definiens: means the invoice price of Products sol d by [COMPANY], its Affiliates, or Sublicensees to the first Third Party, after deducting, if not p reviously deducted, from the amount invoiced or rec eived : ( a ) a fixed amount equal to five percent ( 5 % ) of the am ount invoiced to cover bad debt, sales or excise taxes, early payment discounts, tra nsportation and insurance, custom duties, and other governmental charges ; ( b ) sales commissions paid to Third Party distributors and/or selling agents ( excluding sales commissions paid for sales made in the United States, Australia, Japan, and the countries of the European Union ) ; ( c ) trade and quantity discounts other than early pay c ash discounts ; ( d ) rejections, returns, rebates, chargebacks and other allowances or credits ; and [ * ] Certain information on this page has been redacted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission