| Subject | English | Russian |
| patents., amer. | defects in the original patent | дефекты первоначальной заявки |
| mil., WMD | patent defect | явный недостаток |
| law | patent defect | явный порок |
| law | patent defect | явный дефект |
| construct. | patent defect of a house | очевидный дефект жилого дома (напр., трещина в фундаменте) |
| notar. | patent defects | явные недостатки (Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | patent defects | явные дефекты (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 defects, which are obvious ones like broken windows, and latent defects, which are not so immediately obvious. CBED Alexander Demidov) |