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Etymology edit

From non- +‎ provisional.

Adjective edit

nonprovisional (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly patent law) Not provisional
    • 2005, Practical Engineering Design[1], →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[2], →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[3], →ISBN, page 245:
      Nonprovisional patent applications undergo full Patent Office review and establish the filing date.