The prior-art documents were already in the case file. An expert had discussed them. Yet late translations left a patent challenger unable to rely on essential material supporting its attack. For companies preparing international patent disputes in 2026, Spain’s...
The expensive mistake may happen before anyone files a patent: a research team dismisses a relevant document because its translated text appears to describe a different mechanism. EPO Patent Translate makes foreign-language patent publications accessible within...
A patent translation can be legally required even when it has no legal effect. That apparent contradiction is exactly why machine translation for Unitary Patents causes confusion. An IP manager sees that the additional translation is “for information only” and...