certificat d'addition

English translation: certificate of addition

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French term or phrase:certificat d'addition
English translation:certificate of addition
Entered by: B D Finch

13:31 Apr 22, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / Art gallery contract
French term or phrase: certificat d'addition
This is left in French and not translated or glossed in EU documents (eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52001XC0704(01):EN:HTML); however the grand-dictionnaire offers the translation "certificate of addition" and the definition: "Adjonction faite à un brevet originel couvrant une invention, et protégeant un perfectionnement apporté à cette invention. [CILF. - Commission des Sciences commerciales. - 1979]. "

As I am dealing with a French document to be translated into UK English, I'd be grateful for advice about whether the grand dictionnaire definition and translation only applies to Canada. I think I should follow the EU practice and leave the term in French, but wish to provide a gloss. Any comments?
B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:14
certificate of addition
Explanation:
Keep the French and use the English in ( ). I believe it's a safe translation.

Article 43 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) ... rather than a patent, or that it is for the grant of a patent or certificate of addition, an inventor's certificate of ...
www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/articles/a43.htm

Patent kind code descriptions
A2, Certificate of Addition. A3, Patent of Importation. A4, Pat/Cert.of Add/Pat of IMP(1 numb. for 2 Invent.) A5, Patent (fictive 2nd Publication) ...
www.delphion.com/help/kindcodes

Council of Europe - ETS no. 016 - European Convention relating to ...
The specification filed in support of an application for a patent or certificate of addition may be required to be in the same language as the application ...
conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/016.htm


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-22 14:45:39 GMT)
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[PDF]
FIRST SUPPLEMENTARY LIST
to inform you that the UK Government hereby accepts on a ... application for a patent of addition, certificate of addition,. inventor’s certificate of ...
www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/CM5974.pd
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
improvement patent


Explanation:
patent of addition would be used for general supplementary items to a patent, but in your context there is clearly mention of improvements for which the given terminology exists in IATE


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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 06:14
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, SwissTell. The context I gave is from the Canadian website - are you confirming that this definition applies to the French (Fr) context as well?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: I just checked certificat d'addition in IATE and got this result: No matching entries found. Please modify your query.and to get improvement from addition is doubtful linguistically, even in patentese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
certificate of addition


Explanation:
Keep the French and use the English in ( ). I believe it's a safe translation.

Article 43 of the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) ... rather than a patent, or that it is for the grant of a patent or certificate of addition, an inventor's certificate of ...
www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/articles/a43.htm

Patent kind code descriptions
A2, Certificate of Addition. A3, Patent of Importation. A4, Pat/Cert.of Add/Pat of IMP(1 numb. for 2 Invent.) A5, Patent (fictive 2nd Publication) ...
www.delphion.com/help/kindcodes

Council of Europe - ETS no. 016 - European Convention relating to ...
The specification filed in support of an application for a patent or certificate of addition may be required to be in the same language as the application ...
conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/016.htm


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-22 14:45:39 GMT)
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[PDF]
FIRST SUPPLEMENTARY LIST
to inform you that the UK Government hereby accepts on a ... application for a patent of addition, certificate of addition,. inventor’s certificate of ...
www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/CM5974.pd


writeaway
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thanks
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, I think this is what I'll use. Points will be awarded tomorrow.


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agree  Kim Metzger
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agree  awilliams
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