The ABCs of PCTs
by evansfox | Oct 22, 2012
| ARIPO |
African Regional Industrial Property Organization |
| DO |
Designated Office under the PCT (Chapter I) |
| EAPO |
Eurasian Patent Office |
| EO |
Elected Office under the PCT (Chapter II) |
| EPO |
European Patent Office |
| IB |
International Bureau (of the World Intellectual Property Organization) |
| IPE |
International Preliminary Examination |
| IPEA |
International Preliminary Examination Authority |
| IPER |
International Preliminary Examination Report (pre-1/1/2004 applications) |
| IPRP (Chapter I) |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability (Chapter I of the PCT) |
| IPRP (Chapter II) |
International Preliminary Report on Patentability (Chapter II of the PCT) |
| ISA |
International Searching Authority |
| ISR |
International Search Report |
| PCT |
Patent Cooperative Treaty |
| PPH |
Patent Prosecution Highway |
| OAPI |
Organization Africaine de la Propriete Intellectuelle (African Intellectual Property Organization) |
| RO |
Receiving Office |
| SIS |
Supplementary International Search |
| SISA |
Supplementary International Searching Authority |
| SIS Report (SISR) |
Supplementary International Search Report |
| WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WOISA |
Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
