Definition of «patentable»

The word "patentable" means that something can be granted a patent. A patent is a document that protects an invention and gives the inventor exclusive rights to it for a certain period of time. So, if something is patentable, it is eligible to receive a patent.

Phrases with «patentable»

Sentences with «patentable»

«Thus, for example, what appears on its face to be a claim for an «art» or a «process» may, on a proper construction, be a claim for a mathematical formula and therefore not patentable subject matter.» (slaw.ca)
I further acknowledge my obligation to promptly report and fully disclose the conception and / or reduction to practice of potentially patentable inventions to the Office of Technology Transfer or authorized licensing office.» (sciencemag.org)
He did not have a lot to go on, given that the last time the Supreme Court directly addressed the issue of patentable subject matter was in a 1981 case, Diamond v. Diehr — barely the dawn of the personal computer era. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
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