definiens: shall be construed accordingly ; means the trademarks, trade names or corporate logos, Orchid Pharma Japan KK, Health Orchid, Orchidpharma.comflower logo " and any variants and derivatives of any of the foregOing, including any applicable domain names, in each case used prior to the Closing in connection with the Business ;, or means United States Dollars or the lawful currency of the United States ; means the date of execution of this Agreement ; means any bonus, incentive compensation, performance award, deferred compensation, cash allowance, employee state tax contribution, pension, deposit link insurance, profit sharing, retirement, provident, superannuation, gratuity, stock purchase, stock option, stock ownership, stock appreciation right, phantom stock, leave of absence, layoff, severance, retrenchment, redundancy, retention, vacation, holiday, annual leave, day or dependent care, legal services, cafeteria, life, health, accident, disability, fringe benefit, loans, club memberships, company accommodation ( owned or leased ), company product purchase plan, house rent or other housing allowance, conveyance, car, driver or other transport allowance, education assistance or allowance ( including scholarships and grants ), transfer and new employee joining relocation plan, field work daily allowances, medical allowance or insurance, maternity benefits, lunch coupons or other comparable allowance, leave travel allowance, reimbursement, sales or other performance incentives or allowances, company sponsored health plans or other welfare benefit or employee benefit plan, practice, policy, scheme, allowance or arrangement, whether written or oral, of the Seller or any of its Affiliates ; means any charge, claim, mortgage, servitude, easement, right of way, community or other marital property interest, adverse ownership claim, title defect, covenant, equitable interest, license, lease, sub - lease or other possessory interest, lien, Tax lien, option, pledge, security interest, preference, priority, right of first refusal, option, restriction, obligation or other encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever ( whether absolute or contingent ) ; means any law relating to the environment ( including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface, and subsurface strata ), natural resources, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, chemicals or public health and safety, including any law pertaining to : ( a ) treatment, storage, disposal, generation and transportation of Hazardous Materials ; ( b ) air, water, land and noise pollution ; ( c ) groundwater, surface water, or soil contamination ; ( d ) the release or threatened release into the environment of Hazardous Materials, including 81110 CONFIDENTIAl, TREATMENT ( * * * ) Indicates tbat text bas been omitted wbicb is tbe subject of a confidential treatment request . Tbis text bas been separately filed witb tbe SEC