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xxx diffère de cet art antérieur par le fait qu'il met en oeuvre....etc.

English translation: is different from this prior art because it develops...

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French term or phrase:xxx diffère de cet art antérieur par le fait qu'il met en oeuvre....etc.
English translation:is different from this prior art because it develops...
Entered by: Susan Gastaldi

21:19 Dec 13, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / research prior to applying for patents - biochemical processes
French term or phrase: xxx diffère de cet art antérieur par le fait qu'il met en oeuvre....etc.
What on earth is an art antérieur? Previous article mentioned?
Thank you, out there.
Susan Gastaldi
Local time: 15:18
is different from this prior art because it develops...
Explanation:
carries out / uses...

Practical definition of "prior art" is anything in tangible form that may properly be relied on by patent office in patent cases in support of rejection on matter of substance, not form, of claim in pending application for patent
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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 09:18
Grading comment
Thanks, Hugo, for the definition. Most helpful
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1xxx differs from the prior art because it implements ...
Karen Tkaczyk
5is different from this prior art because it develops...
JH Trads
4 -1older art or previously used/presented art
Drmanu49


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
older art or previously used/presented art


Explanation:
A little more context would be helpful.

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-12-13 21:22:24 GMT)
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or arts.

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-12-13 21:23:37 GMT)
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prior art as expressed by writeaway sounds good too.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 15:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  df49f (X): no need for more context, title "patents" is ample information: art antérieur and prior art are basic standard stock phrases in patent documents///indeed "too many mistakes are made by people re-inventing stock phrases because they don't know the field :(
1 day 21 hrs
  -> Not everybody is a professional accepting patent translations and when a question is asked, there is no such thing as implicit. Too many mistakes are made that way. Did you read my answer completely?
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
is different from this prior art because it develops...


Explanation:
carries out / uses...

Practical definition of "prior art" is anything in tangible form that may properly be relied on by patent office in patent cases in support of rejection on matter of substance, not form, of claim in pending application for patent

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks, Hugo, for the definition. Most helpful
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
xxx differs from the prior art because it implements ...


Explanation:
'Prior art' is a standard set expression in patents.

Karen Tkaczyk
United States
Local time: 07:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Karen


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: prefer this version in English. definitely standard patentese-no other answer is possible.
11 hrs
  -> Thank you writeaway.
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