"Abbreviations" [2008] ELECD 206; in Malbon, Justin; Lawson, Charles (eds), "Interpreting and Implementing the TRIPS Agreement" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008)

Book Title: Interpreting and Implementing the TRIPS Agreement

Editor(s): Malbon, Justin; Lawson, Charles

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781847201447

Section Title: Abbreviations

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Abbreviations
AB: (WTO) Appellate Body
ACP: African, Caribbean and Pacific Nations
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AUSFTA: Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement
BGB: German Civil Code Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity
Cipro: Ciprofloxacin, a drug produced by Bayer
CISG: (UN) Convention on the International Sale of Goods
COP: Conference of the Parties to the CBD
CTE: (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment
DSB: (WTO) Disputes Settlement Body
DSU: (WTO) Dispute Settlement Understanding
EC: European Commission
EPC: European Patent Convention
EPO: European Patent Office or Organisation
EU: European Union
FAO: (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization
FTA: Free Trade Area or Agreement
GATS: (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT: (WTO) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GSP: Generalised System of Preferences
ICTSD: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
IP: Intellectual Property
IPR: Intellectual Property Rights
ISOC: (CBD) Inter-Sessional Meeting on the Operations of the
Convention
ISP: Internet Service Provider
ITU: International Telecommunications Union
LDC: Less or Least Developed Country
MFN: Most-Favoured Nation
MTN: Multilateral Trade Negotiations
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
NGO: Non-Governmental Organisation
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty

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RAM: Random Access Memory
RTA: Regional Trade Agreement(s)
SACU: Southern African Customs Union
SUSFTA: Singapore-United States Free Trade Agreement
TBT: Technical Barriers to Trade
TIFA: Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
TK: Traditional Knowledge
TPM: Technological Protection Measures
TRIMS: (WTO) Trade-Related Investment Measures agreement
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