Translate the following English sentence to French:
"In other words, what we are talking about here is an amendment to cut out the offending elements of the patent, thereby rendering it lawful, and not its revocation in its entirety."
Autrement dit, ce dont nous discutons ici, c'est d'un amendement qui supprimerait les éléments offensants du brevet, le rendant ainsi légal, et non de son annulation totale.