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semi-figurative

English translation: figurative

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:figuratif/-ve
English translation:figurative
Entered by: Steffen Walter

10:26 Mar 26, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
French term or phrase: semi-figurative
(Is semi-figurative really acceptable in English?)

La marque **** a été déposée sous forme semi-figurative le...
Transflux (X)
Local time: 04:05
Figurative
Explanation:
figurative mark: a logo or other pictorial element

une marque déposée avec un logo est appelée marque semi-figurative
http://www.icimarques.com/icimarques/html/lexique.html

Seems to be a French only concept which is sometimes (for obvious reasons) translated as semi-figurative in english but as such the concept does not seem to exist in the english speaking legal world!
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Thomaso
Ireland
Local time: 03:05
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thanks helpful explanation
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
semi-figurative


Explanation:
or, conversely (the other half of the range), semi-abstract (in art).

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Note added at 2003-03-26 10:28:46 (GMT)
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This is the same as saying \"stylized\".


    art specialist
Parrot
Spain
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gillian Hargreaves (X): Yes, "marque figurative" is definitely "figurative mark" in the intellectual property context, so why not "semi-figurative"?
29 mins
agree  danyce
58 mins
agree  Sara Freitas: stylized (I am assuming it must be a logo, right?)
59 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Figurative


Explanation:
figurative mark: a logo or other pictorial element

une marque déposée avec un logo est appelée marque semi-figurative
http://www.icimarques.com/icimarques/html/lexique.html

Seems to be a French only concept which is sometimes (for obvious reasons) translated as semi-figurative in english but as such the concept does not seem to exist in the english speaking legal world!

Thomaso
Ireland
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 125
Grading comment
thanks helpful explanation
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