Unprotected Method definition
Unprotected Method means any process or method the use or practice of which would constitute in a particular country, but for the license granted to the Licensee pursuant to this Agreement an infringement of any unabandoned, pending claim of a patent application within Regents' Patent Rights if such patent application in that country in which the Unprotected Method is used or practiced had issued.
Unprotected Method means any process or method the use or practice of which would constitute in a particular country, but for the license granted to the Licensee pursuant to this Agreement an infringement of any unabandoned, pending claim of a patent application within Patent Rights during the period and in such countries in which such claim or claims have not issued, and have not expired, been abandoned, disclaimed, or found invalid or unenforceable, such period not to exceed five (5) years from the date in which the subject matter is introduced in a patent application in each country that such patent application is filed. 1.6 "Method" means Patent Method and Unprotected Method. 1.7 "Application" means one or more subroutines transferred to Licensee by The Regents that when utilized in aggregate constitute a fully functional unit that performs a complete task for the end user. An example of an Application is an aggregate of subroutines that when utilized in combination perform CGH analysis.