definiens: will mean : ( i ) the United States and international patents listed on Appendix A ; ( ii ) the United St ates and international patent applications and/or provisional applications listed on Appendix A and t he resulting patents ; ( iii ) any patent appl ications resulting from the provisional application s listed on Appendix A, and any divisionals, continuations, continuation - in - part applications, and continued prosecution applications ( and their r elevant international equivalents ) of the patent applications listed on Appendix A and of such patent applications that result from the provisional applications listed on Appendix A, to the extent the claims are directed to subject matter specifically describ ed in the patent applications listed on Appendix A, and the resulting patents ; ( iv ) any patents resul ting from reissues, reexaminations, or extensions ( and their relevant international equivalents ) of the pa tents described in ( i ), ( ii ), and ( iii ) above ; and 4 ( v ) international ( non - United States ) patent applications and provisio nal applications filed after the EFFECTIVE DATE and the relevant international equivalents to divisionals, continuations, continua tion - in - part applications and continued prosecution applications of the patent ap plications to the extent the claims are directed to subject matter specifically describ ed in the patents or patent applications referred to in ( i ), ( ii ), ( iii ), and ( iv ) above, and the resulting patents