This distinguishes her from transwomen, shorthand for  transsexual women--women who were initially assigned a male gender, but have a female identity. If you identify as a woman but are not a transsexual woman, you're a ciswoman. Cissexual and transsexual identity are grounded in gender roles.
Patent Attorney Law & Legal Definition. A patent attorney refers to a lawyer who is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Who (or what) is the Taxpayer Advocate? The office of Taxpayer Advocate was mandated by Internal Revenue Code Section 7803Â© in response to perceived abuses of taxpayer rights by the Internal Revenue Service. The National Taxpayer Advocate is appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury and reports directly to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Each state and campus has at least one local Taxpayer Advocate, who is independent of the local IRS office and reports directly to the National Taxpayer Advocate. As of this writing in 2009 Nina Olson is the National Taxpayer Advocate.