definiens: means ( a ) all national, regional and international patents and patent applications, including provisional patent applicat ions, ( b ) all patent applications filed from any of the foregoing provisional patent applications in clause ( a ), ( c ) all patent applications that claim priori ty to any patent or patent applications in clause ( a ) or clau se ( b ), including divisionals, continuations, conti nuations - in - part, provisionals, converted provisionals and c ontinued prosecution applications, ( d ) any and all patents that have issued or in the future issue fro m any of foregoing patent applications in clause ( a ), clause ( b ) or clause ( c ), including utility models, petty patents and design patents and certificates of invention, and ( e ) any and all extensions or restor ations by existing or future extension or restorati on mechanisms, including revalidations, reissues, re - e xaminations and extensions ( including any supplementary protection certificates and the like ) of any of the foregoing patents or patent applicat ions in clause ( a ), clause ( b ), clause ( c ) or clause ( d )