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  • 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)

    = 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

    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

    = 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/)

    = 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/)

    = 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

    = 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)

    = 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

    = 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/)

    = 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/)

    = 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

    = CBE, EPC, EPU, CPE, EOV (see above)

    In Dutch

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

    = EOB, EPO, OEP, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above)

    In German

    EPC
    European Patent Convention

    = 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/)

    = EOB, OEP, OEB, IEP, EPA (see above)

    In English

    EPO
    Europäische Patentorganisation

    = EPO | European Patent Organisation | In English
    = ΕΟΔΕ | Ευρωπαϊκός Οργανισμός Διπλωμάτων Ευρεσιτεχνίας | In Greek

    In German

    EPO
    European Patent Organisation

    = ΕΟΔΕ (see above)

    In English

    EPU
    Europäisches Patentübereinkommen

    = 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

    = 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)

    = 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/)

      = 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)

      = 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/)

      = 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)

      = HABM, OHIM, OHMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

      In Spanish

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

      = 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)

      = CPVO, OCVV (see above)

      In Catalan

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

      = CPVO, OCVV (see above)

      In French

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

      = EOB, EPO, OEP, IEP, EPA (see above)

      In French

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

      = 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)

      = HABM, OHMI, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

      In English

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

      = HABM, OHIM, OAMI, UAMI, IHMI (see above)

      In Catalan

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

      = 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/)

      = MOIP, WIPO, OMPI (see above)

      In French

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

      = 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/)

      = DZIV, SIPO (see above)

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

      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)

      = 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/)

      = CNUDCI, ЮНСИТРАЛ, CNUDMI (see above)

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

      In English

      USPTO

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

      In English

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

      = MOIP, OMPI (see above)

      In English

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

      = 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

      = 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/)

      = CNUDCI, UNCITRAL, CNUDMI (see above)

      In Russian