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Mercer Review – Annex 1 – Glossary of abbreviations and terms

Abbreviations

• CIPA – The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
• CITMA – The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
• CPD – Continued professional development
• EPO – European Patent Office
• EQE – European Qualifying Examination
• FC – Foundation Certificate
• FD – Finals Diploma
• IPO – UK Intellectual Property Office
• IPReg – The Intellectual Property Regulation Board
• LSC – Litigation Skills Certificate
• PEB – Patent Examination Board
• PDWG – Professional Development Working Group
• QM-UL – Queen Mary University of London
• UKPA – UK patent attorney

Terms

• Black-letter law – Basic standard elements or principles