This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. German to English
  3. Computers (general)

Geschmacksschutzrecht

English translation: registered design right/registered design law/ornamental design law

17:31 Apr 14, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Computers (general)
German term or phrase: Geschmacksschutzrecht
This is a contract concerning someone who will work with computer programming. Here is the sentence where the term occurs:

Der Mitarbeiter überträgt der Gesellschaft das ausschließliche, zeitlich, räumlich und inhaltlich unbeschränkte Nutzungs- und Verwertungsrecht für alle urheberrechtsfähigen und/oder sonst nach Marken,- Geschmacks-, Gebrauchs- oder einem anderen Schutzrecht schutzfähigen Arbeitsergebnisse.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Moabit
Eric Green
Local time: 02:06
English translation:registered design right/registered design law/ornamental design law
Explanation:
Industrial design rights in the European Union;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design_rights;
Assessing Registered Design Law
Registered design legislation governed by the Registered Designs Act 1949 has been amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and Directive 98/71/EC. To assist with the concept of permitted registrations and to highlight the legislative differences, comparisons have been made with the following types of product:
Ornaments:
Under registered design law in order for ornaments to obtain registration it is required to be shown that the appearance is both new and of individual character. Therefore caution is advised against previous or very similar copies that will defeat novelty;
http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?n...
Ornamental designs can be protected in France not only by the Design Law;
http://www.chaillot.com/En/pages/p9.html;


Selected response from:

Ingrid Moore
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
Thanks Ingrid, great answer! Keep up the good work!

Moabit
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2registered design right/registered design law/ornamental design law
Ingrid Moore
5 +1industrial design rights
Peter Manda (X)
3design / ornamental design
Edith Kelly
3Copyright
Dr Lofthouse


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
design / ornamental design


Explanation:
IMO this is the same as Geschmacksmuster

see http://www.proz.com/?sp=ksearch

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Astrid Elke Witte: And the "Schutzrecht" part?
1 hr
  -> I simply made it fit in the sentence, the protective rights come at the end of the list.
agree  Peter Manda (X): industrial design rights
1 day 4 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
registered design right/registered design law/ornamental design law


Explanation:
Industrial design rights in the European Union;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design_rights;
Assessing Registered Design Law
Registered design legislation governed by the Registered Designs Act 1949 has been amended by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and Directive 98/71/EC. To assist with the concept of permitted registrations and to highlight the legislative differences, comparisons have been made with the following types of product:
Ornaments:
Under registered design law in order for ornaments to obtain registration it is required to be shown that the appearance is both new and of individual character. Therefore caution is advised against previous or very similar copies that will defeat novelty;
http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?n...
Ornamental designs can be protected in France not only by the Design Law;
http://www.chaillot.com/En/pages/p9.html;




Ingrid Moore
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Ingrid, great answer! Keep up the good work!

Moabit

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lonnie Legg: ornamental and design rights--without "registered". The contract is designed to secure said rights per se--regardless of whether they're actually registered.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lonnie! I agree with you, it should read without "registered"!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Harald!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Copyright


Explanation:
Company rights = copyright I think

Dr Lofthouse
France
Local time: 01:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
industrial design rights


Explanation:
.

Peter Manda (X)
Local time: 20:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: https://dpinfo.dpma.de/index_e.html
21 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search