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Tech/Engineering - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright | | Japanese term or phrase: 実施例 vs 実施の形態 | | Should both of these be rendered embodiment? The first could be rendered as "sample implementation", "example implementation" or something along those lines. How to patent translators generally handle these terms, respectively? |
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| | English translation:Embodiment (for either) | Explanation:
実施例 should not be used as "example" unless it is a chemical patent |
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Roger Johnson
Local time: 12:09
| Grading comment Though I considered using something like "implementation example", this (using embodiment for both) is what I ended up doing. Thanks.
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32 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1 Examples vs Embodiments
Explanation:
Examples: specific configuration or process actually carried out according to the invention, providing the actual effects
Embodfiments: specific configuration or process for carrying out the invention, based on the scope of the claims
| yumom
Local time: 12:09
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Native speaker of:  Japanese
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 Embodiment (for either)
Explanation:
実施例 should not be used as "example" unless it is a chemical patent
| Roger Johnson
Local time: 12:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Though I considered using something like "implementation example", this (using embodiment for both) is what I ended up doing. Thanks. |
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