definiens: and the Products ( ( defined below ) for the rapid harvesting of cryoprecipitate and thrombin from hum an plasma and has the right to grant the license herein contained ; WHEREAS, THERMO represents that it has filed patent applications specified in Exhibit A ( The ) and is pre paring additional patent applications, all of which either have been and/or will be filed in the Territory ; and WHEREAS, ASAHI desires to obtain, and THERMO is wil ling to grant certain manufacturing and distribution rights for the Produ ct ( as defined below ) ; WHEREAS, the parties executed the as of 29th day of May, 1996, as amended by a s of June 21, 1999 ( ) under which THERMO granted to ASAHI the right and license to manufacture or have manufactured, the Au to - Cryo Kit in Japan ( with the exception of the Applicators ) and the unr estricted right to market and distribute the Device, Auto - Cryo Kit and Applicators in Japan and ASAHI paid to THERMO License and Distribution F ee equal to ^Removed pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchang e Act of 1934^ under Section 3(a ) of the Previous Agreements