Where is the history of machine translation going? Part 2
Anyone who has even heard about new technologies coming out in the open may (or maybe should) have wondered about their downside. You don’t need to be a sci-fi aficionado, imagining tech dystopias ranging from HAL 9000[1] to the Borg
Where is the history of machine translation going?
Machine translation in modern history has not always been as thriving as it is today. Indeed, not long after the Georgetown-IBM experiment in 1954, the first successful attempt at automatic translation Russian into English, something happened. “Machine Translation” presumably means going
Patent translations: characteristics and pitfalls of technical-legal texts
A patent is a document designed to protect an invention — a technical or technological innovation — and guarantee its exclusivity, albeit temporary, in terms of industrial exploitation. The unique purpose of this type of text results in a series of characteristics that
The importance of terminology in patent translation
Before getting to the heart of the matter, it is worth defining the term itself: a patent is a legal right granted for an invention and provides the filing party with exclusive rights thereto. The translation of patents requires advanced technical skills. Being specialised
Translating patents to protect intellectual property
At the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, inventors refused to exhibit their work for fear that their ideas would be stolen from them. Shortly afterwards, in Paris, 11 states signed one of the first treaties on the protection of intellectual property. Since then,