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nonpatentability

nonpatentability noun: the characteristic of being nonpatentable; inability to be patented.

Noun

nonpatentability (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being nonpatentable; inability to be patented.
    • The Solicitor of the Patent Office argued before the CCPA that Benson’s holding of nonpatentability as to the computer program in that case was controlling here.1976, Thurgood Marshall, Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219, 224 (1976)

Origin of nonpatentability

From non- + patentability.

Questions about nonpatentability

What does nonpatentability mean?
Nonpatentability means the characteristic of being nonpatentable; inability to be patented.
What part of speech is nonpatentability?
Nonpatentability is a noun.

Words near nonpatentability in the dictionary

  1. nonpasteurized
  2. nonpastoral
  3. nonpastry
  4. nonpasture
  5. nonpatent
  6. nonpatentability
  7. nonpatentable
  8. nonpatented
  9. nonpaternal
  10. nonpaternity
  11. nonpathetic

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