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patentability

noun/ˌpæt(ə)ntəˈbɪləti/

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The quality of satisfying the statutory conditions for a valid patent, chiefly novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability.

Counsel challenged the patentability of the algorithm, arguing it was an excluded mathematical method.

Topic: Intellectual property in Legal English

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