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Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright | | French term or phrase: Conseil en propriété intellectuelle | Hi all,
I was wondering whether anyone knew how to formally address a conseil en propriété intellectuelle. Would it be correct to use "Maitre" as you would for a lawyer or would you simply use "Monsieur/Madame"?
Many thanks for your help.
Eleanor |
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| | French translation:Monsieur/Madame | Explanation:
Unless you know for sure that the person is, indeed, a French-speaking lawyer. It would be a worse gaff to call a real lawer 'Monsieur' than to call a non-lawyer, or a non-French-speaker, 'Maitre', methinks. |
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20 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 Monsieur/Madame
Explanation:
Unless you know for sure that the person is, indeed, a French-speaking lawyer. It would be a worse gaff to call a real lawer 'Monsieur' than to call a non-lawyer, or a non-French-speaker, 'Maitre', methinks.
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2 hrs peer agreement (net): +2 |
| Reference: Madame ou Monsieur
Reference information:
Voir la référence, par exemple.
Le cabinet auquel vous vous adressez s'affiche peut-être sur Internet. Vous le recherchez, voyez comment se présente son organigramme et adressez votre courrier à la directrice ou au directeur.
Ils sont, en général, ingénieurs et licenciés en droit.
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Désolé, s'ils sont avocats, comme le souhaite la page ci-dessous, vous pouvez l'appeler "Maître" :
http://www.village-justice.com/articles/ancien-nouvel-avocat...
Dernière solution : vous m'écrivez en particulier, me dites à quel cabinet vous écrivez, je téléphone, demande à la secrétaire et vous informe du protocole :O))
Cela dit, en France, ça n'a pas trop d'importance.
Reference: http://www.santarelli.com/fr/hommes.php
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