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"Abbreviations and acronyms" [2011] ELECD 201; in Kur, Annette (ed), "Intellectual Property Rights in a Fair World Trade System" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)

Book Title: Intellectual Property Rights in a Fair World Trade System

Editor(s): Kur, Annette

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849800099

Section Title: Abbreviations and acronyms

Number of pages: 5

Extract:

Abbreviations and acronyms
A2K Access to Knowledge
AB (Report) (Report by the) Appellate Body (WTO)
AIPPI International Association for the Protection of
Intellectual Property
Art., Arts Article, Articles
ASCAP American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers
(US)
ATRIP International Association for the Advancement of
Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property
BASCAP Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting And Piracy
BGE Entscheidungen des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts
(Decisions by the Swiss Supreme Court)
BIAC Business and Industry Advisory Committee (OECD)
BITs Bilateral Investment Treaties
CBD Convention on Biodiversity
Cf. Confer
CFI Court of First Instance (EU; now referred to as "General
Court")
Ch. Chapter
CISAC Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et
Compositeurs
CISDL Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
COM Working paper issued by the EU Commission
COP Conference of Parties (CBD)
CRMO Collective rights management organization
DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN)
DRM Digital rights management
DSU Dispute Settlement Understanding (WTO)
EC European Community
ECHR European Convention on Human Rights
ECJ European Court of Justice (EU)
ECOSOC Economic and Social Committee (EU; UN)
ECR European Court Reports
ECtHR European Court of Human Rights
EEC European Economic Community

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EHHR Exposure and Human Health Committee (US
Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory
Board)
e.g. for instance
EPA Economic Partnership Agreement
EPC European Patent Convention
EPO European Patent Organisation; European Patent Office
EST Environmentally sound technologies
et seq. and following
et al and others
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
FDI Foreign direct investment
...