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Chinese-to-english Translation Of License Agreements:Difficulties And Solutions

Posted on:2021-05-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y H DuanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330602457726Subject:Translation
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Protection of intellectual property is drawing increasing attention in the business world in China.Against this backdrop,executing license agreements has become essential for ensuring legal access to intellectual property of others and mitigating economic risks arising from potential thefts.Besides,an increase in the transactions of intellectual property rights between Chinese and international business organizations is driving up demand for translating license agreements.This paper is based on an empirical study of translations of two license agreements.First,this paper analyses the client's requirements and the characteristics of prevailing license agreements in a number of industries,to reach the conclusion that the translation should conform to certain style standardization requirements,and be clear at the same time.Second,this paper identifies the factors that may cause the target text to deviate from the standardization goal,in terms of layout of introduction to contracting parties and recitals and language,as well as elements that are difficult to translate,including vague terms,loosely structured sentences and redundant information.Third,through case analyses,it proposes strategies for overcoming those obstacles.To reach standardization goals regarding layout and language,this paper proposes to organize the information of contracting parties and recitals into complete paragraphs and to search for and make use of possible English equivalents of Chinse common clauses.To produce a clear target text,this paper suggests to narrow down the meaning of or redefine vague terms,keep the topic at the beginning of each sentence and omit needless words.
Keywords/Search Tags:Chinese-English translation of license agreement, standardized and clear, layout, language
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