Company: AEMD
Filing Date: 2025-08-20
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001683168-25-006352
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Company: AETHLON MEDICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-20
Form: S-1
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 interference proceeding arises with respect to any of our patent
applications, we may experience significant expenses and delays in obtaining a patent, and if the outcome of the proceeding is unfavorable
to us, the patent could be issued to a competitor rather than to us. Third parties can file post-grant proceedings in the USPTO,
seeking to have issued patent invalidated, within nine months of issuance. This means that patents undergoing post-grant proceedings may
be lost, or some or all claims may require amendment or cancellation, if the outcome of the proceedings is unfavorable to us. Post-grant
proceedings are complex and could result in a reduction or loss of patent rights. The institution of post-grant proceedings against our
patents could also result in significant expenses.

Patent law outside the United
States is uncertain and in many countries, is currently undergoing review and revisions. The laws of some countries may not protect our
proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Third parties may attempt to oppose the issuance of patents to
us in foreign countries by initiating opposition proceedings. Opposition proceedings against any of our patent filings in a foreign country
could have an adverse effect on our corresponding patents that are issued or pending in the United States. It may be necessary or useful
for us to participate in proceedings to determine the validity of our patents or our competitors’ patents that have been issued
in countries other than the United States. This could result in substantial costs, divert our efforts and attention from other aspects
of our business, and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Outside of the United
States, we currently have pending patent applications or issued patents in Europe, India, Russia, Canada, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong.

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In addition to patent protection,
we rely on unpatented trade secrets and proprietary technological expertise. It is possible that others could independently develop or
otherwise acquire substantially equivalent technology, somehow gain access to our trade secrets and proprietary technological expertise
or disclose such trade secrets, or that we may not successfully ultimately protect our rights to such unpatented trade secrets and proprietary
technological expertise. We rely, in part, on confidentiality agreements with our marketing partners, employees, advisors, vendors and
consultants to protect our trade secrets and proprietary technological expertise. We cannot assure you that these agreements will not
be breached, that we will have adequate remedies for any breach or that our unpatented trade secrets and proprietary technological expertise
will not