definiens: means any entity directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling, or under common control with, a party to this Agreement, but only f or so long as such control shall continue . For purp oses of this definition, ( including, with correlative meanings,, and ) means ( a ) possession, direct or indi rect, of the power to direct or cause direction of the management or policies of an entity ( whether throug h ownership of securities or other ownership intere sts, by contract or otherwise ), or ( b ) beneficial ownership of at least 50 % of the voting securities or other ownership interest ( whether directly or pursuant to any optio n, warrant or other similar arrangement ) or other c omparable equity interests of an entity, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of clause ( a ), neither ownership of voting securities or other ownership interests of a n entity nor membership or representation on ( if le ss than half of the members of ) an entity ’s board of directors s hall, by themselves, be presumed to constitute the power to direct or cause direction of the management or poli cies of such entity . With respect to the grant of l icense rights by [COMPANY] to [COMPANY] under Section 3, shall exclude any Third Party that becomes an Affil iate due to such Third Party ’s acquisition of [COMPANY]