unpatentable
adjective
un·pat·ent·able
| \ ˌən-ˈpa-tᵊn-tə-bəl
, British also -ˈpā-\
, British also -ˈpā-\
Definition of unpatentable
: unable to be patented : not patentable
an unpatentable invention
Examples of unpatentable in a Sentence
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Under debate are the notions that natural phenomena, observations of laws of nature, and abstract ideas are unpatentable. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "Congress Is Debating—Again—Whether Genes Can Be Patented," 5 June 2019 The high court took the case and overruled the lower court in a unanimous decision, finding that the patent claimed an unpatentable law of nature. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Why a 40-year-old SCOTUS ruling against software patents still matters today," 21 June 2018 This would obviate the need for patents and make a huge amount of unpatentable research available for commercialization. — Paul J. Marangos, WSJ, "The Terminally Ill Need More Than the ‘Right to Try’," 13 Aug. 2018 Further, much existing scientific research is unpatentable. — Paul J. Marangos, WSJ, "The Terminally Ill Need More Than the ‘Right to Try’," 13 Aug. 2018 Also, this bill should provide 10 years of marketing exclusivity for terminal-disease drugs which would obviate the need for patents and open a huge trove of currently unpatentable science for development. — WSJ, "The ‘Right to Try’ Bill Wasn’t Worth Passing," 4 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unpatentable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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