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English translation: prior art/state of the art


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German term or phrase:kunstsam
English translation:prior art/state of the art
Entered by: Astrid Elke Johnson
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20:09 Nov 8, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Patents
German term or phrase: kunstsam
I recall running across this word a few years back and finding a suitable translation for it at the time... but now I can't remember what I settled on (or where I found the info)! Nothing seems to come up in the glossaries here.
The full sentence is: Auch wurde in der nachfolgenden Analyse auf eine kunstsame Differenzierung verzichtet, die lediglich die Übersichtigkeit in Frage stellt.
Sherey Gould
Local time: 20:22
according to the state of the art
Explanation:
in the context of patents here
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EdithK
Local time: 04:22
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Thanks so much to all for the input. I ended up going with "prior art" instead of "state of the art" but that's just due to my attorneys' preference for this term. [To Jutta: I usually have to deal with words that just simply don't really exist every single day! :-) ]
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kunstsame
according to the state of the art


Explanation:
in the context of patents here

EdithK
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks so much to all for the input. I ended up going with "prior art" instead of "state of the art" but that's just due to my attorneys' preference for this term. [To Jutta: I usually have to deal with words that just simply don't really exist every single day! :-) ]

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Elisabeth Sieger
13 hrs
agree  Jutta Scherer: Ja, hätte ich auch so vermutet (möglich auch: "state-of-the-art" als Adjektiv). Wobei ich nach wie vor meine, dass es dieses Wort nicht gibt! :-)
14 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Nov 15, 2009 - Changes made by Astrid Elke Johnson:
Edited KOG entryAstrid Elke Johnson's old entry - "kunstsam" => "prior art / state of the art"
Nov 15, 2009 - Changes made by Astrid Elke Johnson:
Edited KOG entrySherey Gould's old entry - "kunstsame" => "prior art / state of the art"
Nov 15, 2009 - Changes made by Astrid Elke Johnson:
Term askedkunstsame => kunstsam


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