definiens: shall mean all proprietary information with respect to any Agent and improvements ( as defined below ) thereto, including, without limitation, all information provided by AM pursuant to Article 6 of this Agreement, Project Information, trade secrets, technical information, data, techniques, discoveries, inventions, processes, know - how, patents ( including any extension, reissue or renewal thereof ) and patent applications ( including slich patents and patent applications sct forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement and incorporated herein ), that AM now has or may hereafter conceive, develop, own or Control during the term of this Agreement ( but excluding any information owncd or Controlled by any Person who becomes a successor or assignee of AM hereunder immediately prior to becoming a successor or assign ), which is necessary or useful in connection with : the performance of the [COMPANY] Project, the marketing and sale by [COMPANY] of Agent pursuant to Section 4 . I or 4.2 or the performance by [COMPANY] of its obligations hereunder . No Manufacturing Technology shall be deemed to be included in Agent Technology . For purposes of this Section lA, a substance shall only be deemed an to the extent that it is an MRI contrast agent composed of the same active ingredient contained in the Agent to which it would be an improvement and Lliis within the claims of any Patent covering such Agent