Patent Term Glossary: Law Office of Vincent G. LoTempio


Patent Terms - Abbreviations
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AGOA BPAI CAFTA CAFC CCPA CFR Ct. Cl DCDC DO DOE EFS EIC	EP EPC EPO Fed. Cir FOIA FR FTAA FWA GATT GPO IA IB	INTA INPADOC IP IPE ISA JPO JPTOS NAFTA NDA NIPLECC NOA WTO

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AGOA: African Growth and Opportunity Act.
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BPAI: Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
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CAFTA: Central American Free Trade Agreement.
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CAFC: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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CCPA: Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
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CFR: Code of Federal Regulations.
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Ct. Cl. U.S. Court of Claims.
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DCDC: District Court for the District of Columbia.
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DO: Designated Office.
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DOE: U.S. Department of Energy.
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EFS: Electric Filing System.
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EIC: Examiner in Chief.
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EP: European Patent.
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EPC: European Patent Convention.
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EPO: European Patent Organization.
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Fed. Cir. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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FOIA: Freedom of Information Act.
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FR: Federal Register.
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FTAA: Free Trade Agreement of the Americas .
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FWA: File Wrapper Continuing Application.
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GATT: Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
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GPO: Government Printing Office.
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IA: International Application.
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IB: International Bureau, located in Geneva.
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INTA: International Trademark Owners Association.
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INPADOC: International Patent Documentation Center. Located in Vienna, Austria and is now a part of the EPO.
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IP: Intellectual Property.
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IPE: International Preliminary Examination.
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ISA: International Search Authority.
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JPO: Japan Patent Office.
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JPTOS: Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society.
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NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement.
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NDA: Non-Disclosure Agreement.
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NIPLECC: National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.
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NOA: Notice of Allowance.
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WTO: World Trade Organization.
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