definiens: means the total gross receipts from Third Parties for sales of Licensed Products or practice of Licensed Processes by or on behalf of the Licensee, its Affiliates or its sublicensees, and from leasing, renting, or otherwi se making the Licensed Products available to Third Parties without sale or other dispositions, whether invoic ed or not, less [ * * * ] . No deductions shall be made for commissions paid to in dividuals, whether they are with independent sales agencies or regularly employed by the Licensee, or sublicensees, and on its payroll, or for the cost of collections . Notwithsta nding the foregoing, the following will not be included in Net Sales : ( a ) samples of Licensed Products used to promote additional Net Sales, in amounts consistent with normal business practi ces of Licensee and ( b ) disposal or use of Licensed Products in clinical studies or under compassionate use, pa tient assistance, named patient use, test marketing programs or non - r egistrational studies or other similar programs or studies where the Licensed Product is supplied without charge or at the actual manufacturing cost thereof