definiens: means any corporation, firm, limited liability company, trust, partnership or other entity that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Party to this Agreement . As used in this defmition,, and '' under common control with " means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities or partnership interest, by contract or otherwise . In the case of a corporation, the direct or indirect ownership of fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of its outstanding voting shares, or in the case of a partnership, status as a general partner, or in the case of any other type of legal entity, fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the ownership interests, shall in any event be deemed to confer control, it being understood that the direct or indirect ownership of a lesser percentage of such shares or ownership interest shall not necessarily preclude the existence of control