Intellectual Property Glossary

Abbreviation	Explanation
ACIP	Advisory Council on Intellectual Property
ALRC	Australian Law Reform Commission
AMPICTA	Australian Manufacturers’ Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Trade Marks Association
ANU	Australian National University
ASF	Australian Seed Federation
AUSFTA	Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement
BIE	Bureau of Industry Economics
EPC	European Patent Convention
EPO	European Patent Office
FICPI	Australian Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
GTTAC	Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee
IPCRC	Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committee
IPRIA	Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia
IPTA	Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
NHMRC	National Health and Medical Research Council
NZ	New Zealand
OECD	Organisation
PBR	Plant Breeder’s Rights
PCT	Patent Cooperation Treaty
SABIP	Strategic Advisory Board on Intellectual Property Policy (UK)
TRIPS	World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
UK	United Kingdom
USPTO	United States Patent and Trademark Office
WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organization
WTO	World Trade Organization