Ocuphire Pharma, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Milestone payments receivable upon the achievement of development, regulatory and commercial goals.

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Milestone payments achieved under the collaboration agreement during the period and recorded as collaboration revenue for the performance obligation.

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The amount of milestone payment received upon achieving performance obligation..

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Milestone period to administer drug clinical trail of licensed product on first patient in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Milestone period to administer drug clinical trail of licensed product on first patient after second indication in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

No definition available.

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Minimum number of countries to conduct development activities.

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Number of time sales milestone payments eligible to receive based on the achievement of annual sales.

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Percentage of milestone payments eligible to receive on sub-license agreement.

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Period of opportunity to cure breach of agreement in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period of prior written notice to be served for termination of agreements in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of upfront payments received during the period under the collaboration agreement.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been received as an upfront payment.

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