C2 · 50 words
Copyright and trade marks in Spanish
Work, term, licence, patent — what is protected, for how long and against what.
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La marca and our « mark » look like one word and hardly ever are. In Spanish la marca is the brand and the registered trade mark — una marca registrada, marcas de lujo — and it is the record in sport as well: batió la marca mundial. What English calls a « mark » is something different every time: the one on paper is la señal or la mancha, the one on a pupil's work is la nota, and the one you aim at is el blanco. Only « brand » travels back cleanly, and even it will not carry the record.
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la propiedad intelectualthe author's right, which begins with the making and not with a registerPhraseC2
La propiedad intelectual nace con la creación, no con el registro.Copyright arises with the creation, not with registration.
la obra originalthe work that is original enough, whatever its qualityPhraseC2
La obra original necesita altura creativa, no calidad.An original work needs a creative choice, not quality.
la mera idea no protegidathe bare idea, which nobody may fence offPhraseC2
La mera idea no protegida circula libremente.The bare unprotected idea circulates freely.
la expresión concretathe particular shape given to an idea, all the law reachesPhraseC2
La expresión concreta es lo único que el derecho alcanza.The particular expression is the only thing the law reaches.
los derechos morales del autorthe author's personal rights, which cannot be soldPhraseC2
Los derechos morales del autor no se pueden vender.The author's personal rights cannot be sold.
el derecho de paternidadthe personal right to be named as the authorPhraseC2
El derecho de paternidad obliga a citar al autor.The right of attribution obliges one to name the author.
el derecho de integridadthe personal right against the work being alteredPhraseC2
El derecho de integridad impide alterar la obra.The right of integrity prevents the work being altered.
los derechos de explotaciónthe economic rights, which can be handed on by contractPhraseC2
Los derechos de explotación se ceden por contrato.The economic rights are handed on by contract.
el derecho de reproducciónthe economic right to make copies, digital ones includedPhraseC2
El derecho de reproducción abarca también la copia digital.The reproduction right covers the digital copy as well.
el derecho de distribuciónthe economic right to put copies on the market, spent at the first salePhraseC2
El derecho de distribución se agota con la primera venta.The distribution right is exhausted by the first sale.
el derecho de comunicación públicathe economic right that covers putting the work before a publicPhraseC2
El derecho de comunicación pública cubre lo que se pone en la red.The right of communication to the public covers what is put online.
el derecho de transformaciónthe economic right that reaches translations and adaptationsPhraseC2
El derecho de transformación alcanza a la traducción.The right of adaptation reaches translation.
la obra derivadathe work built on another, needing the first one's leavePhraseC2
La obra derivada necesita autorización del original.A derivative work needs the leave of the original.
la obra colectivathe work credited to whoever brought the parts togetherPhraseC2
La obra colectiva se atribuye a quien la coordina.A collective work is credited to whoever coordinates it.
la obra en colaboraciónthe work of several authors, none of whom can act alonePhraseC2
La obra en colaboración exige acuerdo de todos.A work of joint authorship requires the agreement of all.
el derecho sui generis sobre la base de datosthe right in the investment a database took, not in its contentsPhraseC2
El derecho sui generis sobre la base de datos protege la inversión.The database right protects the investment.
el plazo de protecciónthe term of protection, counted from the author's deathPhraseC2
El plazo de protección se cuenta desde la muerte del autor.The term of protection is counted from the author's death.
el dominio públicothe state that follows that term, which no new edition undoesPhraseC2
El dominio público no revive por reeditar la obra.The public domain does not revive by reissuing the work.
el límite al derecho de autorthe exception to the author's right, read narrowlyPhraseC2
El límite al derecho de autor se interpreta de forma estricta.An exception to copyright is read strictly.
el derecho de citathe exception for quotation, bound by purpose and extentPhraseC2
El derecho de cita exige finalidad y proporción.The right of quotation requires a purpose and a proportion.
la copia privadathe exception for a copy kept to oneself and not passed onPhraseC2
La copia privada no se puede compartir.A private copy may not be shared.
la licencia de usothe licence to use, which hands over no ownershipPhraseC2
La licencia de uso no transmite la propiedad.A licence to use transfers no ownership.
la cesión en exclusivathe transfer that shuts out everybody, the author includedPhraseC2
La cesión en exclusiva excluye incluso al propio autor.An exclusive transfer shuts out even the author.
la licencia librethe licence given in advance to anyone who accepts its termsPhraseC2
La licencia libre autoriza de antemano ciertos usos.A free licence permits certain uses in advance.
la cláusula de atribuciónthe clause requiring the name, which survives even a free licencePhraseC2
La cláusula de atribución sigue vigente en la licencia libre.The attribution clause still holds under a free licence.
la entidad de gestión colectivathe society that collects for many authors and pays outPhraseC2
La entidad de gestión colectiva cobra y reparte.The collecting society collects and pays out.
la remuneración equitativathe fair payment that cannot be signed awayPhraseC2
La remuneración equitativa es irrenunciable.Equitable remuneration cannot be waived.
el registro de la propiedad intelectualthe register that proves a date and creates no rightPhraseC2
El registro de la propiedad intelectual sirve de prueba, no de origen.The copyright register serves as proof, not as origin.
la infracción de derechosthe breach, which needs no profit to have been madePhraseC2
La infracción de derechos no exige ánimo de lucro.Infringement does not require an aim of profit.
el requerimiento de cesethe demand to stop, which comes before any courtPhraseC2
El requerimiento de cese precede a la demanda.The demand to stop precedes the claim.
la retirada del contenidothe taking down, asked of whoever hosts the materialPhraseC2
La retirada del contenido se solicita al prestador.Takedown of the content is asked of the provider.
la patente de invenciónthe patent, which asks for novelty and an inventive stepPhraseC2
La patente de invención exige novedad y actividad inventiva.A patent requires novelty and an inventive step.
la novedad de la invenciónthe novelty, lost by any disclosure at allPhraseC2
La novedad de la invención se pierde con cualquier divulgación.The novelty of an invention is lost by any disclosure.
la actividad inventivathe inventive step, measured against the ordinary expertPhraseC2
La actividad inventiva se mide frente al experto medio.The inventive step is measured against the average expert.
la aplicación industrialthe industrial use, which shuts out the purely abstractPhraseC2
La aplicación industrial excluye lo puramente abstracto.Industrial application excludes the purely abstract.
la reivindicación de la patentethe claim, which fixes exactly how far the patent reachesPhraseC2
La reivindicación de la patente define el alcance exacto.The patent claim defines the exact reach.
el estado de la técnicaeverything already published, against which novelty is judgedPhraseC2
El estado de la técnica incluye todo lo publicado antes.The state of the art includes everything published before.
el modelo de utilidadthe lesser right that asks less and lasts lessPhraseC2
El modelo de utilidad exige menos y dura menos.A utility model asks for less and lasts less.
el diseño industrial registradothe registered right in how a thing looksPhraseC2
El diseño industrial registrado protege la apariencia.A registered design protects the appearance.
la marca registradathe registered sign, protected for the classes it namesPhraseC2
La marca registrada protege para unas clases concretas.A registered trade mark protects for particular classes.
el riesgo de confusiónthe likelihood of confusion, judged on the whole impressionPhraseC2
El riesgo de confusión se aprecia en conjunto.The likelihood of confusion is assessed as a whole.
la marca notoriathe sign so well known that protection runs past its classesPhraseC2
La marca notoria se protege más allá de su clase.A well-known mark is protected beyond its class.
la caducidad por falta de usothe lapse of a sign that has gone five years unusedPhraseC2
La caducidad por falta de uso llega a los cinco años.Revocation for non-use comes after five years.
el nombre comercialthe name of the business rather than of the goodsPhraseC2
El nombre comercial identifica a la empresa, no al producto.The trade name identifies the business, not the product.
la denominación de origen protegidathe name tied to a place the goods must come fromPhraseC2
La denominación de origen protegida ata el producto a un territorio.A protected designation of origin ties the product to a territory.
el secreto empresarialthe business secret, protected only while it stays secretPhraseC2
El secreto empresarial se protege mientras siga siendo secreto.A trade secret is protected while it remains secret.
la competencia deslealthe unfair trading that is caught with no registered right at allPhraseC2
La competencia desleal se persigue aunque no haya marca.Unfair competition is pursued even where there is no mark.
Noun (f) (2)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
la originalidadthe originality that lies in the choosing, not in the labourNoun (f)C2
La originalidad se juzga por la elección, no por el esfuerzo.Originality is judged by the choosing, not by the effort.
la parodiathe exception for mockery, so long as it is not taken for the originalNoun (f)C2
La parodia está permitida si no confunde con el original.Parody is allowed if it is not confused with the original.
Noun (m) (1)
Grammar for these: Masculine or feminine · The plural
el plagiothe taking of the wording rather than of the idea aloneNoun (m)C2
El plagio copia la expresión, no solo la idea.Plagiarism copies the expression, not only the idea.
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