Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

neuheitsschädlich

English translation:

prejudicial to novelty

Added to glossary by Jon Fedler
Jul 11, 2007 07:14
16 yrs ago
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German term

neuheitsschädlich

German to English Law/Patents Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
On Googles this is translated as "prejudicial as to novelty," which is a bit clumsy. Is there a standard English equivalent, or can answerers perhaps invent a more compact formulation?

Brief extract from a "Streitpatent":
"Der Merkmalskomplex wxyz ist nicht erfüllt; alle anderen Merkmale des Anspruchs 1 des Streitpatent sind durch 'v' identisch *neuheitsschädlich*vorweggenommen."

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prejudicial to novelty

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Note added at 54 mins (2007-07-11 08:09:19 GMT)
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In my experience as a full-time patent translator, this is the standard expression. In your case, the features are "anticipated in a manner prejudicial to novelty".

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Note added at 56 mins (2007-07-11 08:10:50 GMT)
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See the European Patent Office website:

http://www.european-patent-office.org/legal/guiapp1/e/ga_b_i...
Peer comment(s):

agree Nicole Tata : absolutely
26 mins
agree writeaway : yes, this is one field you can't "invent" any of the terms. you either know them or you don't.
2 hrs
agree Tamara Ferencak
3 hrs
agree Rob Edwards : Yes that is how I would translate that also.
4 hrs
agree Dr. Fred Thomson
13 hrs
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. Ema and backers for the (improved) confirmation Yoni"
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detrimental as to novelty; anticipation by prior publication or prior use; anticipatory

neuheitsschädlich <jur> detrimental as to novelty; anticipation by prior publication or prior use; destroying novelty; anticipatory

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