definiens: means ( i ) all national, regional and international patents and patent applications, including provisional patent applications ; ( ii ) all patent applications filed either from such patents, patent applicationsor provisional applications or from an application claiming priority from either of these, including divisionals, continuations, continuations - in - part, provisionals, converted provisionals and continued prosecution applications ; ( iii)any and all patents that have issued or in the future issue from the foregoing patent applications ( ( i ) and ( ii ) ), includingutility models, petty patents and design patents and certificates of invention ; ( iv ) any and all extensions orrestorations by existing or future extension or restoration mechanisms, including revalidations, reissues, re - examinations and extensions ( including any supplementary protection certificates and the like ) of the foregoingpatents or patent applications ( ( i ), ( ii ), and ( iii ) ) ; and ( v ) any similar rights, including so - called pipeline protection or anyimportation, revalidation, confirmation or introduction patent or registration patent or patent of additions to any of suchforegoing patent applications and patents