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Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Franchise agreements | | Italian term or phrase: segno distintivo | This is one of those cases where I cannot think of a good translation in English despite knowing what it means.
identifying elements
trademarks (too specific)
identifcation signs
objects identifying franchisor
logos
Any better ideas? I have two excerpts of context showing how this term fits in with the document itself. I appreciate your help.
L’affiliato ha l’obbligo di approvvigionarsi dall’affiliante o della aziende da questi autorizzate, secondo quanto previsto nel presente contratto, per garantire l’uniformità di prodotto e d’immagine della rete franchising, per tutelare i segni distintivi
Con la presente scrittura l’affiliato si impegna ad utilizzare i segni distintivi di cui ai punti precedenti e a gestire il proprio esercizio secondo le direttive ed istruzioni previste nel presente contratto |
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 potra
United States
Local time: 16:56
| Grading comment I preferred to use this term in the translation. All of these terms could have worked but this was the one which fit the best in this case. Thanks to all
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5 hrs confidence: distinctive sign
Explanation:
See intellectual property house etc. Standard IP term.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-11-05 20:09:50 GMT)
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ha ha intellectual property office not house. Sorry, house hunting and mind gone to mush.
| Brannigan
Italy
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