Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Antragsgegner(in)
English translation:
opponent (Antragsgegner), as opposed to petitioner (Antragsteller)
Added to glossary by
David Wallace
Apr 22, 2004 23:30
20 yrs ago
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German term
Antragsgegner(in)
German to English
Law/Patents
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
Respondent (from glossary) doesn't sound right (at least in American English).
Here is the context:
Die Antragstellerin beantragt, den Beschluss zu bestätigen.
Die Antragsgegnerin beantragt, den Beschluss zurückzuweisen.
Antragstellerin = claimant (glossary)
Antragsgegnerin = respondent (glossary)
Are these terms interchangeable with plaintiff and defendant (Kläger und Beklagter)?
Thanks!
Here is the context:
Die Antragstellerin beantragt, den Beschluss zu bestätigen.
Die Antragsgegnerin beantragt, den Beschluss zurückzuweisen.
Antragstellerin = claimant (glossary)
Antragsgegnerin = respondent (glossary)
Are these terms interchangeable with plaintiff and defendant (Kläger und Beklagter)?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | petitioner (Antragsteller) and opponent (Antragsgegner) |
Edward L. Crosby III
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| 4 +1 | Opponent |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +1 | adverse party |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 | conter-claimant |
Narasimhan Raghavan
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Proposed translations
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10 hrs
Edward L. Crosby III
Native in English
Works in field
The best never rest!
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, English to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
petitioner (Antragsteller) and opponent (Antragsgegner)
according to the Dictionary of Patent Terms (Klaften/Wittmann/Klos). As Kim says, "adverse party" is also a possibility for "Antragsgegner", but if your text relates to a patent dispute I would not use "applicant" for "Antragsteller", which is also given in the above dictionary.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
KirstyMacC (X)
: Appicant for patents.
6 hrs
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Thanks, Counsel. I'm assuming that patent law is the issue here, but maybe that's not correct.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much!"
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4 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
180
adverse party
One possibility.
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-04-22 23:36:45 GMT)
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Antragssteller could be applicant, petitioner, petioning party
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-04-22 23:36:45 GMT)
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Antragssteller could be applicant, petitioner, petioning party
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Edward L. Crosby III
: If it's a dispute, I'd use "petitioner". Your "adverse party" confirmed in Klaften/Wittmann/Klos (see my note).
10 hrs
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1 hr
Narasimhan Raghavan
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: Tamil
Works in: English to Tamil, Tamil to English, French to Tamil, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
3
conter-claimant
See: PDF] United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Nos. 95-3377 to ...
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... Woodman, Seaman Apprentice, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. UNITED
STATES of America, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant-Cross ...
www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/19953377.OPA.pdf - Similar pages
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... Woodman, Seaman Apprentice, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. UNITED
STATES of America, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant-Cross ...
www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/ops/19953377.OPA.pdf - Similar pages
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10 hrs
Opponent
If you feed google with '"Patent law"; dispute; applicant; opponent', you will be offered 386 hits; I'm not going to claim they are all jake, but a good number of them look very convincing. OTOH, you can replace the "opponent" with "counter-claimant" etc., and see what is offered.
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