👉 Patentably is a legal concept that refers to an invention or idea that has been patented, which means it has been granted protection by a government agency for at least 10 years. Patents are awarded for inventions that have significant practical utility and can be used in a wide range of industries. In the context of software development, patentably is often used to describe a method of developing software or a process for creating software that would qualify as "patently novel" or "novel".
