RA - see Recording Academy.

RCE - see Request for Continued Examination.

RDRP - see Restriction Dispute Resolution Policy.

Realistic Jurisprudence - refers to the philospohy that all law should be the result of all knowledge of human affairs and be based on the sciences of economics, politics, psychology and anthropology.

Reasonable Royalty - refers to the minimum damage due to a Patentee who's enforceable patent has been infringed.

Recording Industry Association of America - refers to a trade group that represents a significant segment of the United States recording industry.

Reference - see Prior Art.

Replevin - refers to an action to recover personal property claimed to be unlawfully taken. Replevin also refers to the writ or procedure of such an action.

Representative Information - refers to data under 37 CFR 1.76(b)(4) that includes the registration number of each practitioner having a power of attorney in the application (preferably by reference to a customer number). Providing this information in the application data sheet does not constitute a Power of Attorney in the application (see § 1.32).

RFA - see Requests for Admissions.

RFC - see Request for Comments.

RFP - see Requests for Production.

RFPS - see Requests for Production.

RIAA - see the Recording Industry Association of America.

Right To Use Search - see Clearance Search.

ROGS - refers to interrogatories. see Interrogatory.

RPD - refers to Requests for Production of Documents. see Requests for Production.