Short answer - Check out the difference between a "registered" patent and a "granted" patent.
HINT: the process between the two steps takes months or sometimes years.
Long answer: Check with our International Patent Attorney (I have posted his name on this board many times already) or with Dr. Hirsch cause expecting to get the answers from a board is not what savvy investors do to invest.
Did you know Dr. Hirsch is a PATENT MASTER? No? Then, check out his credentials...