Legal Definition and Related Resources of Obvious

Easily discovered, seen or understood, readily perceived by the eye or the intel’ect, plain, evident, apparent and is synonymous with the words plain, clear and evident. Combs v Colonial Gas Co., 80 S.E. 779, 73 W. Va. 473. In patent law, an invention is said to be obvious when it is so to a person having ordinary skill in the art or science to which the invention relates. See Eisele v St.Armour, (C. A. Mich.) 423 F.2d 135.

adjective

• accessible
• apertus
• apparent
• axiomatic
• axiomatical
• bald
• bright
• clear
• comprehensible
• conspicuous
• discernible
• discoverable
• distinct
• distinguishable
• evident
• exoteric
• exoterical
• explicit
• exposed
• glaring
• in evidence
• in view
• indisputable
• intelligible
• lucid
• manifest
• manifestus
• notable
• noticeable
• observable
• open
• overt
• palpable
• patent
• perceivable
• perceptible
• perspicuous
• perspicuus
• plain
• prominent
• pronounced
• recognizable
• revealed
• standing out
• striking
• transparent
• uncamouflaged
• unconcealed
• undeniable
• understandable
• undisguised
• unhidden
• unmasked
• unmistakable
• unquestionable
• unscreened
• visible
• welldefined
• Associated Concepts: obvious danger
• obvious defect
• obvious error
• obvious risks

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