definiens: means : All domestic and foreign ( 1 ) patents and patent app lications, and all patents issuing thereon, includi ng without limitation utility, model and design patents and ce rtificates of invention, together with all reissue patents, patents of addition, divisionals, provisional applications, renewals, continuations, continuations - in - part, su bstitutions, additions, extensions, confirmations, re - examinatio ns, and all foreign counterparts of the forgoing wh ich are in the process of being prepared, and all inventions a nd improvements disclosed therein including the rig ht to claim priority benefit of or to any of the foregoing ( col lectively, ) ; ( 2 ) trademarks, service mark s, trade dress, trade names, brand names, designs, logos, commercia l symbols and corporate names, and all registration s, applications and goodwill associated therewith ( col lectively, ) ; ( 3 ) copyrights and all wo rks of authorship, whether or not registered or copyrighta ble, and all applications, registrations, and renew als in connection therewith ( collectively, ) ; ( 4 ) confidential and proprietary information, inclu ding without limitation, trade secrets, know - how, formul ae, ideas, concepts, discoveries, innovations, impr ovements, results, reports, information and data, research, l aboratory and programmer notebooks, methods, proced ures, proprietary technology, operating and maintenance m anuals, engineering and other drawings and sketches, customer lists, supplier lists, pricing information, cost information, business manufacturing and prod uction processes and techniques, designs, specifications, and blueprints ( collectively, ) ; and ( 5 ) all other intellectual property and proprietary rights in any form or medium known or later devised, all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing, and all good will associated with any of the foregoing ; and ( 6 ) the right to bring suit, the right to claim and retain all damag es and/or seek other remedies for the past, present, and future infringement and/or misappropriation of and the rig ht to collect royalties and other payments under or on account of any of the foregoing ; in each case wheth er registered or unregistered