als je een recht tegenover een derde kunt laten gelden.

HTH,

Serge L.

The 1st one may well apply (is Meturgan's answer) but more context would help to clarify what they actually mean. HTH


1. être opposable aux tiers(1) BTC - OEB99 - 359
2. acte opposable à la masse(1) BTB - FAI82 - 288
3. divulgation non-opposable(1) BTB - GDB92 - 2032
4. faillite opposable erga omnes(1) BTB - FAI82 - 351
5. le droit est opposable aux tiers(1) BTB - DMC94 - 68
6. droit antérieur opposable au tiers(1) BTB - DMC94 - 604
7. garantie de rang opposable aux droits réels(1) BTB - FAI82 - 530
8. réserve de propriété opposable à la faillite(1) BTB - FAI82 - 463

Document 1

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

(1)
PHRASE être opposable aux tiers

Reference Glossaire OEB,Traités de propriété industrielle,1998-Office européen des brevets

(1)
PHRASE have effect vis-à-vis third parties

Reference EPO Glossary,industrial property,1998-European Patent Office

Document 2

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

(1)
TERM acte opposable à la masse

Reference Bulletin des C.E.,Supplément 2/82

Note {NTE} faillite

(1)
TERM transaction that may be invoked against the general body of creditors

Reference Bulletin of the E.C.,Supplement 2/82

Document 3

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

Definition exposé qui n'est pas considéré comme connu au public ni comme faisant partie de l'état de la technique contenu dans une demande précédente

Reference Glossaire CBE,Munich 1988
(1)
TERM divulgation non-opposable

Reference Glossaire CBE,Munich 1988

Note {NTE} délai de six mois

Definition disclosure which is not considered to be publicly accessible knowledge nor form part of the state of the art of a previous application

Reference EPC Glossary,Munich 1988
(1)
TERM non-prejudicial disclosure

Reference EPC Glossary,Munich 1988

Note {NTE} six months'maximum period

Document 4

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

(1)
TERM faillite opposable erga omnes

Reference Bulletin des C.E.,Supplément 2/82

(1)
TERM bankruptcy effective erga omnes

Reference Bulletin of the E.C.,Supplement 2/82

Document 5

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

(1)
TERM le droit est opposable aux tiers

Reference JOCE L 11/1994

(1)
TERM the right shall prevail against third party

Reference OJEC L 11/1994

Document 6

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

(1)
TERM droit antérieur opposable au tiers

Reference JOCE L 121/95

Note {DOM} droit des marques

(1)
TERM prior conflicting right of a third party

Reference OJEC L 121/95

Note {DOM} trade mark law

Document 7

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

(1)
TERM garantie de rang opposable aux droits réels

Reference Bulletin des C.E.,Supplément 2/82

Note {NTE} enregistrés ultérieurement

(1)
TERM priority over secured rights

Reference Bulletin der E.G.,Beilage 2/82

Document 8

Subject Law - Legislation - Jurisprudence (JU)

(1)
TERM réserve de propriété opposable à la faillite

Reference Bulletin des C.E.,Supplément 2/82

(1)
TERM reservation of title that may be invoked against the bankruptcy

Reference Bulletin of the E.C.,Supplement 2/82

To refute something is to assemble evidence in order to prove it untrue, i.e. to disprove it.

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Note added at 2003-08-02 12:23:26 (GMT)
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So the translation would in effect be \'... is refutable by third parties\'.

A suggestion: ... may be contested/challenged by third parties...