nonprovisional en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + provisional.
Meanings
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(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: