definiens: means ( a ) all patents and patent applications, including provisional patent applications,(b ) all patent applications filed either from such patents, patent applications or provisional applications or from anapplication claiming priority directly or indirectly from any of these, including divisionals, continuations, continuations - in - part, non - provisionals, converted provisionals, and continued prosecution applications, ( c ) any and all patents thathave issued or in the future issue from the foregoing patent applications in ( a ) and ( b ), including utility models, pettypatents and design patents and certificates of invention, ( d ) any and all extensions or restorations by existing or futureextension or restoration mechanisms, including adjustments, revalidations, reissues, re - examinations and extensions(including any supplementary protection certificates and the like ) of the foregoing patents or patent applications in ( a),(b ) and ( c ), and ( e ) any similar rights, including so - called pipeline protection, or any importation, revalidation, confirmation or introduction patent or registration patent or patents of addition to any of such foregoing patentapplications and patents