In many countries parties that are unsatisfied with a court’s ruling have the option of appealing the decision. In cases in which the court mainly based its decision on a translated document the losing party can try providing a revised version of the translation. If the original translation was inaccurate or the translator missed some parts, then it is a good idea to switch to a different legal translation services provider. However, in some cases there was nothing wrong with the translation itself, but the party added sections to the source document. A recent patent infringement case is a good illustration of this point.
In early 2013 courts dismissed Lundbeck’s case although this pharmaceutical company provided a translation of an updated version of the patent. The courts held that even this version showed that companies that were commercializing escitalopram generics were not violating patents. The original patent was translated into several languages because the company filed the patent with a couple of different offices. Lundbeck’s patent was translated into Spanish in the same year it was granted. In 2006 Lundbeck legally included other products in the patent for several countries but not Spain. The courts dismissed the company’s claim for patent infringement because while firms in Spain had marketed the generic medication the original version of the patent had already expired. California Center for Translation & Interpretation offers patent translation services.
If you are a patent holders in need of translating your legal documents into various languages you can simply send us the file as well as the target language(s), and we will start the translation process. Our top-notch translators can handle the translation of all the documents you need to protect your intellectual property. Please contact us today to learn more about our legal translation services. We can even offer certified translations for your legal documents.
