Comparative analysis and translation of intellectual property rights

Abstract

This final thesis consists of a comparative analysis and translation of the article on Intellectual Property rights included in the framework contract for the provision of translation services in the European Union. The text in question belongs to the field of legal language in the subgenre of contracts. The first chapter provides an overview of Intellectual Property rights legislation in the European and Spanish legal systems, with special attention to translations. The second chapter deals with LSP and more specifically legal English and legal Spanish in contracts. Moreover, it deals with specialized legal translation and its relationship with Intellectual Property. The third and fourth chapters provide a practical analysis based on the theoretical knowledge previously acquired. They consist in the translation of the text and in its practical analysis through several aspects: textual, syntactic-grammatical, lexical and translational. At the very end of this thesis there is a section dedicated to the translating issues encountered and the solutions provided.