BAD ORIGINAL

English translation: bad original

05:31 Nov 7, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Patents / stamp
Spanish term or phrase: BAD ORIGINAL
This is a stamp on the first page of a patent application. There is no other context. I have found examples of the same stamp on other Spanish patent applications on the internet, but not an explantation.
janen
Local time: 00:51
English translation:bad original
Explanation:
It's English. It means the scanned document is of poor quality. See, for example, the first page of http://www.sumobrain.com/patents/wipo/Method-apparatus-illum...

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Note added at 42 mins (2011-11-07 06:13:55 GMT)
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Another example:
http://www.espatentes.com/pdf/0467200_A1.pdf
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philgoddard
United States
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Thanks so much for your help.
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bad original


Explanation:
It's English. It means the scanned document is of poor quality. See, for example, the first page of http://www.sumobrain.com/patents/wipo/Method-apparatus-illum...

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Note added at 42 mins (2011-11-07 06:13:55 GMT)
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Another example:
http://www.espatentes.com/pdf/0467200_A1.pdf

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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Thanks so much for your help.

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