TEAS
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Test of Essential Academic Skills |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Education & Academia, Law & Legal |
TEAS has two meanings. It stands for Test of Essential Academic Skills (standardized test) or Trademark Electronic Application System (intellectual property).
Meanings of TEAS at a glance
| # | TEAS stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test of Essential Academic Skills | Education & Academia › Standardized Test |
| 2 | Trademark Electronic Application System | Law & Legal › Intellectual Property |
1. Test of Essential Academic Skills
Education & Academia · Standardized Test Abbreviations
Nursing school entrance exam from ATI Nursing Education with 170 questions in reading, mathematics, science, and English and language usage, taken in about three and a half hours. Programs use the overall percentage score, often requiring 60 to 70 or higher, to screen and rank applicants.
Example: The ADN program requires a TEAS composite of at least 65 percent for admission.
Commonly called the ATI TEAS; the current edition, often called TEAS 7, launched in 2022. Science is the largest section and the one applicants most often find hardest. Some programs accept the competing HESI A2 instead.
2. Trademark Electronic Application System
Law & Legal · Intellectual Property Abbreviations
USPTO's online system for filing trademark applications and later documents, such as statements of use, maintenance filings and responses to office actions. Paper filing is generally no longer accepted.
Example: The paralegal filed the response to the office action through TEAS before the deadline.
In January 2025 the USPTO replaced its TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard options with a single base application fee plus surcharges, for example for free-form descriptions of goods. Status and documents are tracked in the companion TSDR system. Applicants domiciled outside the United States must be represented by a US-licensed attorney.
Related abbreviations
More standardized test abbreviations
- SSAT – Secondary School Admission Test
- SSC – Secondary School Certificate
- STAAR – State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
- TASC – Test Assessing Secondary Completion
- TExES – Texas Examinations of Educator Standards
- TIMSS – Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
- TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language
- TOEIC – Test of English for International Communication
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More intellectual property abbreviations
- SNQ – Substantial new question of patentability
- SOU – Statement of use
- SPC – Supplementary protection certificate
- TD – Terminal disclaimer
- TM – Trademark
- TMEP – Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
- TRIPS – Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
- TTAB – Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.