Brend/Corby Factory or Custom??????

[Strider]

Alright I don't believe I have seen this question asked so. What exactly does one own when the blade is hand ground and signed by the maker but the rest of the knife is done by the factory? I was thinking two good examples are Paragon/Corby and Microtech/Brend. Its not a custom knife yet its more then say a straight production knife like the SpyderCo/Terouzola. There seems to be a gray area in terms of what these knives are called. I have a good hunch what they constitute and am curious what others think on this subject.
Bob