One of the Provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act

Multiple Choice

One of the provisions of the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 is that:

A) the power to regulate invention promoters was transferred to the Department of Justice.
B) the legal life of a patent was extended to 20 years.
C) the Patent and Trademark Office must make a decision on a patent application within three years after its filing.
D) inventors are able to file a provisional application granting provisional rights pending the filing of a final application within six months.
E) the legal life of a patent was extended to 15 years.