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(c) if the individuals who, as of the Effective Date, are members of such Entity’s Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least fifty percent (50%) of such party’s Board of Directors (provided that if the election, or nomination for election by such Entity’s shareholders, of any new member of the Board of Directors is approved by a vote of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Incumbent Board, such new member of the Board of Directors will be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board).
“China” means the mainland of the People’s Republic of China, excluding Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao (also known as Macau).
“Chinese Patents” means Patents that are filed in China. For clarity, this definition does not include foreign counterparts of Patents filed in China.
“Component” means (a) an application-specific integrated circuit, (b) a multi-chip module, (c) any other type of integrated circuit such as system in package (SiP) and system on chip (SoC), and (d) any other electronic device (such as a fixed gate array, field programmable gate array (FPGA), erasable programmable read only memory (ePROM), microprocessor, diode, transistor, thyristor, or display), including, in each case, any firmware thereon and accompanying or associated software. For the avoidance of doubt, and by way of example and not by limitation, a completeend-user terminal is not a Component.
“Entity” means any corporation (including anynon-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, cooperative, foundation, society, political party, union, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, or other enterprise, association, organization, or entity.
“Essential” means, with respect to a patent claim in relation to a Wireless Wide-Area Network Standard, that it is not possible on technical (where “technical” does not include and is not otherwise construed to mean “commercial”) grounds to implement the air interface specifications of such Wireless Wide-Area Network Standard without practicing such claim.
“Governmental Authority” means any: (a) nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district, or other governmental jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board, instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body, or Entity and any court or other tribunal); (d) multi-national governmental organization or body; or (e) Entity or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory, police, military, or taxing authority.
“Litigation” means any procedure for the resolution of a controversy in any jurisdiction in the world, whether created by a claim, a counterclaim, or otherwise, in the broadest sense, in whatever form, administrative, judicial, arbitral, or otherwise, and the filing of a complaint with any Governmental Authority (including any proceeding in the United States International Trade Commission).
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