Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO MAKE THE LAWS ON PATENTS, TRADENAMES AND TRADEMARKS MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE BY ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION, EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION OF STANDARD COMPULSORY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUGS OR MEDICINES TO LOWER DRUG OR MEDICINE PRICES BY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
November 23, 2005
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04943 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO MAKE THE LAWS ON PATENTS, TRADENAMES AND TRADEMARKS MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE BY ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION, EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION OF STANDARD COMPULSORY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUGS OR MEDICINES TO LOWER DRUG OR MEDICINE PRICES BY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to lower the prices of medicines through greater competition among drug companies and by providing the government with better policy tools to influence the supply and demand of medicines. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CUA, JUNIE E. | |
| DATE FILED : 2005-11-23 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (038 ) | 2. Tañada (022 ) |
| 3. Abayon (042 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06035 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2005-12-05 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to lower the prices of medicines through greater competition among drug companies and by providing the government with better policy tools to influence the supply and demand of medicines.'
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