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mangels Verletzung

English translation: due to lack of infringement; for lack of infringement

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German term or phrase:mangels Verletzung
English translation:due to lack of infringement; for lack of infringement
Entered by: volgil

00:36 Oct 7, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Patents / patent litigation
German term or phrase: mangels Verletzung
Hi, how is 'mangels' translated in this context? Thanks in advance
By means of this feature analysis it is shown that the injunctive relief claim asserted by the applicant.....
Anhand dieser Merkmalsanalyse zeigt sich, dass der von der Klägerin geltend gemachte Unterlassungsanspruch mangels Verletzung des Klagepatents nicht besteht.
volgil
Local time: 08:42
due to lack of infringement; for lack of infringement
Explanation:
(This is the idiomatic phrase, at least in U.S. patent English.)

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Note added at 51 mins (2014-10-07 01:27:38 GMT)
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Klägerin geltend gemachte Unterlassungsanspruch mangels Verletzung des Klagepatents nicht besteht.
... the claim which the plaintiff has brought for an injunction is without merit (or is unfounded), due to lack of infringement of the subject Patent.

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Note added at 52 mins (2014-10-07 01:28:44 GMT)
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Alternative: ... due to non-infringement of the subject Patent.

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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2014-10-08 18:21:38 GMT)
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(I would just like to make it clear that, in these purely procedural questions, there is no conflict between patent English and general legal English.)
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TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 02:42
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7due to lack of infringement; for lack of infringement
TechLawDC
4 +3in the absence of infringement
Lancashireman


Discussion entries: 4





  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
due to lack of infringement; for lack of infringement


Explanation:
(This is the idiomatic phrase, at least in U.S. patent English.)

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Note added at 51 mins (2014-10-07 01:27:38 GMT)
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Klägerin geltend gemachte Unterlassungsanspruch mangels Verletzung des Klagepatents nicht besteht.
... the claim which the plaintiff has brought for an injunction is without merit (or is unfounded), due to lack of infringement of the subject Patent.

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Note added at 52 mins (2014-10-07 01:28:44 GMT)
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Alternative: ... due to non-infringement of the subject Patent.

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Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2014-10-08 18:21:38 GMT)
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(I would just like to make it clear that, in these purely procedural questions, there is no conflict between patent English and general legal English.)

TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 02:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Martin, MA: "for lack of" may be the more elegant of the two
29 mins
agree  Sebastian Witte
3 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly: due to non-infringement
6 hrs
agree  writeaway: with Edith, due to non-infringement, given this specific context.
6 hrs
agree  milinad
6 hrs
agree  Ramey Rieger (X)
8 hrs
neutral  Lancashireman: ...merit due to lack...? http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-d // Thanks for this: "...its underlying premise is lacking..." Seems to bear out Rebecca Garber's comment below.
9 hrs
  -> The idea is that the patentholder's complaint is rendered without merit because its underlying premise, infringement, is lacking.
agree  Rebecca Garber: US patentese is truly a unique dialect.
1 day 14 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
in the absence of infringement


Explanation:
27,000 examples here: http://tinyurl.com/pb7smtw

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Note added at 9 days (2014-10-16 11:52:54 GMT)
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Hello there
Are you planning to close this question yourself? If not, the KudoZ robot will automatically select the "U.S. patent English" version that was posted 43 minutes after this.
AJS

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
37 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil. It looks like the folks below haven't read their style guides on the correct use of "due to": http://www.economist.com/styleguide/d
agree  Yorkshireman: With Phil on this! I read it, due to the link provided :-)
21 hrs
agree  Björn Vrooman: Most patent texts I've encountered over the years seem to have been so badly translated that you keep wondering what they actually ought to protect...
7 days
  -> Thanks, Björn. Unfortunately, it looks like the asker intends to leave this one for the robot.
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