Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Commercial law’

Commercial law, company law: bankruptcy, official receiver; intellectual property; industrial, commercial, or scientific property and ownership, patent and trade-mark law; artistic and literary property, copyright…

Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

AARC

Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (www.aarcroyalties.com)

In English

ABAPI

Associação Brasileira dos Agentes de Propriedade Industrial

In Portuguese

ACPI

Association des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle

In French

ADAPI

Agence des Droits d'Auteurs et de la Propriété Intellectuelle

In French

AIPO
African Intellectual Property Organization (www.oapi.wipo.net)

AIPO is equivalent to OAPI (Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle) in French.

In English

ALPA

Association de Lutte Contre la Piraterie Audiovisuelle (www.alpa.asso.fr)

In French

APP

Agence de Protection des Programmes (http://app.legalis.net)

In French

ARIPO

African Regional Industrial Property Organization (www.aripo.wipo.net)

In English

ARMT

Autorité de Régulation des Mesures Techniques

In French

AZS

Azərbaycan Respublikasının Standartlaşdırma, Metrologiya və Patent üzrə Dövlət Agentliyi

In Azerbaijani

BCRCIA

Brigade Centrale pour la Répression des Contrefaçons Industrielles et Artistiques

In French

BI

Background Information

In English

BSL

Business Source License

In English

BUMA

Bureau voor Muziek-Auteursrechten

In Dutch

CBCDG

Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group

In English

CBE
Convention sur le Brevet Européen

CBE is equivalent to EPC (European Patent Convention) in English, EPU (Europäisches Patentübereinkommen) in German, CPE (Convenio sobre la Patente Europea) in Spanish, EOV (Europees Octrooiverdrag) in Dutch.

In French

CDAJ

Commission des Droits d’Auteur des Journalistes

In French

CECCAR

Corpul Expertilor Contabili si Contabililor Autorizati din România

In Romanian

CNCPI

Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle

In French

CNUDCI
Commission des Nations Unies pour le Droit Commercial International (https://uncitral.un.org/)

CNUDCI is equivalent to UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) in English, ЮНСИТРАЛ (Комиссия Организации Объединенных Наций по праву международной торговли) in Russian, CNUDMI (Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional) in Spanish.

In French

CNUDMI
Comisión de las Naciones Unidas para el Derecho Mercantil Internacional (https://uncitral.un.org/)

CNUDMI is equivalent to CNUDCI, UNCITRAL, ЮНСИТРАЛ, CNUDMI (see above).

In Spanish

COV

Certificat d'Obtention Végétale

In French

CPAL

Common Public Attribution License

In English

CPE
Convenio sobre la Patente Europea

CPE is equivalent to CBE, EPC, EPU, EOV (see above).

In Spanish

CPLG

Copyright Promotions Licensing Group

In English

CPOL

Code Project Open License

In English

CPVO
Community Plant Variety Office (www.cpvo.europa.eu)

CPVO is equivalent to OCVV (Oficina Comunitària de Varietats Vegetals) in Catalan, OCVV (Office Communautaire des Variétés Végétales) in French.

In English

CRCICA

Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (https://crcica.org/)

In English

CSPI

Conseil Supérieur de la Propriété Intellectuelle

In French

CSPLA
Conseil Supérieur de la Propriété Littéraire et Artistique

The abbreviation CSPLA (Conseil Supérieur de la Propriété Littéraire et Artistique) includes the abbreviation PLA (Propriété Littéraire et Artistique).

In French

DADVSI

Droit d'Auteur et Droits Voisins dans la Société de l'Information

In French

DIE

Dienst voor de Intellectuele Eigendom

In Dutch

DRM
Digital Rights Management

DRM is equivalent to GDN (Gestion Numérique des Droits) in French.

In English

DTTP

Domestic Technology Transfer Program

In English

DZIV
Državni Zavod za Intelektualno Vlasništvo (https://www.dziv.hr/)

DZIV is equivalent to SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia) in English.

In Croatian

EAPO

Eurasian Patent Organization (https://www.eapo.org/)

In English

EDRI

European Digital Rights

In English

EOB
Europees Octrooibureau (https://www.epo.org/)

EOB is equivalent to EPO (European Patent Office) in English, OEP (Oficina Europea de Patentes) in Spanish, OEB (Office Européen des Brevets) in French, IEP (Instituto Europeu de Patentes) in Portuguese, EPA (Europäisches Patentamt) in German.

In Dutch

EOV
Europees Octrooiverdrag

EOV is equivalent to CBE, EPC, EPU, CPE, EOV (see above).

In Dutch

EPA
Europäisches Patentamt (https://www.epo.org/)

EPA is equivalent to EOB, EPO, OEP, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above).

In German

EPC
European Patent Convention

EPC is equivalent to CBE, EPU, CPE, EOV (see above).

In English

EPL

Eclipse Public License

In English

EPLA

European Patent Litigation Agreement

In English

EPO
European Patent Office (https://www.epo.org/)

EPO is equivalent to EOB, OEP, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above).

In English

EPO
Europäische Patentorganisation

EPO is equivalent to EPO (European Patent Organisation) in English, ΕΟΔΕ (Ευρωπαϊκός Οργανισμός Διπλωμάτων Ευρεσιτεχνίας) in Greek.

In German

EPO
European Patent Organisation

EPO is equivalent to ΕΟΔΕ (see above).

In English

EPU
Europäisches Patentübereinkommen

EPU is equivalent to CBE, EPC, CPE, EOV (see above).

In German

ER

Exploitable Results

In English

EUCD

European Union Copyright Directive

In English

FG

Foreground

In English

FICPI

Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle

In French

FIST

France Innovation Scientifique et Transfert

In French

GAICPI

Groupe d'Action Interpol contre la Criminalité de la Propriété Intellectuelle

In French

GDN
Gestion Numérique des Droits

GDN is equivalent to DRM, GDN (see above).

In French

GESAC

Groupement Européen des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs (www.gesac.org)

In French

GGD

Goudreau Gage Dubuc (www.ggd.com)

In many languages

GPL

General Public License

In English

GenePAST

Gene Patent Application Search Tool

In English

HABM
Harmonisierungsamt für den Binnenmarkt (http://oami.europa.eu)

HABM is equivalent to OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) in English, OHMI (Oficina per a l'Harmonització del Mercat Interior) in Catalan, OAMI (Oficina de Armonización del Mercado Interior) in Spanish, UAMI (Ufficio per l'Armonizzazione nel Mercato Interno) in Italian, OHMI (Office de l'Harmonisation dans le Marché Intérieur) in French, IHMI (Instituto de Harmonização do Mercado Interno) in Portuguese.

In German

HADOPI

Haute Autorité pour la Diffusion des Oeuvres et la Protection des droits sur Internet

In French

HGB

Handelsgesetzbuch

In German

    IEP
    Instituto Europeu de Patentes (https://www.epo.org/)

    IEP is equivalent to EOB, EPO, OEP, OEB, EPA (see above).

    In Portuguese

    IFBS

    Institut zur Förderung von Brandschutz und Sicherheit

    In German

    IFCAI

    International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions

    In English

    IGEPA

    Internationale Gewerkschaft im Europäischen Patentamt

    In German

    IHMI
    Instituto de Harmonização do Mercado Interno (http://oami.europa.eu)

    IHMI is equivalent to HABM, OHIM, OHMI, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above).

    In Portuguese

    IIPA

    International Intellectual Property Alliance (https://iipa.org/)

    In English

    IM

    Innovation Manager

    In English

    IMPI

    Instituto Mexicano de la Propriedad Industrial (www.impi.gob.mx)

    In Spanish

    INNORPI

    Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriété Industrielle

    In French

    INPADOCDB
    International Patent Documentation Data Base

    The abbreviation INPADOCDB (International Patent Documentation Data Base) includes the abbreviation DB (Data Base).

    In English

    INPI

    Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle

    In French

    IP

    Intellectual Property

    In English

    IPC

    International Patent Classification

    In English

    IPIC

    Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle du Canada (www.ipic.ca)

    In French

    IPIC

    Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (www.ipic.ca)

    In English

    IPO
    Intellectual Property Office

    The abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office) is included in abbreviations such as IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore), SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China), IPOPHL (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines) and SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia).

    In English

    IPOPHL
    Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines

    The abbreviation IPOPHL (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines) includes the abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office).

    In English

    IPOS
    Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (https://www.ipos.gov.sg/)

    The abbreviation IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore) includes the abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office).

    In English

    IPR

    Intellectual Property Rights

    In English

    IPRC

    Intellectual Property Rights Committee

    In English

    IPRP

    International Preliminary Report on Patentability

    In English

    IRPI

    Institut de Recherche en Propriété Intellectuelle (www.irpi.ccip.fr)

    In French

    ISR

    International Search Report

    In English

    JASRAC

    Japanese Society for Rights of Authors (https://www.jasrac.or.jp/)

    In English

    JPO

    Japan Patent Office (https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/)

    In English

    JSS

    Journal Spécial des Sociétés (https://www.jss.fr/)

    In French

    K2E-PAT

    Korean to English Patent Automatic Translation

    In English

    LGPL

    Lesser General Public License

    In English

    LKV

    License Key Verification

    In English

    LPS

    Lingway Patent Suite

    In English

    MOIP
    Monda Organizo pri Intelekta Proprieto (https://www.wipo.int/)

    MOIP is equivalent to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) in English, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) in English, OMPI (Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle) in French, OMPI (Organizaţia Mondială a Proprietăţii Intelectuale) in Romanian.

    In Esperanto

    MS-LPL

    Microsoft Limited Public License

    In English

    MS-LRL

    Microsoft Limited Reciprocal License

    In English

    MS-PL

    Microsoft Permissive License

    In English

    MS-RSL

    Microsoft Reference Source License

    In English

    NEAPI

    Núcleo de Estudos e Análise de Propriedade Intelectual

    In Portuguese

    OAMI
    Oficina de Armonización del Mercado Interior (http://oami.europa.eu)

    OAMI is equivalent to HABM, OHIM, OHMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above).

    In Spanish

    OAPI
    Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (www.oapi.wipo.net)

    OAPI is equivalent to AIPO, OAPI (see above).

    In French

    OBAC

    Office Béninois d’Authentification et Anti-Contrefaçon

    In French

    OCVV
    Oficina Comunitària de Varietats Vegetals (www.cpvo.europa.eu)

    OCVV is equivalent to CPVO, OCVV (see above).

    In Catalan

    OCVV
    Office Communautaire des Variétés Végétales (www.cpvo.europa.eu)

    OCVV is equivalent to CPVO, OCVV (see above).

    In French

    OEB
    Office Européen des Brevets (https://www.epo.org/)

    OEB is equivalent to EOB, EPO, OEP, IEP, EPA (see above).

    In French

    OEP
    Oficina Europea de Patentes (https://www.epo.org/)

    OEP is equivalent to EOB, EPO, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above).

    In Spanish

    OEPM

    Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (www.oepm.es)

    In Spanish

    OHIM
    Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (http://oami.europa.eu)

    OHIM is equivalent to HABM, OHMI, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above).

    In English

    OHMI
    Oficina per a l'Harmonització del Mercat Interior (http://oami.europa.eu)

    OHMI is equivalent to HABM, OHIM, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above).

    In Catalan

    OHMI
    Office de l'Harmonisation dans le Marché Intérieur (http://oami.europa.eu)

    OHMI is equivalent to HABM, OHIM, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above).

    In French

    OLAF

    Office européen de Lutte Antifraude

    In French

    OML

    Open Methodology License

    In English

    OMPI
    Organisation Mondiale de la Propriété Intellectuelle (https://www.wipo.int/)

    OMPI is equivalent to MOIP, WIPO, OMPI (see above).

    In French

    OMPI
    Organizaţia Mondială a Proprietăţii Intelectuale (https://www.wipo.int/)

    OMPI is equivalent to MOIP, WIPO, OMPI (see above).

    In Romanian

    OPIC

    Office de la Propriété Intellectuelle du Canada (www.opic.ic.gc.ca)

    In French

    OSD

    Open Source Definition

    In English

    PAE

    Patent Assertion Entity

    In English

    PCT

    Patent Cooperative Treaty

    In English

    PHC

    Patent Holding Company

    In English

    PI

    Proprietà Industriale

    In Italian

    PLA
    Propriété Littéraire et Artistique

    The abbreviation PLA (Propriété Littéraire et Artistique) is included in the abbreviation CSPLA (Conseil Supérieur de la Propriété Littéraire et Artistique).

    In French

    PRH

    Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus

    In Finnish

    QPL

    Q Public License

    In English

    REL

    Rights Expression Language

    In English

    SACEM

    Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique

    In French

    SDMI

    Secure Digital Music Initiative

    In English

    SGDG

    Sans garantie du gouvernement

    In French

    SHARP

    Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing

    In English

    SIPO
    State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China

    The abbreviation SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China) includes the abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office).

    In English

    SIPO
    State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia (https://www.dziv.hr/en/)

    The abbreviation SIPO (State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia) includes the abbreviation IPO (Intellectual Property Office).

    SIPO is equivalent to DZIV, SIPO (see above).

    In English

    SSPL

    Server Side Public License

    In English

    SUEPO

    Staff Union of the European Patent Office (www.suepo.org)

    In English

    SVV

    Société de Vente Volontaire

    In French

    TGPPL

    Transitive Grace Period Public Licence

    In English

    TMG

    Trident Media Guard

    In English

    TPMs

    Technological Protection Measures

    In English

    TTL

    Technology Transfer and Licensing

    In English

    UAMI
    Ufficio per l'Armonizzazione nel Mercato Interno (http://oami.europa.eu)

    UAMI is equivalent to HABM, OHIM, OHMI, OAMI, IHMI (see above).

    In Italian

    UF

    Union des Fabricants

    In French

    UNCITRAL
    United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (https://uncitral.un.org/)

    The abbreviation UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) includes the abbreviation UN (United Nations).

    UNCITRAL is equivalent to CNUDCI, ЮНСИТРАЛ, CNUDMI (see above).

    In English

    USPTO

    United States Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov)

    In English

    WIPO
    World Intellectual Property Organisation (https://www.wipo.int/)

    WIPO is equivalent to MOIP, OMPI (see above).

    In English

    WIPO
    World Intellectual Property Organization (https://www.wipo.int/)

    WIPO is equivalent to MOIP, OMPI (see above).

    In English

    WOISA

    Written Opinion of the International Search Authority

    In English

    YPL

    Yahoo! Public License

    In English

    ZPL

    Zimbra Public License

    In English

    ZSMP

    Zavod za Standardizaciju, Mjeriteljstvo i Patente

    In Bosnian

    ΕΟΔΕ
    Ευρωπαϊκός Οργανισμός Διπλωμάτων Ευρεσιτεχνίας

    ΕΟΔΕ is equivalent to EPO, ΕΟΔΕ (see above).

    In Greek

    ЕАПО

    Евразийское патентное ведомство

    In Russian

    ЮНСИТРАЛ
    Комиссия Организации Объединенных Наций по праву международной торговли (https://uncitral.un.org/)

    ЮНСИТРАЛ is equivalent to CNUDCI, UNCITRAL, CNUDMI (see above).

    In Russian