“Valid Claim” means a claim # of any unexpired patent issued or granted by a Patent Office that has not been revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, or with respect to which an appeal is not taken within the time allowed for appeal, and that has not been disclaimed or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer, or otherwise, or # of any Patent Right that is being prosecuted in good faith and has not been abandoned or finally disallowed without the possibility of appeal or re-filing of the application and has been pending for less than ​.

“Valid Claim” means # a claim of an issued and unexpired patent that has not been revoked or held unenforceable, unpatentable or invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction that is not appealable or has not been appealed within the time allowed for appeal, and that has not been abandoned, disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, re-examination or disclaimer or otherwise, or # a claim of a pending patent application that has not been cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned or finally rejected by an administrative agency action from which no appeal can be taken and that has not been pending for more than ​.

“Valid Claim” means a claim # of any issued, unexpired patent that has not been revoked or held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, or with respect to which an appeal is not taken within the time (including any extensions) allowed for appeal, and that has not been disclaimed or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise, or # of any patent application that has been pending less than ​ from the earliest date on which such patent application claims priority and which claim has not been irretrievably cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned, provided, that, if, at any time after such ​ period, a patent issues from such patent application with such claim, such claim shall be a Valid Claim, effective as of the date of issue of such patent.

“Valid Claim” means # a claim of an issued and unexpired patent that has not been revoked or held unenforceable, unpatentable, or invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction that is not appealable or has not been appealed within the time allowed for appeal, and that has not been abandoned, disclaimed, denied, or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, re-examination, or disclaimer or otherwise, or # a claim of a pending patent application that has not been cancelled, withdrawn, or abandoned or finally rejected by an administrative agency action from which no appeal can be taken.

“Valid Claim” means either # a claim of an issued and unexpired Patent, which has not been held revoked, unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or governmental agency of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed within the time (including any extensions) allowed for appeal, and which has not been disclaimed or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, reexamination or disclaimer or otherwise or # a claim of a pending Patent application, which claim was filed in good faith and has not been abandoned or finally disallowed without the possibility of appeal or refiling of such application.”

“Valid Claim” means a claim of # an issued and unexpired patent, which claim has not been revoked or held unenforceable, unpatentable or invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, which is not appealable or has not been appealed within the time allowed for appeal, and which has not been abandoned, disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, re-examination or disclaimer or otherwise, or # a patent application for a patent that has been pending less than ​ from the earliest date on which such patent application claims priority and which claim has not been cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned or finally rejected by an administrative agency action from which no appeal can be taken. If a claim of a patent application that ceased to be a Valid Claim due to the passage of time later issues, then it will again be a Valid Claim effective as of the issuance of such patent.

“Valid Claim” means # an issued claim of any Patent Right that has not been permanently revoked, nor held unenforceable or invalid by a decision of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction that is unappealable or unappealed in the time allowed for appeal, and which has not been cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, disclaimer or otherwise or # a pending claim of a patent application or series of related patent applications that has been pending, in the same or substantially the same claims, less than ​ from the date of filing of the earliest patent application from which such patent application claims priority, which claim has not been cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned, or finally rejected by an administrative agency action from which no appeal can be taken.

“Valid Claim” means a claim contained in: # an issued and unexpired Patent that has not been revoked or held unenforceable, unpatentable or invalid by a judgment of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, such judgment being final and unappealable (or judgment from which no appeal was taken within the allowable time period) or # a Patent application that has been pending ​ or less from the filing date and that has not been abandoned (without the possibility of refiling) or finally rejected by a judgment of a court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction, such judgment being final and unappealable (or judgment from which no appeal was taken within the allowable time period).

“Valid Claim” means any claim: # in an unexpired issued Patent Right which has not been held unenforceable, unpatentable or invalid by a decision of a court or other government agency of competent jurisdiction following exhaustion of all possible appeal processes, and which has not been admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, reexamination or disclaimer; or # in a pending patent application in the Patent Rights.

“Valid Claim” means a claim of # an issued and unexpired patent (as may be extended through supplementary protection certificate or patent term extension or the like) that has not been revoked or held invalid or unenforceable by a patent office, court or other governmental agency of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment (or judgment from which no appeal was taken within the allowable time period) and which claim has not been disclaimed, denied or admitted to be invalid or unenforceable through reissue, re-examination or disclaimer or otherwise, or # a pending patent application that # has been pending less than seven (7) years from its earliest priority date, # was filed and is being prosecuted in good faith and # has not been cancelled, withdrawn or abandoned or finally rejected by an administrative agency action from which no appeal has or can be taken.