Non-Provisional Patent Application

A Non-Provisional Patent Application is a formal request filed with a government patent office to seek legal protection for an invention. Unlike a provisional patent, which secures a filing date and allows testing of the market without immediate costs, a non-provisional application is detailed and must include claims that define the invention’s scope. It undergoes a thorough examination process to determine if the invention is new, useful, and non-obvious. If granted, it provides the inventor exclusive rights to the invention for a set period, usually 20 years, preventing others from making, using, or selling it without permission.