protectable

English

Etymology

From protect +‎ -able.

Adjective

protectable (comparative more protectable, superlative most protectable)

1. Able to be protected; eligible for legal protection.
   • 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:

     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.

Synonyms

• protectible

Derived terms

• unprotectable