objection de clarté

English translation: lack of clarity objection

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French term or phrase:	objection de clarté
English translation:	lack of clarity objection
Entered by:	swisstell

23:15 Apr 26, 2007

French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / lettre officielle

French term or phrase: objection de clarté

I'm translating a correspondance between an inventer and his patent agent. In one letter, the agent refers to the patent examiner's response, in which he raises an "objection de clarté".

Here's the sentence:

"Dans la nouvelle Lettre Officielle, l'Examinateur ne soulève qu'une objection de clarté vis-à-vis de la revendication 1."

My question is: is there a stock translation for this term? It occurs several times in the translation. I understand that the Examiner wants clarification of a claim, but is there a US English patent term corresponding to this?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Eric Bullington KudoZ activity Questions: 67 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 27
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lack of clarity objection

Explanation:
is what I use for this

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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 08:18

Grading comment

Thanks, Swisstell, this seems to be what other colleagues have used, as well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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clarity objection

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lack of clarity objection

swisstell

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lack of clarity objection

Explanation:
is what I use for this

Reference: http://www.ipo.gov/patent/p-decisionmaking/p-challenge/p-cha...

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 08:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks, Swisstell, this seems to be what other colleagues have used, as well.

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

clarity objection

Explanation:
no 'lack of'. seems to be a fixed term.

[PDF]
Patent Ex Parte Decision (O/252/06)
This decision concerns a patent application (GB 0324568.5) that had ... Following on from the clarity objection, the examiner reports that he has been ...
www.ipo.gov.uk/patent/p-decisionmaking/p-challenge/p-challe...

[PDF]
BESCHWERDEKAMMERN DES EUROPÄISCHEN PATENTAMTS BOARDS OF APPEAL OF ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
common practice in the United States patent system to. file such independent claims and ... appropriate to overcome the clarity objection. (Article 84 EPC). ...
legal.european-patent-office.org/dg3/pdf/t050577eu1.pdf

Pharmalicensing.com
Biotech patents: The U.K. and the U.S. disagree on equivalents test - amgen V ... essentially a lack of clarity objection – did not necessarily mean that it ...
pharmalicensing.com/articles/disp/1118651971_42ad46431d5d1

MANUAL FOR SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION PROCEDURE - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL ...
A patent application claims chemical compounds of general formula: ... between the prior art and the claimed matter it is open to a clarity objection. ...
www.chanrobles.com/legal7manual6.html

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It "can " occur with lack of. yes. But in the text Asker has posted, it certainly does not.

writeaway
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Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your answer and research. It certainly can also occur without the "lack of".

Asker: The text I posted is in French. Also, it even occurs as "lack of" in one of the examples you listed: Pharmalicensing.com But thanks again for your help.

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