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AAAS |
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American Association for the Advancement of
Science |
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AATD |
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Aviation Applied
Technology Directorate |
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ABA |
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American Bar Association |
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AIPA |
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American
Inventors’ Protection Act of 1999 |
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AIPLA |
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American
Intellectual Property Law Association |
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APJ |
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Administrative
Patent Judge |
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BPAI |
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Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences |
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CCPA |
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Court of Customs
and Patent Appeals |
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ACO
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Administrative
Contracting Officer |
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ADA |
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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AFOSR |
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Air Force Office
of Scientific Research AMC |
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AMC |
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Army Materiel
Command |
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AMEDD |
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Army Medical
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APL |
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Applied Physics Laboratory (Johns Hopkins
University) |
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ARL |
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Army Research
Laboratory |
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ARMS |
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Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support |
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ARO |
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Army Research
Office |
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ARDA |
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Advanced
Research & Development Activity |
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ARPA |
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Advanced Research Projects Agency |
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ARS |
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Agricultural Research Service |
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AT |
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Assistive Technologies |
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ATC |
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Aberdeen Test Center |
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ATP |
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Advance Technology Program |
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AURP |
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Association of University Related Research
Parks |
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AUTM |
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Association of University Technology
Managers |
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BAA |
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Broad Agency Announcement |
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BARC |
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center |
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BIP |
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Background Intellectual Property |
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BML |
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Biological Materials License |
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BRAC |
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Base Realignment and Closure |
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BTA |
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Biological Transfer Agreement
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CA |
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Cooperative Agreement |
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CBO |
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Congressional Budget Office |
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CDA |
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Confidential
Disclosure Agreement |
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CDC |
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Center for Disease Control |
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CEU |
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Continuing Education Unit |
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CFR |
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Code of Federal Regulations |
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CIA |
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Central Intelligence Agency |
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CIT |
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Center for Innovative Technology |
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CIA |
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Central Intelligence Agency |
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CIT |
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Center for Innovative Technologies |
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COB |
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Close of Business |
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COCOM |
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Combat Command |
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COI |
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Conflict of Interest |
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COS |
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Community of Science |
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CRADA |
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Cooperative
Research & Development Agreement |
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CRC |
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Cooperative Research Center |
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CREATE |
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Cooperative Research and Technology
Enhancement Act of 2004 |
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CSR |
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Center for Scientific Review (NIH) |
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CTA |
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Clinical Study Agreement or
Clinical Trial Agreement |
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DA |
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Department of the Army |
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DARPA |
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Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency |
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DBED |
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Maryland
Department of Economic Development
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DEC |
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Determination of
Exceptional Circumstances |
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DFAR |
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Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation |
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DHS |
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Department of Homeland Security |
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DIA |
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Defense
Intelligence Agency |
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DISA |
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Defense
Information Security Agency |
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DOC |
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Department of Commerce |
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DOD |
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Department of Defense |
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DOE |
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Department of Energy |
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DOED |
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Department of
Education |
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DOJ |
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Department of Justice |
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DOT |
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Department of
Transportation |
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DRC
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Deputy Regional
Coordinator |
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DTIC |
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Defense
Technology Information System |
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DTC |
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Army Development
Test Command |
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DTTS |
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Defense
Technology Transfer System |
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EB |
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Executive Board |
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ED |
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Economic Development |
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EDI |
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Electronic Data Interchange |
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EPA |
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Educational
Partnership Agreement |
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EPA |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPO |
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European Patent Office |
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E&T |
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Education and Training Committee |
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FAA |
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Federal Aviation Administration |
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FAR |
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Federal Acquisition Regulation |
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FBI |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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FDA |
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Food and Drug Administration |
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FCST |
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Federal Council for Science and Technology |
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FDP |
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Federal Demonstration Partnership |
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FEMA |
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Federal Emergency Management Administration |
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FFRDC |
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Federally Funded
Research & Development Corporation |
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FHWA |
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DOT Turner Fairbanks Highway Research Center |
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FITCI |
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Frederick Innovative Technology Center Inc |
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FLC |
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Federal
Laboratory Consortium |
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FOSE |
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Federal Office Systems Expo |
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FOIA |
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Freedom of Information Act |
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FR |
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Federal Register |
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FTA |
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Free Trade Agreement |
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FTTA |
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Federal Technology Transfer Act |
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FY |
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Fiscal Year |
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GAO |
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Government Accounting Office |
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GSFC |
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Goddard Space Flight Center |
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HBCU |
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
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HQDA |
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Head Quarters Department of the Army |
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HHS |
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Department of Health and Human Services |
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HSARPA |
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Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects
Agency |
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IAC |
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Information Analysis Center |
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IEB |
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Invention Evaluation Board |
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IH |
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Indian Head |
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IP |
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Intellectual Property |
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IPA |
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Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
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IPR |
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Intellectual Property Rights |
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IR&D |
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Independent Research and Development
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IRI |
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Industrial Research Institute |
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IR&D |
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Independent R&D |
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ISR |
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NSF Institute for Systems Research |
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JAG |
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Judge Advocate General |
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JFCOM |
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Joint Forces Command |
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JLAB |
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DOE Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator
Facility |
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LES |
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Licensing Executive Society |
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LIC |
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Legal Issues
Committee |
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LOA |
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Letter of Agreement |
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MA |
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Mid-Atlantic |
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MAL |
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Members-at-Large |
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MANTECH |
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Manufacturing Technology |
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MAR |
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Mid-Atlantic
Region |
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MART2
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Mid-Atlantic
Region Technology Transfer Newsletter |
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M-CRADA |
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Master or Major Cooperative R&D Agreement |
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MDA |
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Missile Defense Agency |
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MEP |
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Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
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MOU |
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Memorandum of Understanding |
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MSO |
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Management Support Office |
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MSOF |
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Materials Service Order Form |
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MTA |
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Material Transfer Agreement |
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NAS |
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National Academy of Science |
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NASA |
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National Air and
Space Administration |
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NASVF |
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National
Association of Seed and Venture Funds |
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NAWC |
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Naval Air
Warfare Center |
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NBIA |
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National Business Incubator Association |
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NCI |
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National Cancer Institute |
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NCST |
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National Council of Science & Technology |
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NCURA |
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National Council
of Research Administrators |
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NDA |
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Non Disclosure Agreement |
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NEI |
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National Eye Institute |
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NETL |
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National Energy Technology Laboratory |
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NGA |
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National Geospatial Intelligence Agency |
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NHGRI |
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National Human Genome Research Institute |
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NHLBI |
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National Heart
Lung & Blood Institute |
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NII |
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National Innovation Initiative |
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NIA |
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National Institute on Aging |
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NIAAA |
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism |
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NIAID |
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National Institute of Allergy & Infectious
Diseases |
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NIAMS |
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National Institute of Arthitis and
Musculoskeletal ans Skin Diseases |
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NIBIB |
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National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and
Bioengineeringes |
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NICHD |
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National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development |
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NIDA |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse |
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NIDCD |
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National Institute of Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders |
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NIDCR |
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National
Institute of Dental & Cranial Research |
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NIDDK |
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases |
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NIE |
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National Institute of Education |
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NIEHS |
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National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences |
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NIGMS |
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National Institute of General Medical
Sciences |
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NIH |
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National Institutes of Health |
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NIHR |
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National Institute for Handicapped Research |
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NIJ |
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National Institute of Justice |
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NIMH |
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National
Institute of Mental Health |
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NINDS |
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke |
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NINR |
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National Institute for Nursing Research |
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NIOSH |
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National Institute of Occupational Safety &
Health |
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NIST |
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National Institute of Standards & Technology |
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NLM |
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National Library of Medicine |
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NOAA |
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National Oceanographic & Atmospheric
Administration |
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NRC |
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National Research Council |
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NRC |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
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NRL |
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Naval Research Laboratories |
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NSA |
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National Security Agency |
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NSB |
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National Science Board |
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NSF |
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National Science Foundation |
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NSWC |
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Naval Surface
Warfare Center |
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NTIS |
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National
Technical Information Service |
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NTTC |
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National
Technology Transfer Center |
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NVL |
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Army Night
Vision Lab |
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OGC |
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Office of
General Council |
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OGE
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Office of
Government Ethics |
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ONR
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Office of Naval
Research |
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ORS |
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NIH Office of Research Services |
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ORTA |
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Office of
Research and Technology Applications |
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OSD |
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Office of
Secretary of Defense |
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OSHA |
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Office of Safety & Health Administration |
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OSTP |
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Office of Science & Technology Policy |
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OTT |
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Office of Technology Transfer |
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PA |
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Patent Attorney |
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PAIR |
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Patent Application Information Retrieval |
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PALM |
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Patent Application Location and Monitoring |
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PCAST
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President’s
Committee of Advisors on Science &
Technology |
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PCT |
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Patent Cooperation Treaty |
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PENNTAP |
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Pennsylvania Technology Assistance Program |
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PI |
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Principle Investigator |
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PIA |
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Partnership Intermediary Agreement |
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PLA |
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Patent License Agreement |
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PPP |
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Public Private Partnership |
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PTO |
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Patent & Trademark Office |
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RC |
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Regional Coordinator |
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R&D |
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Research & Development |
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RDEC |
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Research,
Development, and Engineering Center |
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RTTC |
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Regional
Technology Transfer Center |
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RFI
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Request for
Information |
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RFP |
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Request for Proposal |
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RFQ |
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Request for Quotation |
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SBA |
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Small Business Administration |
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SBIR |
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Small Business
Innovative Research |
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SER |
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South East Region |
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SMART |
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Strengthening
the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow |
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SOW |
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Statement of Work |
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SSTI |
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State Science Technology Institute |
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S&T |
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Science and Technology |
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STP |
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Science & Technology Policy |
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STTR |
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Small Business Technology Transfer Program |
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TATRC |
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Army
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology
Research Center |
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TEDCO |
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Maryland
Technology and Economic Development Company |
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TTIPT |
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Technology Transfer Integrated Planning Team |
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TTLCP |
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Technology Transfer, Licensing,
Commercialization & Partnering |
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TPWG |
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Technology Partnerships Working Group |
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TSR |
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Technology
Status Report |
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TT |
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Technology
Transfer |
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TTCA
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Technology
Transfer Commercialization Act |
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TTS |
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Technology Transfer Society |
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USACE |
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United States
Army Corps of Engineers |
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USAMRC |
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United States
Army Medical Research Center |
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USAMRMC |
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United States
Army Medical Research & Materiel Command |
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USC |
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United States
Code |
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USDA |
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United States
Department of Agriculture |
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USGS |
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United States
Geological Survey |
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USMC |
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United States Marine Corps |
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USNA |
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United States
Naval Academy |
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USPTO |
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United States
Patent and Trademark Office |
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USUHS |
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Uniformed
Services University of Health Sciences |
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VA |
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Veterans Administration |
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VC |
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Venture Capital |
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WBT |
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World’s Best
Technologies Showcase |
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WFO |
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Work for Others |
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WIPO |
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World Intellectual Property Office |
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WTO |
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World Trade Organization |
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WVHTCF |
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West Virginia
High Technology Consortium Foundation |
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