Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviation List
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ABC — Activity Based Cost ACR — Accelerated Case Resolution AIA — America Invents Act AIPA — American Inventors Protection Act APO— Army Post Office BPAI — Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences CAO— Chief Administrative Officer CBT— Computer-Based Training CFO — Chief Financial Officer CFR — Code of Federal Regulations CFS — Consolidated Financial System COOP — Continuity of Operations Plan COPA — Clearing the Oldest Patent Applications (Initiative) COTS — Commercial-off-the-shelf (software) CSRS — Civil Service Retirement System DOC — Department of Commerce DOL — Department of Labor EFT — Electronic Funds Transfer EPO — European Patent Office EVS — Employee Viewpoint Survey FECA — Federal Employees’ Compensation Act FEGLI — Federal Employees Group Life Insurance FEHB — Federal Employees Health Benefit Program FERS — Federal Employees Retirement System FFMIA — Federal Financial Management Improvement Act FICA — Federal Insurance Contributions Act FIFO — First-In, First-Out FISMA — Federal Information Security Management Act FLASH — First Look Application Sharing FMFIA — Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act FMS — Financial Management Services FPNG — Fee Processing Next Generation FY — Fiscal Year GAAP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAO — Government Accountability Office GIPA — Global Intellectual Property Academy GOTS — Government-off-the-shelf GPO — U.S. Government Printing Office GSA — U.S. General Services Administration ID — Identifications of Goods and Services IDP — Individual Development Plan IG — Inspector General IIPI — International Intellectual Property Institute IP — Intellectual Property IPEC — Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator IPIA — Improper Payments Information Act IPR — Intellectual Property Rights ISO — International Organization for Standardization IT — Information Technology ITA — Internal Trade Administration ITU — Intent-To-Use/Division Unit JPO — Japanese Patent Office MBDA — Minority Business Development Agency MOU — Memoranda of Understanding MPEP — Manual of Patent |
MTS — Metric Tracking System N/A — Not Available NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration NIST — National Institute of Standards and Technology NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPL — Non-Patent Literature NTEU — National Treasury Employees Union NTIA — National Telecommunications and Information Administration OBRA — Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act OCAO — Office of the Chief Administration Officer OCFO — Office of Chief Financial Officer OCIO — Office of Chief Information Officer OEEOD — Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity OGC — Office of General Counsel OHR — Office of Human Resources OID — Office of Innovation Development OIG — Office of the Inspector General OMB — Office of Management and Budget OPM — Office of Personnel Management OPQA — Office of Patent Quality Assurance OPT — Office of Patent Training PAP — Performance Appraisal Plan PCT — Patent Cooperation Treaty PE2E — Patent End-to-End PETTP — Patent Examiner Technical Training Program POA&M — Plan of Actions and Milestones PPAC — Patent Public Advisory Committee PPH — Patent Prosecution Highway Pub. L. No. — Public Law RAM — Revenue Accounting and Management System Rospatent — Russian Federal Service for IP, Patents and Trademark SHCP — Strategic Human Capital Plan SES — Senior Executive Service SFFAS — Statements of Federal Financial Accounting Standards SHARE — Strategic Handling of Applications for Rapid Examination SJ — Summary Judgement SL — Straight-Line TEAS — Trademark Electronic Application System TC — Technology Center TDR — Trademark Data Retrieval TEAPP — Telework Enhancement Act Pilot Program TMEP —Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure TRIPS — Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TTAB — Trademark Trial and Appeal Board UL — Universal Laptop UPRD — Utility, Plant, Reissue, Design UPOV — (International) Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants U.S. — United States U.S.C. — United States Code USG — United States Government USPTO — United States Patent and Trademark Office USTR — United States Trade Representative WHO — World Health Organization WIPO — World Intellectual Property Organization WTO — World Trade Organization |
