definiens: means the Parties ’ rights in each : ( a)United States patent application filed for protection of LICENSED TECHNOLOGY ; ( b)Each divisional, continuation, or continuation - in - part application of the patent applications describedin ( a ) above to the extent the claims are directed to subject matter specifically described in suchpatent applications ; ( c)Equivalent patent application in each country other than the United States which claims priorityunder the applications described in ( a ) or ( b ) above ; and ( d)Patent issuing from the applications described above and each extension or reissue of suchpatents.1.03 means any product, process, or composition of matterthat is within the scope of any Valid Claim of PATENT RIGHTS . Valid Claim means and includes a claim of apatent application or an unexpired patent or a patent whose expiration date has been extended by law, so longas the claim has not been held invalid and/or unenforceable in an unappealable decision of a court or otherauthority of competent jurisdiction