Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Industrial property

Industrial and commercial property; scientific property, scientific ownership; patent and trademark law; registration of designs, plans, business names, etc.

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Meaning

Language

Themes and places

ABAPI

Associação Brasileira dos Agentes de Propriedade Industrial

In Portuguese

ACPI

Association des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle

In French

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

= OAPI | Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle | In French

In English

APP

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

In French

ARIPO

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

In English

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

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

CNCPI

Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle

In French

COV

Certificat d'Obtention Végétale

In French

CPE
Convenio sobre la Patente Europea

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

In Spanish

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

CSPI

Conseil Supérieur de la Propriété Intellectuelle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In Portuguese

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

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

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

IPRP

International Preliminary Report on Patentability

In English

ISR

International Search Report

In English

JPO

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

In English

K2E-PAT

Korean to English Patent Automatic Translation

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

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

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

PAE

Patent Assertion Entity

In English

PCT

Patent Cooperative Treaty

In English

PHC

Patent Holding Company

In English

PI

Proprietà Industriale

In Italian

PRH

Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus

In Finnish

SGDG

Sans garantie du gouvernement

In French

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).

= DZIV, SIPO (see above)

In English

SUEPO

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

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

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

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