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segno distintivo

English translation: distinguishing features


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Italian term or phrase:segno distintivo
English translation:distinguishing features
Entered by: Frances Leggett
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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
Frances Leggett
United Kingdom
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distinguishing features
Explanation:
seems to make sense
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potra
United States
Local time: 06:00
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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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Summary of answers provided
4distinguishing featurespotra
3 +1distinguishing marks
Susanna Garcia
4distinctive signBrannigan
3distinctive identifiersCharlesp


  

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distinguishing marks


Explanation:
A suggestion

Susanna Garcia
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distinctive identifiers


Explanation:
distinctive identifiers could work here.

Charlesp
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distinguishing features


Explanation:
seems to make sense

potra
United States
Local time: 06:00
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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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: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
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
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