definiens: means that the claim or technology in question is directedto methods, compositions, reagents or kits specifically for use in nucleic acid - baseddiagnostic assays for the detection of HIV nucleic acid sequence(s ), or specifically for use in52110477.15 3the manufacture of any compositions or reagents for use in, or manufacture of nucleic acid - based diagnostic assays for detection of HIV, nucleic acid sequence(s ) ( excluding, forexample, PCR claims and technology and other methods for detection of nucleic acidsequence(s ) generally which involve nucleic acid amplification ) . The terminology as used in this Section 1 .. 16, is intended to exclude inventions suitablefor use with viruses or analytes other than HIV ( including by way of example and not by wayof limitation, inventions relating to PCR, or assay formats, improved expression systems, detectable labels, instrumentation, packaging and the like ), which shall not be considered in - HIV detection as contemplated by this Section 1.16 and shalltherefore not be considered as hereunder