German: Antragsgegner(in)English translation: opponent (Antragsgegner), as opposed to petitioner (Antragsteller) 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Antragsgegner(in) | | English translation: | opponent (Antragsgegner), as opposed to petitioner (Antragsteller) | | Entered by: | David Wallace |
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Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright | | German term or phrase: Antragsgegner(in) | Respondent (from glossary) doesn't sound right (at least in American English).
Here is the context:
Die Antragstellerin beantragt, den Beschluss zu bestätigen.
Die Antragsgegnerin beantragt, den Beschluss zurückzuweisen.
Antragstellerin = claimant (glossary)
Antragsgegnerin = respondent (glossary)
Are these terms interchangeable with plaintiff and defendant (Kläger und Beklagter)?
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseKim Metzger: 11:32pm Apr 22, 2004: Is it a criminal or a civil case? -
Johanna Timm, PhD: 11:38pm Apr 22, 2004: Petitioner<> respondent is used in divorce proceedings -
xxxKirstyMacC: 4:36pm Apr 23, 2004: Is this a patents or injunction application etc. case? Parties' names also change. -
David Wallace (asker): 6:24pm Apr 23, 2004: Trademark case - This is a trademark infringement case (i.e., a civil case).
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| | petitioner (Antragsteller) and opponent (Antragsgegner) | Explanation:
according to the Dictionary of Patent Terms (Klaften/Wittmann/Klos). As Kim says, "adverse party" is also a possibility for "Antragsgegner", but if your text relates to a patent dispute I would not use "applicant" for "Antragsteller", which is also given in the above dictionary. |
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Edward L. Crosby III
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| adverse party
Explanation:
One possibility.
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-04-22 23:36:45 GMT)
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Antragssteller could be applicant, petitioner, petioning party
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| Opponent
Explanation:
If you feed google with '"Patent law"; dispute; applicant; opponent', you will be offered 386 hits; I'm not going to claim they are all jake, but a good number of them look very convincing. OTOH, you can replace the "opponent" with "counter-claimant" etc., and see what is offered.
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| petitioner (Antragsteller) and opponent (Antragsgegner)
Explanation:
according to the Dictionary of Patent Terms (Klaften/Wittmann/Klos). As Kim says, "adverse party" is also a possibility for "Antragsgegner", but if your text relates to a patent dispute I would not use "applicant" for "Antragsteller", which is also given in the above dictionary.
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