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protectable

protectable adjective: able to be protected; eligible for legal protection.

Adjective

protectable (comparative more protectable, superlative most protectable)

  1. 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 3
    Synonyms:
    protectible

Synonyms of protectable

Forms of protectable

comparativemore protectable
superlativemost protectable

Origin of protectable

From protect + -able.

Words formed from protectable

Questions about protectable

What does protectable mean?
Protectable means able to be protected; eligible for legal protection.
What part of speech is protectable?
Protectable is an adjective.

Words near protectable in the dictionary

  1. proteasomes
  2. proteasomic
  3. protecc
  4. protect
  5. protectability
  6. protectable
  7. protectant
  8. protectants
  9. protected
  10. protected area
  11. protected areas

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