Abbreviations

Question 1

EPO

Answer 1

European Patent Office

Question 2

BH

Answer 2

Budget Holder

Question 3

EPC

Answer 3

European Patent Convention

Question 4

NWoW

Answer 4

New Ways of Working

Question 5

QMS

Answer 5

Quality Management System

Legal Certainty
Service - reliable, efficient, effective
Continual Improvement
Involvement
Informed Decision Making
Openness
Commitment

Question 6

PPH

Answer 6

Patent Prosecution Highway

Question 7

PGP

Answer 7

Patent Granting Process

Question 8

PD

Answer 8

Principal Director
Principal Directorate

Question 9

PCT

Answer 9

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Question 10

AI

Answer 10

Administrative Instructions

Question 11

ESOP

Answer 11

European Search Opinion

Question 12

RO

Answer 12

Receiving Office

Question 13

RFees

Answer 13

Rules regulating to Fees

Question 14

WIPO

Answer 14

World Intellectual Property Organisation

Question 15

HR

Answer 15

Human Resources

Question 16

PaSP

Answer 16

Procurement and Sourcing Portal

Question 17

S2P

Answer 17

Source to Pay
(epo.ivalua.app)

Question 18

CP

Answer 18

Central Procurement

Question 19

FR

Answer 19

Financial Regulations

Question 20

TG

Answer 20

Tender Guidelines

Question 21

GR

Answer 21

Goods Receipt

Question 22

SPE

Answer 22

Single Point of Entry

Question 23

FiPS

Answer 23

Finance and Personnel System

Question 24

FR

Answer 24

Funds Reservation

Question 25

BU

Answer 25

Business Unit

Question 26

DAO

Answer 26

Delivery Acceptance Offer

Question 27

RfQ

Answer 27

Request for Quotation

Question 28

PO

Answer 28

Purchase Order Procurement Officer

Question 29

SAP

Answer 29

Systems Applications & Products

Question 30

ERP

Answer 30

Enterprise Resource Planning

Question 31

CPL

Answer 31

Central Procurement Library

Question 32

DPR

Answer 32

Data Protection Rules

Question 33

DPL

Answer 33

Data Protection Liaisons

Question 34

DPO

Answer 34

Data Protection Officer

Question 35

DPB

Answer 35

Data Protection Board

Question 36

RoP

Answer 36

Rules of Procedure

Question 37

BIT

Answer 37

Business Information Technology

Question 38

RO

Answer 38

Reporting Officer (line manager)

Question 39

CDP

Answer 39

Competitive Direct Placement

Question 40

DPR

Answer 40

Data Protection Rules

Question 41

GCT

Answer 41

General Conditions of Tender

Question 42

SCT

Answer 42

Specific Conditions of Tender

Question 43

SCC

Answer 43

Specific Conditions of Contract

Question 44

GCC

Answer 44

General Conditions of Contract

Question 45

HoD

Answer 45

Head of Department

Question 46

SLA

Answer 46

Service Level Agreement

Question 47

YTD

Answer 47

Year To Date

Question 48

AC

Answer 48

Administrative Council

Question 49

APR

Answer 49

Annual Percentage Rate

Question 50

Bid

Answer 50

Incoming document, including offer (formal procedure)

Question 51

Bidder

Answer 51

Potential supplier / vendor (formal procedure)

Question 52

BIT

Answer 52

Business Information Technology

Question 53

CoE

Answer 53

Center of Excellence

Question 54

CC

Answer 54

Cost Centre

Question 55

CFO

Answer 55

Chief Financial Officer

Question 56

CPL

Answer 56

Central Procurement Library

Question 57

CPO

Answer 57

Chief Procurement Officer

Question 58

FC

Answer 58

Funds Centre

Question 59

DTR

Answer 59

Duty Trip Duty Travel Request

Question 60

EPD

Answer 60

Early Payment Discount

Question 61

FiPS- FI

Answer 61

FiPS - Financial Accounting Tool

Question 62

FiPS-FM

Answer 62

FiPS Funds Management Tool

Question 63

FiPS-MM

Answer 63

FiPS Material Management Tool

Question 64

FiPS-PS

Answer 64

FiPS Project Systems Tool

Question 65

FiPS-SD

Answer 65

FiPS Sales and Distribution Tool

Question 66

Form A

Answer 66

Approval of Choice of Procedure

Question 67

Form B

Answer 67

Approval of Choice of Supplier

Question 68

IFRS

Answer 68

International Financial Reporting Standards (www.IFRS.org)

Question 69

ICC

Answer 69

International Chamber of Commerce

Question 70

ION

Answer 70

Internal Order Number (SAP)

Question 71

KPI

Answer 71

Key Performance Indicator

Question 72

L&D

Answer 72

Learning & Development

Question 73

MAPS

Answer 73

Management Application & Process (former PD 4.1)

Question 74

NPO

Answer 74

National Patent Office

Question 75

Offer

Answer 75

Incoming document (formal procedure), linked to contract

Question 76

OHS

Answer 76

Occupational Health Service

Question 77

PAO

Answer 77

Principal Authorizing Officer

Question 78

PPO

Answer 78

Principal Procurement Officer (FiPS) Procurement Project Office

Question 79

PR

Answer 79

Purchase Request

Question 80

PReq

Answer 80

FIPS Purchase Requisition

Question 81

PRQ

Answer 81

Procurement Request

Question 82

PT

Answer 82

Procurement Team

Question 83

PTO

Answer 83

Procurement Optimization

Question 84

Quotation

Answer 84

Incoming offer (informal procedure), maintained in FiPS, not necessarily linked to a contract

Question 85

RfO

Answer 85

Request for Offer (formal procedure)

Question 86

SPoC

Answer 86

Single Point of Contact

Question 87

VAT

Answer 87

Value Added Tax

Question 88

ViCo

Answer 88

Video Conference

Question 89

VP4

Answer 89

Vice President DG4

Question 90

WBS

Answer 90

Work Breakdown Structure (SAP PS Subject)

Question 91

YEC

Answer 91

Year End Closure