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Arbitrator confirms NovelStem JV's rights to 'Tom Clancy's Net Force' across all media
NovelStem International Corp.
- Arbitrator ruled in favor of Netco Partners (50/50 JV) on contract interpretation; confirms rights to license 'Tom Clancy's Net Force' in TV, film, streaming, gaming, and ancillary rights.
- Franchise has generated over $24M in payments to Netco Partners JV since inception, almost exclusively from book publishing.
- Arbitrator found C.P. Group failed to use 'reasonable, good faith efforts' to exploit the franchise, breaching JV agreement.
- NovelStem plans to actively pursue licensing opportunities to fund commercialization of NewStem stem-cell technology platform.
- NovelStem had 46.9M shares outstanding as of May 12, 2023; trades OTC Pink under NSTM.