definiens: means ( a ) any discovery, improvement, process, formula, data, invention, know - how, trade secret, procedure, device, proprietary methods and materials, or otherintellectual property ( including any enhancement in the Manufacture, the Equipment, formulation, ingredients, preparation, dosage form, means of delivery, dosage, or packaging of the Product orany discovery or development of a new or improved delivery process for the Product or indicationfor the Product ), ( i ) whether or not patentable, and ( ii ) whether developed, conceived, or created [ * * ] - Indicates certain information has been redacted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission . Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the redacted portions.by employees of, or consultants to, Pacira or [COMPANY], alone or jointly with each other or withpermitted third parties ( including permitted sublicensees ) ; and ( b ) the rights and interests in andto issued patents and pending patent applications ( which for purposes of this Agreement shall bedeemed to include certificates of invention and applications for certificates of invention andpriority rights ) with respect to matters described in clause ( a ) in any country, including allprovisional applications, substitutions, continuations, continuations - in - part, divisions, andrenewals, all letters patent granted thereon, and all reissues, reexaminations and extensionsthereof, Controlled by a Party