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Spruchkammer

English translation: trial court

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German term or phrase:Spruchkammer
English translation:trial court
Entered by: Vadney (X)

16:29 Jan 9, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
German term or phrase: Spruchkammer
In a court decision regarding trademark infringement: "Die Verwechslungsgefahr zwischen "X" und "Y" wurde von der Spruchkammer in einer Entscheidung vom 17. März 1999 bejaht und die Eintragung von "Y" abgelehnt.

Any suggestions for "Spruchkammer?"

Thanks,

Harold
Vadney (X)
trial court
Explanation:
While "Spruch..." often but not always (cf Spruchkörper) indicates "arbitration", "...kammer" usually refers to the proper court system, rather than arbitration tribunals or panels. It is the court division/court panel (Kammer) that heard the case in the first instance and pronounced the judgment (Spruch), i.e. the trial court.

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Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
Local time: 16:52
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Court of arbitration
Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
4 +1trial court
Beate Lutzebaeck
5denazification court
Dr. Fred Thomson


  

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Court of arbitration


Explanation:
Hope this helps.


    Dictionary of Commercial, Financial and Legal Terms; Herbst & Ammann
Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
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PRO pts in pair: 238

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agree  Kathi Stock
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trial court


Explanation:
While "Spruch..." often but not always (cf Spruchkörper) indicates "arbitration", "...kammer" usually refers to the proper court system, rather than arbitration tribunals or panels. It is the court division/court panel (Kammer) that heard the case in the first instance and pronounced the judgment (Spruch), i.e. the trial court.




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Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2079

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agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: Darien, you should take a look at my definition just below yours.
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denazification court


Explanation:
Wait! Wait! Don't shoot, you guys. I know that this particular judgment was rendered in 1999, so I believe Darien is right.
However, just for the sake of history, this is the name of the court to which we led the erstwhile members of the N.S.D.A.P. in 1945 and thereafter to be "de-nazified." A party member was called a PG (Parteigenosse), but we liked to point out that the meaning of PG had become changed in May 1945 to "pech gehabt."
I was an agent for the U.S. counter intelligence corps in those days.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5861

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Beate Lutzebaeck: Yeah, I know, that is the translation provided by Romain, but it's clearly not applicable in this context (patent law). Nice one re Pech gehabt, though.
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