A patent granted on September 2,1997,will be valid for 17 years from that date unless the patent was for an ornamental design.

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Final Answer : False, Explanation :  Congress amended the nation's patent law in the mid-1990s to extend the validity of a patent from 17 to 20 years.

A patent granted on September 2,1997,will be valid for 17 years from that date unless the patent was for an ornamental design.

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