definiens: shall mean the SYSTEM 's rights by assignment or by license in the following : ( a ) United States Patent Application 09/200,650 entitled, filed on November 25, 1998 ; and ( b ) PCTIUS Application 98/25246 entitled, filed on November 25, 1998 ; and ( c ) United States Patcnt Application 09/095,272 entitled, filed on June 10, 1998 ; and ( d ) United States Provisional Patent Application 60/098,449 entitled, filed on August 31, 1998 ; converted August 1999 and also filed as a PCT application in August 1999 ; and ( e ) United States Provisional Patent Application 60/098,439 entitled, filed on August 31, 1998 ; converted August 1999 and also filed as a PCT application in August 1999 ; and Cf ) United States Provisional Patent Application 60/098,443 entitled, " MSCRAMMS from Staphylococcal Epidermidis as Targets ITom Immunopreventive and Immunotherapeutic Measures, Polypeptides and Polynucleotides from coagulase - negative staphylococciAce, a Collagcn Binding MSCRAMM for Enterococcus Faesalis as a Target for Immuno­preventative Therapeutic Strategies, " filed May 10, 1999 ; and ( h ) United States Provisional Patent Application 691132,404 field April 28, 1999 entitled, " The .Fibronogen - Binding MSCRAMM ( ClfA ) of S. Aureus Inhibits Polymorphonuclear Attachment to Fibrinogen " ; and ( i ) any patent(s ) issuing from the foregoing application(s ) ; any divisionals, continuations, or continuations - ill - par ! of the foregoing applications ; all equivalent foreign patent applications which claim priority under sueh application(s ) ; any patent(s ) issuing from the foregoing application(s ) ; and all extensions or reissues of any such patent(s }