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 AND INCREASE ACCESS TO AND SUPPLY OF QUALITY DRUGS OR MEDICINES, 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 ]
[ 2006 ]
6/7/2006	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE and HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY with Senator(s) MAR ROXAS and COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 79, recommending its approval in substitution of SBN-2139;
6/7/2006	Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate;
6/7/2006	Sponsors: Senator(s) MAR ROXAS, COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO;
6/7/2006	Calendared for Ordinary Business;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
8/16/2006	Assigned for Consideration by Special Order;
8/16/2006	Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) MAR ROXAS;
9/6/2006	Cosponsorship speech of Senator Companera Pia S. Cayetano;
11/7/2006	Interpellation of Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
12/6/2006	Certified by the President of the Philippines for its immediate enactment on December 4, 2006;
11/21/2006	Interpellation of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
12/18/2006	Interpellation of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
12/21/2006	Interpellation of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
12/21/2006	Period of interpellation closed;
12/21/2006	Manifestation of Senator(s)MAR ROXAS;
[ 2007 ]
1/22/2007	Period of committee amendments;
1/30/2007	Period of committee amendments closed;
1/30/2007	Period of individual amendments;
1/30/2007	Period of individual amendments closed;
1/30/2007	Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
1/31/2007	Approved on Third Reading; In favor: (20) Senators Angara, Biazon, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Richard Dick Gordon, Lacson, Manuel Lito M. Lapid, Lim, M.A. Madrigal, Magsaysay, Jr., Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Jr., Roxas, and Villar; Against: N o n e; Abstention: N o n e;
2/1/2007	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
2/8/2007	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2263 and its house counterpart, designating Senators Roxas, Companera Pia S. Cayetano and Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;