International Patent Translation
Senior international patent agents handle translation and review directly, covering English, Japanese, German, French, Korean and more
Legal-grade international patent translation
Senior agents with patent practice experience handle the full translation and review, with no loss in information transfer and accurate, reliable legal and technical language.
- Senior agents translate and review directly
- Smart pricing
- Tiered discounts on cumulative word count
Deliverables
Full translation of the patent specification
Complete translation of the technical content of the patent specification, ensuring accurate technical terminology and rigorous legal language.
Legal-grade translation of the claims
Precise translation of the claims, preserving the completeness and accuracy of their legal effect.
PCT national phase entry translation
Complete translation support for PCT international applications entering the national phase.
Translation of documents cited in office actions
Precise translation of prior art documents and patent literature cited in office actions.
International Patent Translation: Language Assurance from Filing to Grant
How patent translation differs from ordinary business translation
Patent document translation is not a simple language conversion. A single word or punctuation difference can change the boundaries of a claim, which in turn affects interpretation in subsequent invalidation and infringement comparisons; the wording of the claims directly determines the scope of protection, the technical description in the specification must strictly correspond to the drawing numbers and embodiment data, and terminology choices can affect the examiner's assessment of novelty and inventive step. Precision-IP's international patent translation is handled directly by senior agents with international patent practice experience, managing terminology consistency in the patent context and covering the complete application documents, including the specification, claims and abstract.
Translation rules for USPTO and EPO practice
For US applications, the translation follows the USPTO examination practice requirements for claim language (such as identifying and handling means-plus-function language); for European applications, the translation addresses the EPC requirements for claim clarity and sufficiency. Besides Chinese-to-English (US/European rules), the platform also supports Chinese-to-Japanese, Chinese-to-German, Chinese-to-Korean, and English/Japanese/German/Korean-to-Chinese, matching the practice conventions and format requirements of the Japan Patent Office, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and supports custom language directions.
Deliverables that can be verified and further processed
Precision-IP delivers patent translations that can be verified and further processed: after the AI generates the initial draft, senior agents review it to ensure the legal wording is sound, the technical expression is accurate, the correspondence to the original is complete and long sentences remain readable. Before formal filing, a patent agent, attorney or corporate IP professional in the target country or region should still review the claim wording, terminology consistency, numerical units, priority information and applicant information. Original-translation comparisons, glossaries and amendment notes are provided for the client's review and archiving.