Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviation List
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ABC – Activity-Based Cost Accounting ABM – Activity-Based Management AIPA – American Inventors Protection Act ASEAN – Association of South East Asian Nations BPAI – Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences CBP – Customs and Border Protection CCR – Central Contractor Registration CEAR – Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting CRU – Central Reexam Unit CSRS – Civil Service Retirement System DOC – Department of Commerce DOL – U.S. Department of Labor eDAN – IFW interface system EAST – Examiner Automated Search System EFS – Electronic File System EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer EPO – European Patent Office FAS – Foreign Agricultural Service FASAB – Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board FECA – Federal Employees Compensation Act FEGLI – Federal Employees Group Life Insurance FEHB – Federal Employees Health Benefit Program FERS – Federal Employees Retirement System FDA – Food and Drug Administration FFMIA – Federal Financial Management Improvement Act FICA – Federal Insurance Contributions Act FMFIA – Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act FMS – Financial Management Services FTA – Free Trade Agreement FY – Fiscal year GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAO – Government Accountability Office GI – Geographical indication GPRA – Government Performance and Results Act GSA – General Services Administration IFW – Image File Wrapper IG – Inspector General IIPI – International Intellectual Property Institute INL – International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs IP – Intellectual property IPR – Intellectual property rights IT – Information technology JCCT – Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade JPO – Japan Patent Office |
MEPI – Middle East Partnership Initiative MTS – Metric Tracking System OACS – Office Action Correspondence System OBRA – Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act OED – Office of Enrollment and Discipline OHIM – Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market OHR – Office of Human Resources OIG – Office of the Inspector General OIPE – Office of Initial Patent Examination OIR – Office of International Relations OMB – Office of Management and Budget OPF – Official Personnel Files PAIR – Patent Application Information Retrieval PALM – Patent Application Location and Monitoring PAR – Performance and accountability report PCT – Patent Cooperation Treaty PMA – President's Management Agenda S&T – Science and technology SCCRR – Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights SCORE – Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners SCP – Standing Committee on the Law of Patents SFFAC – Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Concepts SFFAS – Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards SIPO – State Intellectual Property Office SIRA – Search and Information Resources Administration STOP! – Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy! TC – Technology Centers TDA – Trilateral Document Access TDR – Trademark Document Retrieval TEAS – Trademark Electronic Application System TLT – Trademark Law Treaty TRAM – Trademark Reporting And Monitoring TRIPs – Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property TTAB – Trademark Trial and Appeal Board U.S.C. – United States Code UDRP – Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy UNECE – United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UPR – Utility, Plant, and Reissue USPTO – United States Patent and Trademark Office USTR – United States Trade Representative WCT – WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization WPPT – WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty WTO – World Trade Organization |
