definiens: means any rights or protections which are recognized, afforded or granted by anyRegulatory Authority in any country or region of the Licensed Territory in association with the Marketing Approval of theLicensed Product, providing such Licensed Product : ( a ) a period of marketing exclusivity during which the applicableRegulatory Authority shall refrain from either reviewing or approving a marketing authorization application or similarregulatory submission submitted by a Third Party seeking 9 to market a competing product, or ( b ) a period of data exclusivity during which a Third Party seeking to market a competingproduct is precluded from either referencing or relying upon, without an express right of reference from the dossier holder, such Licensed Product ’s clinical dossier or relying on previous Regulatory Authority findings of safety or effectiveness withrespect to such Licensed Product to support the submission, review or approval of a marketing authorization application orsimilar regulatory submission before the applicable Regulatory Authority