| Acronym |
Complete title |
| AANZFTA |
ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement µ |
| AAT |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
| ABARE |
Australian Bureau of Agriculture Resources and Energy |
| ABC |
Activity Based Costing |
| ABN |
Australian Business Number |
| ABR |
Australian Business Register |
| ACA |
Australian Consumers’ Association |
| ACAG |
Anti Counterfeiting Action Group |
| ACC |
Australian Copyright Council |
| ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
| ACE |
Advisory Committee on Enforcement µ |
| ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| ACIP |
Advisory Council on Intellectual Property |
| ACIPA |
Australian Centre for IP Agriculture |
| ACRA |
Australian Cultivatar Registration Authority |
| ACS |
Australian Customs Service |
| ACTA |
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement µ |
| ADA |
Australian Digital Alliance |
| ADC |
Automated Data Caputre |
| ADDS |
Australian Designs Data Search System |
| ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| AFDA |
Administrative Functions Disposal Authority |
| AFFA |
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry – Australia |
| AFTA |
ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| AGAL |
Australian Government Analytical Laboratories |
| AGIMO |
Australia Government Information Management Office |
| AGS |
Australian Government Solicitor |
| A-Gs |
Attorney-General’s Department |
| ALA |
Australian Leadership Awards |
| ALRC* |
Australian Law Reform Commission |
| AMPICTA |
Australian Manufacturers, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Trade Marks Association |
| ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
| ANU |
Australian National University |
| ANZABI |
Australian and New Zealand Association of Business Incubators |
| AOC |
Australian Olympic Committee |
| APA |
Australian Patent Abstracts |
| APMA |
Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association |
| APPA |
Asian Patent Attorneys Association |
| APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APMA |
Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association |
| AIPPI |
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property |
| APS |
Australian Public Service |
| APSC |
Australian Public Service Commission # |
| AQA |
Australian Quality Awards |
| ARC |
Australian Review Council § |
| ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ASIC |
Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
| AuDA @ |
Australian Domain Administration |
| ATMOSS |
Australian Trade Marks Online Search Service |
| AusAID |
Australian Agency for International Development |
| AWA |
Australian Workplace Agreement |
| AWBC |
Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation |
| B2B |
Business to Business Ş |
| BA |
Biotechnology Australia |
| BAF |
Business Authentication Framework |
| BASS |
Business Names Applicant Search Service |
| BCS |
Business Classification Scheme |
| BCP |
Business Continuity Planning |
| BDIC |
Business Directions and International Cooperation |
| BDQM |
Business Development and Quality Management |
| BDSG |
Bussines Development Strategy and Growth |
| BFS |
Business Functions Structure |
| BIMSG |
Business and Information Management Solutions Group |
| BIRPI |
United International Bureau for the Protection of Intellectual Property |
| BITSS |
Business and Information Technology Service Support |
| BPM |
Business Process Management |
| BPITS |
Business Process and IT Systems |
| BRIK |
Business Records Information and Knowledge |
| Budapest Treaty |
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the purposes of Patent Procedure |
| CA |
Certified/Collective Agreement |
| CAB |
Change Advisory Board |
| CAL |
Copyright Agency Limited |
| CAL (PCT) |
Patent CooperationTreaty Committee for Administrative and Legal Affairs |
| CDAC |
Career Development and Assessment Centre |
| CEDA |
Committee for Economic Development of Australia |
| CER |
Closer Economic Relations (New Zealand) |
| CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
| CBT |
Competency Based Training |
| CCS |
Corporate Customer System |
| CCST |
Coordination Committee on Science and Technology |
| CDDA |
Compensation for Detriment caused by a Defective Administration |
| CDS |
Capability Development and Support |
| CEI |
Chief Executive Instructions |
| CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CI |
Continuous Inprovement © |
| CIG |
Combined Interest Group |
| CIO |
Chief Information Officer |
| CIPA |
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (United Kingdom) |
| CIPO |
Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
| CIT |
Canberra Institute of Technology |
| CLO |
Cabinet Liaison Office |
| CLRC |
Copyright Law Review Committee |
| CMF |
Corporate Messaging Framework |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| COG |
Customer Operations Group |
| COMS |
Correspondence Management System |
| COP |
Conference Of the Parties |
| COR |
Communication On Request |
| CPVO |
European Union Community Plant Variety Office |
| CSBU |
Customer Service Business Unit |
| CSC |
Computer Sciences Corporation |
| CSD |
Customer Service Delivery |
| CSG |
Corporate Services Group |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CTC (PCT) |
PCT Committee for Technical Cooperation |
| DAFF |
Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries |
| DCITA |
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| DESADMIN |
Designs Administration System |
| DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DGPTO |
German Patent & Trade Mark Office |
| DIISR |
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science & Research |
| DIRKS |
Designing and Implementing Records Keeping Systems |
| DITR |
Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources |
| DOFA |
Department of Finance and Administration |
| DPP |
Director of Public Prosecutions |
| DSD |
Defence Signals Directorate |
| EA |
Environment Australia |
| EAC |
Enterprise Architecture Committee |
| EAS |
Efficiency Advancement Scheme |
| EC |
European Communities µ |
| ECCS |
Electronic Customer Communications System |
| ECG |
Examination Consultative Group |
| ECJ |
European Court of Justice |
| EDIE |
Electronic Data Interchange Endpoint |
| EDMS |
Electronic Document Management System |
| EDPES |
Electronic Data Processing and Exchange Standards |
| EEA |
European Economic Area |
| EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
| EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
| EOI |
Expression of Interest |
| EIA |
Evidence In |
| EMC |
Environmental Management Committee |
| EMS |
Environmental Management System |
| EPBC |
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation |
| EPC |
European Patent Convention |
| EPO |
European Patent Office |
| ERA |
Electronic Records Administration |
| ERIC |
Engine for Remote Invocation and Communication |
| EXCO |
Executive Council |
| FANG |
Fee Application and Number Generation System |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FER |
Foreign Examination Report |
| FICPI |
Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle |
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(International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys) |
| FICPI Australia |
Australian Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys |
| FMG |
Financial Management Group |
| FMIS |
Financial Management Information System |
| FOI |
Freedom Of Information |
| FRS |
Functional Requirements Specification |
| FTA |
Free Trade Agreement |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FY |
Financial Year |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GI |
Geographical Indications |
| GITC4 |
Government Information Technology Cluster Four |
| GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
| GOLD |
Government On-Line Directory |
| GRC |
Genetic Resources Centre |
| GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
| Gtld |
Generic Top-Level Domain |
| HBW |
Home Based Work |
| HIPOC |
Heads of Intellectual Property Offices Conferences |
| HRM |
Human Resource Management |
| HTML |
Hypertext Mark Up Language |
| I2M |
Introduction to Management |
| IAA |
Inventors’ Association of Australia |
| IAU |
Information Access Unit |
| ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
| IDA |
International Depository Authority |
| IDC |
Inter-Departmental Committee |
| IGC |
Inter-Governmental Committee |
| IGWG |
Inter Governmental Working Group (WHO) |
| IMES |
Information Management and E-Solutions |
| INID (WIPO) |
Internationally agreed Numbers for the Identification of Data (WIPO) |
| INTA |
International Trademarks Association |
| INNOVIC |
Victorian Innovation Centre Limited |
| IP |
Intellectual or Industrial Property |
| IPA |
Intellectual Property Australia |
| IPAC |
Industrial Property Advisory Committee |
| IPC |
International Patent Classification |
| IPCR |
Intellectual Property and Competition Review |
| IPEA |
International Preliminary Examining Authority |
| IPEG |
Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (APEC) |
| IPER |
International Preliminary Examination Report |
| IPONZ |
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand |
| IPOS |
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore |
| IPP |
Information Privacy Principles |
| IPR |
Intellectual Property Reports |
| IPRIA |
Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia |
| IP Rights |
Intellectual or Industrial Property Rights |
| IPSANZ |
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand |
| IPS |
Image Processing System |
| IPTA |
Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia |
| IR |
International Registration |
| ISA |
International Searching Authority |
| ISR |
International Search Report |
| ITGC |
Information Technology Governance Committee |
| ITIL |
Information Technology Infrastructure Library |
| IVDS |
Interactive Variety Description System |
| JPAA |
Japanese Patent Attorney Association |
| JPO |
Japanese Patent Office |
| JSCOT |
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
| Keyword AAA |
Keyword AAA: A thesaurus of general terms |
| KIPO |
Korean Intellectual Property Office |
| KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
| KRA |
Key Results Area |
| LCA |
Law Council of Australia |
| LESANZ |
Licensing Executive Society of Australia & New Zealand |
| LLO |
Legislation Liaison Officer |
| LMS |
Learning Management System |
| LPP |
Leadership Professionals Program |
| LWOP |
Leave Without Pay |
| M2L |
Management to Leadership |
| MAFTA |
Malaysia Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| MFN |
Most-Favoured-Nation |
| MIA (PCT) |
PCT Meeting of International Authorities |
| MIS |
Management Information System |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSMR |
NSW Ministry for Science and Medical Research |
| NAA |
National Archives of Australia |
| NAP |
New Accommodation Project |
| NESB |
Non English Speaking Background |
| NDS |
New Design System |
| NGO |
Non-Government Organisation |
| NOIE |
National Office for the Information Economy |
| Non-OPI |
Not-Open for Public Inspection |
| NPL |
Non Patent Literature |
| NPS |
New Patent Solution |
| NRA |
National Registration Authority |
| OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OLD |
Office of Legislative Drafting |
| ORR |
Office of Regulation Review |
| OOS |
Occupational Overuse Syndrome |
| OPC |
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel |
| OPI |
Open to Public Inspection |
| OWBC |
On-Line Westpac Banking Corporation |
| PAIS |
Patent Abstract Imaging System |
| PAMS |
Patent Administration and Management System |
| Paris Convention |
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property |
| PATADMIN |
Patent Administration System |
| PBR |
Plant Breeders’ Rights |
| PBRAC |
Plant Breeders’ Rights Advisory Committee |
| PBRO |
Plant Breeders’ Rights Office |
| PBS |
Portfolio Business Statement |
| PCIPD |
Permanent Committee on Intellectual Property Development |
| PCG |
Patents Consultation Group |
| PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty |
| PCT Rules |
Regulations under the PCT |
| PE&A |
Public Education and Awareness |
| PEHG |
Patent Examination Hearings Group |
| PEQC |
Patent Examiner Qualification Course |
| PETA |
Patent Examiner Translation Allowance |
| PFA/IDA |
Performance Feedback Agreement /Individual Development Agreement |
| PI |
Performance Indicator |
| PIUG |
Patent Information Users Group |
| PLT |
Patent Law Treaty |
| PMC |
Patent Management Committee |
| PMM |
Portfolio Managers’ Meeting |
| PMS |
Publication Management System |
| PMSEIC |
Prime Minister’s Science Engineering & Innovation Council |
| POAS |
Patent Opposition Administration System |
| POE |
Property Office Expenditure |
| PPBRG |
Patents and Plant Breeders Rights Group |
| PPH |
Patent Prosecution Highway |
| PQRS |
Product Quality Review System |
| PSB |
Professional Standards Board (for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys) |
| PSCAM |
Paper and Scanning Management System |
| QAG |
Quality Audit Group |
| QMS |
Quality Management System |
| QP |
Qualified Person |
| QTB |
Question Time Brief |
| QUT |
Queensland University of Technology |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RFAP |
Regionally Focussed Action Plan |
| RFT |
Request For Tender |
| RIS |
Regulation Impact Statement |
| RK |
RecordKeeping |
| RMAA |
Records Management Association of Australia |
| RO |
Receiving Office |
| SbARS |
State Based Attorney Relationship Strategy |
| SBSTTA |
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice |
| SCCR (WIPO) |
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (WIPO) |
| SCIT (WIPO) |
Standing Committee on Information Technology (WIPO) |
| SCOPE |
Standards Code of Practice Excellence |
| SCP (WIPO) |
Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (WIPO) |
| SCT (WIPO) |
Standing Committee on the Law of Trade Marks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (WIPO) |
| SDQM |
Strategic Development & Quality Management |
| SLF |
Senior Leaders Forum |
| SME |
Small and Medium sized Enterprise |
| SNIPER |
Searchable Networked Intellectual Property Electronic Resource |
| SPLT (WIPO) |
Substantive Patent Law Treaty (WIPO) |
| STN |
Scientific and Technical Information Network |
| Strasbourg Agreement |
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification |
| TAMS |
Trade Marks Administration Management System |
| TBT |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
| TCO |
Total Cost of Ownership |
| TELP |
Technical Learning Plan |
| TGA |
Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| TILF |
Trade and Investment Liberalisation and Facilitation |
| TLF |
Team Leaders Forum |
| TLT |
Trade Marks Law Treaty |
| TMARK |
Trade Marks Administration System |
| TM&D |
Trade Marks & Designs |
| TMDEHG |
Trade Marks and Designs Examination Hearings Group |
| TMF |
Technical Managers Forum |
| TMMT |
Trade Marks Management Team |
| TMOCC |
Trade Marks Ofiice Consultative Committee |
| TPR |
Trade Policy Review |
| TRACS |
Trade Mark Records, Application and Correspondence System |
| TRIPS |
World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
| TTMRA |
Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement |
| UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
| UFS |
Up-Front Service |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UNGA |
United Nations General Assembly |
| UPOV |
International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties |
| URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
| USPTO |
United States Patent and Trademark Office |
| WCO |
World Customs Organization |
| WCT |
WIPO Copyright Treaty |
| WHA |
World Health Assembly |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WPC |
Work Place Committee. |
| WPP |
Workplace Policy & Practices |
| WPPT |
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
| WSIS |
World Summit on the Information Society |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
| XML |
eXtensive Markup Language |
