Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Отличительные признаки
English translation:
Characteristic features
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Jack Doughty
Feb 2, 2010 10:12
14 yrs ago
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Russian term
Отличительные признаки - distinctive features
Russian to English
Law/Patents
Patents
В результате поиска по патентам словосочетание "distinctive features" находится только в патентах российских ученых. Что это? Советская школа написания патентов со своими устойчивыми выражениями или неправильный перевод? Как это в американских патентах реализуется?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | Characteristic features |
Jack Doughty
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| 3 | salient features |
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Feb 3, 2010 20:53: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
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Jack Doughty
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Characteristic features
Note also that the phrase "отличающийся тем", which appears in claims separating the prior art from the novelty, is "characterized in that".
¶ 15.47 Characteristic Feature Statement
A "characteristic features" statement describing a particular feature of novelty or nonobviousness in the claimed design may be permissible in the specification. Such a statement should be in terms such as "The characteristic feature of the design resides in [1]," or if combined with one of the Figure descriptions, in terms such as "the characteristic feature of which resides in [2]." While consideration of the claim goes to the total or overall appearance, the use of a "characteristic feature" statement may serve later to limit the claim (McGrady v. Aspenglas Corp., 487 F. Supp. 859, 208 USPQ 242 (S.D.N.Y. 1980)).
¶ 15.47 Characteristic Feature Statement
A "characteristic features" statement describing a particular feature of novelty or nonobviousness in the claimed design may be permissible in the specification. Such a statement should be in terms such as "The characteristic feature of the design resides in [1]," or if combined with one of the Figure descriptions, in terms such as "the characteristic feature of which resides in [2]." While consideration of the claim goes to the total or overall appearance, the use of a "characteristic feature" statement may serve later to limit the claim (McGrady v. Aspenglas Corp., 487 F. Supp. 859, 208 USPQ 242 (S.D.N.Y. 1980)).
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salient features
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Discussion
European patents and applications typically (virtually always) contain so-called two-part claims. That is, a claim lists some features, then contains the phrase "characterized in that" or "with an improvement comprising", and then one or more further features. Those latter features are what constitutes the invention (and so are often called the characterizing features). The former features are found in the prior art.
http://www.iusmentis.com/patents/uspto-epodiff/