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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
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EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES
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32
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79
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Entitled: 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 [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2005 ] 10/13/2005 Introduced by Senator MAR ROXAS; 10/24/2005 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE and HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; [ 2006 ] 6/7/2006 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE and HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY per Committee Report No. 79, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2263; 6/7/2006 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate; 6/7/2006 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2263. 5/23/2006 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 1/26/2006 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP; 12/8/2005 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP; 11/24/2005 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;