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LIST OF ACRONYMS<br />

DO Designated Office<br />

EO Elected Office<br />

EPC European Patent Convention<br />

EPO European Patent Office<br />

GDP Gross Domestic Product<br />

IB International Bureau of <strong>WIPO</strong><br />

IP Intellectual Property<br />

IPC International Patent Classification<br />

IPE International Preliminary Examination<br />

IPEA International Preliminary Examining Authority<br />

IPRP International Preliminary Report on Patentability<br />

ISA International Searching Authority<br />

ISR International Search Report<br />

JPO Japan Patent Office<br />

KIPO Korean Intellectual Property Office<br />

<strong>PCT</strong> Patent Cooperation Treaty<br />

R&D Research and Development<br />

RO Receiving Office<br />

SAFE Secure Application Filed Electronically<br />

SIPO State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China<br />

SIS Supplementary International Search<br />

SISA Authority specified for Supplementary Search (Supplementary International Searching Authority)<br />

SISR Supplementary International Search Report<br />

USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office<br />

<strong>WIPO</strong> World Intellectual Property Organization

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