Bill Type
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 CLARIFYING NON-PATENTABLE INVENTIONS, ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES, AND MODIFYING GOVERNMENT USE PROVISIONS FOR DRUGS OR MEDICINES, TO LOWER PRICES, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
LAW ON PATENTS, TRADENAMES AND TRADEMARKS
Author
Date filed
June 30, 2007
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
4
Session Type

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
6

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT TO MAKE THE LAWS ON PATENTS, TRADENAMES AND TRADEMARKS MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE BY CLARIFYING NON-PATENTABLE INVENTIONS, ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES, AND MODIFYING GOVERNMENT USE PROVISIONS FOR DRUGS OR MEDICINES, TO LOWER PRICES, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2007 ]
6/30/2007 Introduced by Senator MAR ROXAS;
7/30/2007 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE; and HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY;
9/10/2007 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
9/12/2007 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
9/17/2007 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
10/1/2007 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE; HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 6, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1658;
10/2/2007 Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
10/2/2007 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1658, WHICH BECAME R.A.NO. 9502.