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Oct 26, 2007 14:40
17 yrs ago
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German term

U.Z.

German to English Law/Patents Law (general)
What does this stand for? It appears in the head of a patent lawyer's letter, followed by a number, like so:

Int. Aktenzeichen: PCT/EP2006/004838
U.Z: 06029CWW
Proposed translations (English)
3 +7 Unser Zeichen = Our ref.
3 Urheber Zeichen

Proposed translations

2 hrs

Urheber Zeichen

If it were unser Zeichen, the u. would not be capitalized

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-10-26 20:07:16 GMT)
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This information indicates then that U.Z. does not stand for uner Zeichen. I would not be inclined to believe that it stands for unten zitiert either, but you seem to be making good use of context in your attempt to arrive at an accurate translation. What is the letter about? If it is about an Unterlassungsanspruch, the U.Z. could stand for Unterlassungsanspruch Zeichen. What are these new documents? What are they about?
I guess I am presently at the end of my rope.
Note from asker:
But Urheberzeichen is one word, isn't it? Could "unten zitiert" also be a possibility? And could 06029CWW be the thing which is quoted/cited below? This number/code is cited with reference to new documents (06029CWW_neue Unterlagen) later on in the text.
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Unser Zeichen = Our ref.

That's what I'd assume at least.

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Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2007-10-28 10:20:31 GMT)
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Let me stress: "That's what I'd assume"

I also initially thought, like Fred: why is the "U" capitalized? Normally, it wouldn't be.
At the same time, however, Urheberzeichen (while a credible option) would be UZ , i.e. without the dot.

Either way: I'm certainly not sure about my suggestion.
Peer comment(s):

agree Gabriella Fisichella
0 min
agree Friderike Butler : exactly my thoughts
41 mins
agree Sabine Akabayov, PhD
2 hrs
agree Kevin Schlottmann
3 hrs
agree Julia Lipeles
5 hrs
agree writeaway : yup
7 hrs
agree Damian Brandt
18 hrs
neutral Johanna Timm, PhD : warum aber sollte ein Punkt zwischen U und Z stehen?// im Duden steht 'u.Z.'- aber egal, ich hoffe, das Mysterium wird geloest!
1 day 8 hrs
http://www.duden.de/duden-suche/werke/abklex/000/020/u_Z.200... Selbstredend müsste an sich das "u" kleingeschrieben sein. Wie gesagt: I would assume the "u.Z." interpretation - würde aber nicht davon ausgehen (ein kleiner aber feiner Unterscheid)
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