unprotectable
Beyond legal shelter
Something unprotectable cannot be defended, shielded, or secured against harm or loss.
The term appears most often in legal contexts, where certain ideas, facts, or generic concepts are unprotectable under intellectual property law: The court ruled that the basic plot elements were unprotectable.
More broadly, an unprotectable position or asset is one that cannot feasibly be defended.
Without means to resist
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- exposedOut in open
- undefendedLacking protective measures
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
helpless · powerless · susceptible · assailable · weak · open · fragile · unguarded
Ineligible for intellectual protection
- unpatentableCannot receive invention rights
- genericNot brand-name
- public domainUnprotected creative works
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
common · descriptive · functional · non-proprietary · invalidated · unenforceable · lapsed · expired
Susceptible to unauthorized access
- breachableCapable of being penetrated
- penetrableCapable of being pierced
- exploitableAble to be abused
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
unsecured · permeable · crackable · bypassable · unencrypted · accessible · exposed · leaky
Source of potential harm
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- exposureState of being unprotected
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
danger · uncertainty · precariousness · volatility · uninsurable · uncovered · at-risk · unguaranteed
defenseless
Without means to resist
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- exposedOut in open
- undefendedLacking protective measures
unshielded · helpless · powerless · susceptible · assailable · weak · open · fragile · unguarded · prey
uncopyrightable
Ineligible for intellectual protection
- unpatentableCannot receive invention rights
- genericNot brand-name
- public domainUnprotected creative works
ineligible · common · descriptive · functional · non-proprietary · invalidated · unenforceable · lapsed · expired · disclaimed
hackable
Susceptible to unauthorized access
- breachableCapable of being penetrated
- penetrableCapable of being pierced
- exploitableAble to be abused
compromised · unsecured · permeable · crackable · bypassable · unencrypted · accessible · exposed · leaky · porous
hazard
Source of potential harm
peril · danger · uncertainty · precariousness · volatility · uninsurable · uncovered · at-risk · unguaranteed · unindemnified
unprotectableprotectable
Able to be guarded
patentable · copyrightable · defensible · proprietary · claimable
unprotectableprotectable
Able to be guarded
defensible · securable · shieldable · guardable · fortifiable
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