definiens: shall mean : a ) U.S. patent applications and patents listed in Appendix A, all divisions and continuations of theseapplications, all patents issuing from such applications, divisions, and continuations, and anyreissues, reexaminations, and extensions of all such patents ; b ) to the extent that the following contain one or more claims directed to the invention or inventionsdisclosed or claimed in a ) above : i ) continuations - in - part of a ) above ; ii ) all divisions andcontinuations of these continuations - in - part ; iii ) all patents issuing from such continuations - in - part, divisions, and continuations ; and iv ) any reissues, reexaminations, and extensions of all suchpatents ; c ) to the extent that the following contain one or more claims directed to the invention or inventionsdisclosed or claimed in a ) above : all counterpart foreign applications and patents to a ) and b ) above, including those listed in Appendix A