definiens: means collectively the Core Technology and the FOU Technology ; ( pp ) is defined in Article 17.1 ; ( qq ) means improvements, variations, updates, modifications and enhancements relating to the Technology made and/or acquired at any time after the Start Date by : ( i ) the Investigator while employ ed at UBC, or ( ii ) any UBC researcher working under the direction of the Investigator ; which improvements, variations, updates, modifications or enhancements can not be legally used or practiced without infringing the Patents . For greater clarity UBC Improvements will not include ( and will specifically exclude ) any Digital PCR Improvements ; ( rr ) means any mark, trade -mark, service mark, logo, insignia, seal, design, symbol or device used by UBC in any manner at all ; and ( ss ) means : ( i ) a claim in any issued and unexpired patent that has not been : ( A ) abandoned or disclaimed ; or ( B ) held invalid by a decision by a court or other appropriate body of competent jurisdiction, provided, however, if the decision of such court or body is later reversed or otherwise becomes nonbinding, such claim shall be reinstated as a Valid Claim ; or ( ii ) a claim in any pending patent application that has not been held unpatentable by a final decision of the relevant patent office ; provided, however, that such claim is diligently and continuously prosecuted to a final patent office decision within 6 y ears of when it could have been originally presented in an application and if the decision of such patent office is later reversed or otherwise becomes nonbinding, such claim shall be reinstated as a Valid Claim ; which for the purposes of this Agreement sh all be treated as if such pending claim were issued in its then current form