definiens: means ( A ) all national, regional and international issued patents and patent applications(including provisional patent applications ) ; ( B ) all patent applications filed either from the foregoing patents, patentapplications or provisional applications or from an application claiming priority from or the benefit of either of these(including, additions, continuations, continuations - in - part, divisionals, substitutions, converted provisionals, continuedprosecution, reissue and re - examination applications ) ; ( C ) any and all patents that have issued or in the future issue from theforegoing patent applications described in clauses ( A ) and ( B ), including utility, utility model, plant and design patents, andcertificates of invention ; and ( D ) patent revalidations, patent registrations, applications for patent registrations and any patentterm extension or other action by a Governmental Entity which provides rights beyond the original expiration date of a patent(including any supplementary protection certificates and the like ), in each case with respect to the foregoing patents or patentapplications described in clauses ( A ), ( B ) and ( C )