Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
meegelift met c.q. geparasiteerd op
English translation:
benefit unduly from or make parasitic use of
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MoiraB
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Dutch term
meegelift met c.q. geparasiteerd op
Dutch to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
solicitor\\\'s letter
I need to deliver this in a couple of hours so some quick suggestions welcome!
Company A is marketing a product that is very similar in terms of packaging and product claims to another company's product B. This is a letter from a solicitor with a 'friendly' warning to company A.
Ofschoon het A op zichzelf vrij staat een concurrerend product op de markt te brengen, wordt de grens van het toelaatbare overschreden wanneer door A zonder geldige reden wordt **meegelift met c.q. geparasiteerd** wordt op de bekendheid van het merk en het product B en de bijbehorende productverpakking.
I'm looking for perhaps a standard solicitor's phrase in this situation. Both verbs in vD of course, but solutions not ideal. I currently have '...it is not permissible to benefit from or batten on to ...' but am not happy with the latter particularly - and vD's 'sponge off' seems inappropriate in this formal context.
Company A is marketing a product that is very similar in terms of packaging and product claims to another company's product B. This is a letter from a solicitor with a 'friendly' warning to company A.
Ofschoon het A op zichzelf vrij staat een concurrerend product op de markt te brengen, wordt de grens van het toelaatbare overschreden wanneer door A zonder geldige reden wordt **meegelift met c.q. geparasiteerd** wordt op de bekendheid van het merk en het product B en de bijbehorende productverpakking.
I'm looking for perhaps a standard solicitor's phrase in this situation. Both verbs in vD of course, but solutions not ideal. I currently have '...it is not permissible to benefit from or batten on to ...' but am not happy with the latter particularly - and vD's 'sponge off' seems inappropriate in this formal context.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | benefit unduly from or make parasitic use of |
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| 3 | profit from or parasitized/leech |
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benefit unduly from or make parasitic use of
In the UK there is such a thing as "parasitic copying", which seems to be what's happening here. See http://www.britishbrandsgroup.org.uk/pages/parasitic-copying
And "parasitic use of the reputation" does get some (albeit not a huge number) Google hits inlegal contexts.
And "parasitic use of the reputation" does get some (albeit not a huge number) Google hits inlegal contexts.
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Comment: "Your link seems to describe perfectly what's going on here. Thanks a lot!"
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profit from or parasitized/leech
'meeliften' is lawyer speak for 'to profit from the good name and reputation of another'
Prisma says that parasitize is English as well as Dutch although both relate to plants and insects, so may be 'leech'?
Prisma says that parasitize is English as well as Dutch although both relate to plants and insects, so may be 'leech'?
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