Concept · Fundraising and equity

Non-provisional patent

Also called: non-provisional patent application, nonprovisional patent, utility patent application, provisional patent, provisional patent application

The full US patent application that the patent office actually examines. Inventors often file a cheaper provisional application first to hold their filing date for a year, then file the non-provisional.

For example: A founder files a provisional application before a demo day, then works with a patent attorney on the non-provisional within the year.

Connects to 5

• Intellectual property Concept
• Prior art Concept
• Office action Concept
• Notice of allowance Concept
• Trade secret Concept

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