Difference between Patents and Apparent

PATENTS vs APPARENT: NOUN

Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses
Readily apparent to the eye
Readily seen; visible.
Readily understood; clear or obvious.
Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming.
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the apparent motion or diameter of the sun.
The circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon.
See Time.
One whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from presumptive heir. See Presumptive.
Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Exposed to the sense of sight; open to view; capable of being seen, or easily seen; visible to the eye; within the range of vision.
Capable of being clearly perceived or understood; obvious; plain or clear; evident: as, the wisdom of the Creator is apparent in his works.
Having the character of a mere seeming or appearance, in distinction from what is true or real: as, the apparent motion of the sun; his anger was only apparent.
Probable; likely: as, “the three apparent candidates,” H. Walpole.

Licence, Certificates, Licences, Designs, Franchises, Wipo, Trademarks, Licenses, Inventions, Letters patent, Apparent, Evident, Obvious, Manifest, Plain

Undeniable, Discernible, Conspicuous, Clear, Noticeable, Patent, Seeable, Plain, Superficial, Manifest, Visible, Ostensible, Seeming, Evident, Obvious

Brevet, Property, Pct, Franchised, Certificate, Licence, Certificates, Licences, Wipo, Licenses, Apparent, Evident, Obvious, Manifest, Plain

Undeniable, Discernible, Conspicuous, Clear, Noticeable, Patent, Seeable, Plain, Superficial, Manifest, Visible, Ostensible, Seeming, Evident, Obvious

In other words, under the draft amendments, applicants could apply for foreign patents even before obtaining Chinese patents.
WTO member countries and to those that do not have pharmaceutical patents or patents of a particular drug.
There are two main issues within the RAIS patents that contrast with patents for other LED technologies.
Significantly, the rules applicable for utility patents apply to design patents as well, unless otherwise specified.
IP, especially patents, trade secrets, and design patents, are ever important in the Robotics industry.
Patents and Licenses: BFGoodrich has many patents of its own and has acquired licenses under patents of others.
The listable patents included for biologics are sequence structure patents only.
But it is one thing to support patents, even drug patents.
At present, no world patents or international patents exist.
The patents rejected are thus estimated on the basis of the patents submitted less the patents granted after three years.

Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
Unusual social development becomes apparent early in childhood.
Signs of discord became apparent among the confederates.
Mesa in an apparent effort to eliminate witness.
Love is staring contests for no apparent reason.
Here again, the moral hazard problem was apparent.
There is nothing to make data boundaries apparent.
Whether the person has any other apparent disability.
The inconsistency, however, is more apparent than real.
Visible disabilities are apparent, while invisible disabilities are not readily apparent.