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patent defect — ➔ defect1 * * * patent defect UK US noun [C] LAW ► a fault in a product, property, or document that could be noticed by careful examination, and is usually noticed before a sale or agreement: »The law recognises two types of defects: patent… … Financial and business terms
patent — pat·ent 1 / pat ənt3 also pāt / adj [Anglo French, from Latin patent patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a: open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter 2 … Law dictionary
defect — de·fect / dē ˌfekt, di fekt/ n: something or a lack of something that results in incompleteness, inadequacy, or imperfection: as a: a flaw in something (as a product) esp. that creates an unreasonable risk of harm in its normal use see also… … Law dictionary
defect — The want or absence of some legal requisite; deficiency; imperfection; insufficiency. Galloway v. City of Winchester, 299 Ky. 87, 184 S.W.2d 890, 892, 893. The absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; a deficiency in… … Black's law dictionary
defect — The want or absence of some legal requisite; deficiency; imperfection; insufficiency. Galloway v. City of Winchester, 299 Ky. 87, 184 S.W.2d 890, 892, 893. The absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; a deficiency in… … Black's law dictionary
defect, patent — n. A defect that is immediately obvious upon normal observation. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
Patent infringement — Patent law (patents for inventions) … Wikipedia
patent ductus arteriosus — ▪ pathology congenital heart defect characterized by the persistence of the ductus arteriosus, a channel that shunts blood between the pulmonary artery and the aorta. Normally, after birth the pulmonary artery carries blood depleted of… … Universalium
Patent urachus — A birth defect involving the urachus, a canal connecting the bladder of the fetus with the allantois, a structure that contributes to the formation of the umbilical cord. The lumen (inside) of the urachus is normally obliterated during embryonic… … Medical dictionary
patent foramen ovale — Pathol. a congenital heart defect resulting from failure of the foramen ovale to close shortly after birth. * * * … Universalium
