patentablyadv.
/ˈpatntəbli/, /ˈpeɪtntəbli/, U.S. /ˈpætn(t)əbli/, /ˈpædən(t)əbli/ rare before late 20th cent.
In a way that satisfies the conditions for patenting something.
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patentably1903
1903 Sci. Amer. 28 Feb. 159/1 Patents have been granted in Great Britain..without any enquiry to learn whether the inventions were patentably new.
1986 Business Lawyer (Nexis) May A claimed invention must meet two requirements to be patentably novel.
2002 Intellect. Prop. Today (Nexis) Sept. 38 An intermediate step or feature..might successfully be used to patentably define the invention over cited prior art.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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