patentable

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adjective

Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.

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Meanings

adjectivepatentable (comparative more patentable, superlative most patentable)

comparative more patentable · superlative most patentable

  1. lawAble to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.

    The funding gap is not the sole, or primary reason so few drugs are approved. Whether a product is patentable, and therefore profitable for a pharmaceutical company, is a major determinant in the rate at which it will proceed along the NIH process.

    1988 August 13, Miranda Kolbe, “A PWA Movement of Guerrilla Clinics”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 5, page 8

Origin

From patent + -able.

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Translations

Finnish jonka voi patentoida, patentoitavissa oleva
  • jonka voi patentoidaAble to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted
  • patentoitavissa olevaAble to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted
French brevetable
  • brevetableAble to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted
German patentierbar
  • patentierbarAble to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted
Italian brevettabile
  • brevettabileAble to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted
Spanish patentable
  • patentableAble to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted
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MLA

“patentable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patentable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patentable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patentable.

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