Republic Act No. 9150 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Full Title

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAYOUT DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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Congress

11th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 1989

SBN 1989 (Third Reading)

House Bill

H. No. 9827

House Bill

HBN 9827, 11th Congress (PDF)

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Plenary Deliberations

Date of Approval

August 6, 2001

Legislative History

	SBN-1989 entitled: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAYOUT DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
[1999]	Second Regular Session, 11th Congress
August 11, 1999	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
[2000]
April 10, 2000	- Prepared and submitted by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE with Senators OSMEÑA III and MAGSAYSAY, JR. as authors per Committee Report No. 218, recommending its approval in substitution of SBH-1430.
April 11, 2000	- Submitted said Report to the Senate. - Sponsor: Senator Magsaysay, Jr.
July 25, 2000	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order. - Sponsorship speech of Senator Magsaysay, Jr.
[2001]
February 6, 2001	- Period of interpellation closed; - Period of committee amendment closed; - Period of individual amendment closed; - Approved on Second Reading without amendment.
February 7, 2001	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1989 and HBN-9827, designating Representatives Punzalan, Jr., Sarmiento (A.), Gonzales II, Sarmiento (R.), Salceda, Angpin, Baculio, Briones, and Durano as its conferees (See O.B. dated March 19, 2001).
February 8, 2001	- Certified by the President of the Philippines for immediate enactment on February 7, 2001; - Approved on Third Reading; - In favor: (16) Biazon, Coseteng, Drilon, Enrile, Flavier, Guingona, Jr., Honasan, Jaworski, Legarda-Leviste, Ople, Osmeña (J.), Osmeña III, Pimentel, Jr. Revilla, Roco, and Tatad; - Against: None; - Abstention: None; - Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence; - Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference, designating Senators Magsaysay, Jr. Osmeña III, Drilon, and Flavier as its conferees.
May 28, 2001	- House of Representatives reconstituted its panel in the Conference Committee designating Representatives Salceda, Sarmiento (A.), Gonzales II, Sarmiento (R.), Angping, Baculio, Briones and Durano as its conferees.
May 31, 2001	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives.
June 5, 2001	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1989, in consolidation with HBN-9827, be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Magsaysay, Jr. on the Conference Committee Report; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
June 29, 2001	- Enrolled copy of SBN-1989, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary-General.
July 11, 2001	- Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27, paragraph (1) Article VI of the Constitution, enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1989 and HBN-9827 were presented to the President for consideration and appropriate action.
August 6, 2001	- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9150.

Legislative History (HRep)

	HBN-9827, entitled: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF LAYOUT DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
[2000]	Second Regular Session, 11th Congress
	- Introduced by Rep. Gonzales II, et. al.
April 17, 2000	- Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence.
May 8, 2000	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE.
May 11, 2000	- Certified by the President of the Philippines for immediate enactment on April 7, 2000;
[2001]
February 7, 2001	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1989 and HBN-9827, designating Representatives Punzalan, Jr.. Sarmiento (A.), Gonzales II, Sarmiento (R.), Salceda, Angpin, Baculio, Briones, and Durano as its conferees (See O.B. dated March 19, 2001)
February 8, 2001	- Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference, designating Senators Magsaysay, Jr.
May 31, 2001	- House of Representatives reconstituted its panel in the Conference Committee, designating Representatives Salceda, Sarmiento (A.), Gonzales II, Sarmiento (R.), Angping, Baculio, Briones and Durano as its conferees on May 28, 2001; - Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives.
June 5, 2001	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1989, in consolidation with HBN-9827, be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Magsaysay, Jr.; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
June 29, 2001	- Enrolled copy of HBN-9B27, sent back to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General.
July 11, 2001	- Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27, paragraph (1), Article VI of the Constitution, enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1989 and HBN-9827 were presented to the President for consideration and appropriate action.
August 6, 2001	- Consolidated with SBN-1989 which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines and became; - Republic Act No. 9150.