Patent Translation – Guidelines

 

Patent Translation – Guidelines

Measures to prevent risks in the translation of patents

There are guidelines for inventors to successfully obtain patent grants, despite challenges facing translations. Most patent applications require submissions of certified translations.

Hire professionals

For the purpose of correct translation of patents, a translator who understands patent laws must be hired. She must also know the techniques and terminology to use at the correct place, to bring the correct interpretation of the invention. Besides, she must write the sentences after analysing their meaning from the perspective of a normal person having domain-specific knowledge, the inventor’s ideology, and the patent examiner. One may also engage more than one person in the translation work. Thus, the second linguist can check or re-check the correctness of the translator’s work.

Plan your investment carefully

Applicants sometimes try to save their pocket by investing at business-promising firms that offer discounts, but can’t provide reliable translations. One must give due care to avoid errors in translation, otherwise one risks escalation of cost or perhaps rejection of the application in toto.