unpatentable over artglossary / UNPATENTABLE OVER ART unpatentable over art, adj. Patents. (Of an invention) ineligible for patent protection because of obviousness or the lack of novelty. [Cases: Patents 16(2). C.J.S. Patents § 69.] 词条贡献者 资深译员徐玲,知名法学院法律翻译专业,擅长翻译各类与财务重组相关的法律文件。