definiens: means, ( a ) for each of Gene Groups 1 through 6, the period beginning when thefirst Collaboration Hit in such Gene Group is delivered to [COMPANY], and ending on the [ * * * ] that falls more than [ * * * ] ( [ * * * ] ) months after the end of the Collaboration Year in which the Discovery Validation Data Backpacks for suchGene Group were originally delivered to [COMPANY] ; and ( b ) for each of Delivery Groups 7 through 9, the periodbeginning when the first Collaboration Hit or Preferred Mode of Use, as the case may be, in such Delivery Group isdelivered to [COMPANY], and ending on the [ * * * ] that falls more than [ * * * ] ( [ * * * ] ) months after the end of theCollaboration Year in which the Discovery Validation Data Backpacks for the Collaboration Hits in such DeliveryGroup were originally delivered to [COMPANY]