nonprovisional

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adjective

Not provisional

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Meanings

adjectivenonprovisional (not comparable)
  1. not comparableintellectual propertyNot provisional

    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
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    Utility and plant patents support two types of applications, a provisional application and a nonprovisional application[…].

    2005, Practical Engineering Design, →ISBN, page 157

    Nonprovisional patent applications undergo full Patent Office review and establish the filing date.

    2011, Dean O. Smith, Managing the Research University, →ISBN, page 245

Origin

From non- + provisional.

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APA

nonprovisional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonprovisional

MLA

“nonprovisional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonprovisional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonprovisional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonprovisional.

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