I had noted vs I have noted

"I had noted" and "I have noted" are both proper English phrases, but they would be used in dissimilar contexts. "I had noted" is used to talk about something that was noted in the past before another past event, while "I have noted" is used to talk about something that was noted in the past and still has relevance in the present.

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I had noted

This phrase is correct and is used to refer to noting something in the past before another past event.

Use "I had noted" when you want to talk about something that you had noted in the past before another past event. It indicates that the noting happened before a specific point in the past.

Examples:

I had noted the error before the meeting started.

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When I said earlier that you were at the sitting, I meant you were free to vote or not to vote, and that I had noted your presence.
The President had noted that there were no objections to the proposed adjustments.
The Khitomer commander had noted that Mogh was acting suspiciously.
At its sitting of 16.06.2008, Parliament had noted the request by
In Helsinki, the two parties had noted their strong common interest and interdependence in the field of energy.
Alexander Stubb's seat and had noted the appointment of
That mistake was very likely to be revealed, particularly if the coastguards had noted his presence.
Experts and observers had noted that, in conjunction with the system of incentives to reduce polluting gas emissions, the sharp rise in fuel prices was serving to stimulate investment in clean energy.
In its report concerning the 2007 financial year, the Court had noted cases where appropriations were used to finance private expenditure.
A number of participants in the OEC process had noted the need for some kind of UN endorsement.
The faults which we had noted were too obvious not to have been raised in previous debates.
However, in a subsequent decision, the Commission had noted that demand-side considerations might make it necessary to distinguish between the different types of EG.
The decision is especially disappointing after the case had twice been dismissed by the Turkish Labour Court, which had noted that mother-tongue education is permitted under European law.
By letter of 3 May 2006, the Commission informed the petitioner that it had noted the matter and had asked the relevant Italian authorities for further information.
The Commission itself had noted that less than half the external environmental costs... are internalised by the market prices, thereby encouraging unsustainable... demand.
Furthermore, the Council also stated in its answer that three other Member States had reiterated their intention to ratify (sic) but had noted that some procedural or constitutional problems still remained.
At its sitting of 11 November 2009, the European Parliament had noted a request for the defence of
That would explain the differences that he had noted in the finches that he had brought back from the Galapagos.
Following a number of inquiries, I was informed that the French law had been amended on 1 January 2006 and that, on checking his details, they had noted that he lived in Portugal.
In the 9th Implementation Report, published in December 2003 the Commission had noted that the success of number portability seemed to be linked to the charge imposed by the operator for porting the number.

Alternatives:

I had written down
I had observed
I had recorded

I have noted

This phrase is correct and is used to refer to noting something in the past that still has relevance in the present.

Use "I have noted" when you want to talk about something that you noted in the past and it is still relevant in the present. It indicates that the noting happened at an unspecified time in the past.