Zweckmerkmal

English translation: functional characteristic (or feature)

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German term or phrase:Zweckmerkmal
English translation:functional characteristic (or feature)
Entered by: Hevelius

15:26 Jun 16, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Patents
German term or phrase: Zweckmerkmal
From a patent opposition:

"Bei Merkmal 2c handelt es sich um ein reines Zweckmerkmal, welches die ...legierung gemäss Patentanspruch 1 in keiner Weise beschränkt. ..."
Hevelius
Local time: 11:01
functional characteristic
Explanation:
Ich denke mal, Zweckmerkmal ist das gleiche wie funktionelles Merkmal
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 18:01
Grading comment
Went with "functional feature" in this case to maintain consistency.

Thanks to all
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3 +1functional characteristic
Sabine Akabayov, PhD


  

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functional characteristic


Explanation:
Ich denke mal, Zweckmerkmal ist das gleiche wie funktionelles Merkmal

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Went with "functional feature" in this case to maintain consistency.

Thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alison MacG: Almost an agree, as I agree with functional (which was presumably the reason for the question) - but feature here rather than characteristic
1 hr
  -> feature is probably better, however, characteristic is used equally often in patents

agree  Jon Fedler
1 hr
  -> Thanks
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