nonprovisional
English
Etymology
From non- + provisional.
Adjective
nonprovisional (not comparable)
- (chiefly patent law) Not provisional
- 2005, Practical Engineering Design, →ISBN, page 157:
- Utility and plant patents support two types of applications, a provisional application and a nonprovisional application […] .
- 2007, M. Henry Heines, Patents for Business, →ISBN, page 179:
- Two filing fees are therefore incurred, and the total exceeds that of the nonprovisional alone.
- 2011, Dean O. Smith, Managing the Research University, →ISBN, page 245:
- Nonprovisional patent applications undergo full Patent Office review and establish the filing date.
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