patent
noun
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
patentability
-
a word derived from
patent.
Example Sentences
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What the patentability of cDNA means for the biotech industry is not obvious and may require significantly more litigation to sort out.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2013
Our emotional attachment to our genomes may be part of why the patentability of the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 has been pinging from court to court for years.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 3, 2012
And the only way to avoid creating this barrier to entry is by excluding software from patentability so that Tom, Dick, and Harry can be sure their software isn’t infringing anyone’s patents.
From Forbes ● Dec. 22, 2011
Britain's BioIndustry Association, without favoring either side in the case, had made an intervention arguing against the idea that the hurdle for patentability should involve data from clinical trials to prove industrial applicability.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2011
Consequently, the question of patentability in every case may be reexamined in the courts.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles
