definiens: shall mean a period of 12 months commencing upon the Effective Date, provided the payment ofthe Research Funds to [COMPANY] was effected and such additional periods for which the Company has provided payments ofadditional funding shall mean any right granted, license given, or agreement entered into, by the Company to or with anyother person or entity, including an Affiliate of the Company, under or with respect to or permitting any use of the ArielTechnology or any part thereof or otherwise permitting the development, manufacture, marketing, distribution and/or saleof the Products, and any option to obtain or enter into such right, license, agreement or permission ( regardless of the titlegiven to such grant of rights ), per the terms of this Agreement . For purposes of clarity, an agent or distributor who will beentitled to market, distribute and sell Products without the right of development and/or manufacture will not beconsidered a Sublicensee