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English term or phrase:clear a trademark
German translation:eine (Marken-)Recherche vornehmen
Entered by:Gabriele Kaessler
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Marketing - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
English term or phrase: clear
Wie übersetzt man denn hier dieses "clear"?

How to clear and protect your valuable trademark when entering one of the world’s fastest growing markets.
Gabriele Kaessler
Germany
Clarification request(s) and response
Gabriele Kaessler: 9:03am Apr 15, 2007: Vielen Dank an alle Mitdenker!!

eine (Marken-)Recherche vornehmen
Explanation:
I think clear here refers to the process of looking for similar trademarks used by others before you start applying for yours. In German this is mostly referred to as a 'Recherche' I think.
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Lars Helbig
Germany
Note from asker to answerer
Danke :-)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1bestätigen / (auf Gültigkeit) prüfen / anmelden/eintragenxxxFrancis Lee
3 +1auf Eintragungshindernisse / Schutzhindernisse prüfenbambam
2 +1eine (Marken-)Recherche vornehmen
Lars Helbig
2 +1hervorhebenCapesha


  


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
clear (here) hervorheben

Explanation:
so würde ich es übersetzen. Da ich keine Quelle angeben kann, setze ich das "target" auf 2.

Capesha
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

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agree erika rubinstein
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
clear (here) eine (Marken-)Recherche vornehmen

Explanation:
I think clear here refers to the process of looking for similar trademarks used by others before you start applying for yours. In German this is mostly referred to as a 'Recherche' I think.

Lars Helbig
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Danke :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree bambam: s.u. für weiteren Kommentar
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
auf Eintragungshindernisse / Schutzhindernisse prüfen

Explanation:
Nach einer kurzen "Recherche" (Google läßt grüßen) stimme ich Lars zu.

Trademark clearance searches are generally performed before filing a trademark application to “clear” a trademark for registration.

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To eliminate the possibility of confusing similarity when considering trademarks, you can do a preliminary clearance on the Internet or even using the Trademark Office’s searchable database.

s. auch denanderen Link:

http://images.jw.com/email/IPTrademarkstrifold.html

Die Links sind zwar nicht umwerfend, aber daraus geht klar hervor, daß mit "clear" die Markenrecherche, hier wohl vor dem Markenantrag, gemeint ist.
Vor Anmeldung werden also die Erfolgsaussichten und mögliche Konflikte mit bereits angemeldeten Marken überprüft.

Eine griffige deutsche Formulierung fällt mir leider auch nicht ein, lediglich der Übersetzungsversuch in der Überschrift, wobei der sicher sehr frei gewählt ist.



    Reference: http://ipcounsel.blogspot.com/2005/08/detailed-trademark-sea...
    Reference: http://https://www.nycbar.org/CLE/cleonline.php?practice=19
bambam
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree Hans G. Liepert
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
clear (here) bestätigen / (auf Gültigkeit) prüfen / anmelden/eintragen

Explanation:
"Clear" im Sinne von: die Rechte vor Ort durchsetzen/anerkennen lassen/bestätigen/lizenzieren

How do you Clear and Protect Computer Software?
• Typically by using legal counsel to:
– Secure, maintain, and evaluate intellectual
property rights associated with the
computer software
http://acm.cs.umr.edu/~security/slides/sig_sec_Canis_10_19_2...

Why and how to clear a trademark
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?p...

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Note added at 19 mins (2007-04-10 12:57:59 GMT)
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oder:
- Verfügbarkeit prüfen

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-10 14:33:37 GMT)
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Ja, die Kollegein haben recht: es geht vor allem um vor Ort bestehende Warenzeichen (daher mein letzter Vorschlag)

xxxFrancis Lee
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Capesha: das trifft es mehr als mein Vorschlag. Daher ein "agree" :-)
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