of the option.

Very truly yours,

Exhibit B

Date:

Quest Patent Research Corporation

411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S

Rye, NY 10580

Attention: Chairman and CEO

Re: Stock Option Exercise – Delivery of Stock

Gentlemen:

I hereby exercise the option to the extent of _________ shares, and I am tendering with this Notice full payment of the Exercise Price in the form of _________ shares of Common Stock having a value, determined as provided in the Instrument of Grant, equal to $ ______, as follows:

Total Exercise Price:_________

Current Value of Common Stock:________

Number of shares of Common Stock being delivered:___________

I further represent and warrant to the Company that I am aware of the tax consequences of my exercise of the option.

Very truly yours,

Exhibit C

Date:

Quest Patent Research Corporation

411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206S

Rye, NY 10580

Attention: Chairman and CEO

Re: Stock Option Exercise – Cashless Net Exercise

Gentlemen:

I hereby exercise the option to the extent of _________ shares on a cashless net exercise basis. The number of shares to be delivered shall be determined as follows:

Number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised:
Exercise Price (A):
Market value of Common Stock on date of exercise (B)
Date of Exercise
Basis for determining market price:
Number of Shares to be Issued: N x (B-A)/B
Very truly yours,
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Exhibit 31.1


CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIALOFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jon C. Scahill, certify that:

  1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Quest Patent Research Corporation;

  2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
  1. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal<br>controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have<br>identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or<br>other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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Dated: April 15, 2021 By: /s/ Jon C. Scahill
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Chief Executive Officer and <br><br>Acting Chief Financial Officer)
(Principal Executive, Financial and<br><br> Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Quest Patent Research Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jon C. Scahill, chief executive officer of the Company, and acting chief financial officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act<br>of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition<br>and results of operations of the Company.
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Date: April 15, 2021 By: /s/Jon C. Scahill
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Jon C. Scahill
Chief Executive Officer and<br><br>Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Executive, Financial and<br><br>Accounting Officer)