patentably

English

Etymology

From patentable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

patentably (comparative more patentably, superlative most patentably)

1. (patent law) To a patentable degree
   • 1998, Jerome Rosenstock, Patent Interference Practice Handbook‎^[1], →ISBN, page 17-17:

     The CREATE Act will now permit patents with patentably indistinct claims to be separately owned, but remain valid.

   • 2005, Kay H. Chin, United States Design Patent Do it Yourself!‎^[2], →ISBN, page 58:

     If you included more than one embodiment and if the overall appearance or scope of the each embodiment is patentably distinct, a restriction will be required even though all embodiments are functionally the same.