Protecting your company’s IP is a necessity, especially when operating internationally. This is especially true for the global aerospace industry, where complex terminology requires the utmost attention-to-detail and accuracy. Here’s how patent translations from an experienced legal translation services provider can help your organization thrive in this challenging industry.
What Are Patent Translations?
Within the aerospace and defense industry, patents form the first line of defense to protect our intellectual property. A patent is a legal document certifying the creation of specific idea to a single person or company that prevents others from wrongful use or illegal claim to ownership. Patents were first issued within the United States when the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the federal agency that responsible for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks, was established in 1790. Patents played an integral part of America’s growth and development and are regulated in the Constitution under Article I, Section 8, Document 116-3, which it aims to promote progression in the arts and sciences by granting specific time frames to authors and inventors for exclusive rights to their inventions. However, since 1925, the department responsible for such services has changed to the Department of Commerce, which is now specifically called the Patent and Trademark Office as of 1975.
The U.S. currently holds an estimated 9 million patents and is projected to have reach approximately 11 million issued patents by the beginning of 2024. Of those approximately 9 million patents, around 117,315 currently belong to the aerospace industry and 199,325 belong specifically for defense purposes according to the USPTO. However, to maintain ownership and comply with regulations abroad with countries such as those with whom we conduct business, it is imperative that high-quality translation services be provided for mutual understanding worldwide.
Protecting The Nation’s Intellectual Property
Within the United States, there are three types of patents one can apply for: utility, design, or plant patents. Within the aerospace and defense industry, almost all patents filed fall under utility or design patent types. As of 2021, the nation’s top 10 aerospace and defense manufacturing companies have all surpassed $1 billion in revenue, thanks in part to strong patent ownership laws in the U.S.
However, this does not come without challenges from global counterparts, highlighting the need for professional patent translation services. This includes the International Patent Law that requires an approved patent in each country the company or inventor wishes to maintain lawful ownership of and continue to do business with. More specifically, the USPTO permits all foreign applications for U.S. patents without specific language requirements, and in addition requires the patent be restricted to U.S. ownership before filing with other nations. However, patent ownership is only guaranteed within U.S. territory, and can therefore separately be filed in any other nation under different ownership of the same invention. This can lead to problems such as breaching of national security if global translation and localization services are not provided as pre-established preventative measures.
Patent Translation Services From An Experienced Provider
Here at Language Connections, we are known for serving world-class patent translation services with over thirty years of practice to those both directly in the aerospace and defense industry and to those who work alongside them to best protect their ideas and inventions. We specialize in a multitude of services to best protect your intellectual property with specialized patent translations, in which we work alongside only professionally-trained linguists to serve our clients. We offer top-tier foreign language document translation services for patents for companies within the aerospace and defense industry. When choosing your company’s translation provider for your patents, it is of the utmost importance to consider a professional translation agency such as Language Connections to best ensure your patent’s global success.
About Language Connections:
Language Connections is one of the top language service companies in the US. Over the last 30 years, we’ve focused on providing the best business translation services, interpreting services, as well as interpreter training and customized language training programs. In addition to top-tier corporate language training, we offer certified corporate interpreters and professional business translation services in 200+ languages. Our network includes linguists with backgrounds in all major industries. They’re ready to meet your needs, whether they’re for technical translation services, legal translation, government translation services, international development translation services, education translation services, life sciences translation, or something else. Reach out to us today for a free quote on our cost-efficient and timely translation services, interpreters, or other linguistic services.
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