definiens: . R&D Term shall mean, subject to extension in accordance with Section 2.6, the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the latest of ( a ) the second anniversary of the Effective Date, ( b ) the date twelve ( 12 ) months after delivery of the first [COMPANY] Delivered Compound and ( c ) the date six ( 6 ) months after delivery of the second [COMPANY] Delivered Compound . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the R&D Term may be terminated by BSC in its sole discretion upon thirty ( 30 ) days prior written notice to [COMPANY] . Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section to the contrary, but subject to extension in accordance with Section 2.6, for purposes of Sections 2.7, 3.4 and 3.5, the R&D Term shall end on the earlier of ( x ) the date on which the R&D Term otherwise ends in accordance with this Section and ( y ) the date thirty ( 30 ) months after the Effective Date