definiens: shall mean:(a ) the United States and international patents listed on Appendix A;(b ) the United States and international patent applications and/or provisional applications listed on AppendixA and the resulting patents;(c ) any patent applications resulting from the provisional applications listed on Appendix A, and anydivisional, continuations, continuation - in - part applications, and continued prosecution applications ( and their relevantinternational equivalents ) of the patent applications listed on Appendix A and of such patent applications that resultfrom the provisional applications listed on Appendix A, to the extent the claims are directed to subject matterspecifically described in the patent applications listed on Appendix A, and the resulting patents;(d ) any patents resulting from reissues, reexaminations, or extensions ( and their relevant internationalequivalents ) of the patents described in ( a ), ( b ), and ( c ) above ; and(e ) international ( non - United States ) patent applications and provisional applications filed after theEFFECTIVE DATE and the relevant international equivalents to divisionals, continuations, continuation - in - partapplications and continued prosecution applications of the patent applications to the extent the claims are directed tosubject matter specifically described in the patents or patent applications referred to in ( a ), ( b ), ( c ), and ( d ) above, andthe resulting patents