Protectable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From protect + -able.

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