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nonprovisional en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + provisional.

Meanings

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