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registrable

registrable

6.8
Can be put on an official list by law
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪstrəbl/
  • Formal
translation icon : registrable
  • Only registrable trademarks can be protected under the law.

Examples

  • Applicants must ensure their invention is registrable before submitting it to the patent office.

  • To secure your invention, it must be registrable and meet the necessary legal criteria.

  • The property is not registrable because it does not meet the legal requirements.

  • Is this property registrable under current laws?

  • The new business is registrable in the local authority.

  • Only original works created by an author are registrable for copyright protection.

  • The new trademark design is registrable once it passes the required approval process.

Synonyms

recordable
vsregistrable
  • Formal
4.4

Can be filed in a public record

stresses meeting legal requirements for official entry
registerable
vsregistrable
  • Formal
5.3

Can be put on an official list

focuses more on legal eligibility for official entry

How Official

registrable
  • Formal
6.8
recordable
  • Formal
4.4

Surface Forms

registrable positive

Morphology

registrable = register (transparent) = register + able

Formed by straightforward suffixation of '-able' to the verb 'register', meaning 'able to be registered'.

Etymology

Registrable comes from the word register, from an old Latin word for a 'list' or 'record', and the ending -able means 'able to be'. So, registrable means something that can be put on an official list or recorded.