Which act creates a patent office, prescribes its powers and duties, regulating the issuance of patents, and appropriating funds therefore?

• A. RA 166
• B. RA 6136
• C. RA 5455
• D. RA 165

Answer: (D)

Think of it as the statute that formally sets up the patent administration. An act that creates the Patent Office, spells out its powers and duties, regulates how patents are issued, and provides the funds to run it is the foundational law that organizes the entire patent system. The act in question does exactly that: it establishes the Patent Office, defines what it can do—examine applications, grant patents, maintain records, and oversee the patent process—and authorizes the necessary appropriations to run those activities. The other acts don’t jointly establish the office, govern patent issuance, and allocate funds in one comprehensive statute, so they don’t fit this description.