Meanings
comparative more protectable · superlative most protectable
- Able to be protected; eligible for legal protection.
Even if the symbol were a variation on an apostrophe, Vodafone claimed, the Work would still be registrable, because symbols and typographic elements may be protectable where a work in combination contains expressive elements, as is the case here.
2018 August 21, U.S. Copyright Office Review Board, “Second Request for Reconsideration for Refusal to Register Vodafone Speechmark”, in United States Copyright Office, page 3Synonyms: protectible
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAble to be protected; eligible for legal protection.
Origin
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