Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2011 ]
5/25/2011	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, FINANCE and SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY with Senator(s) ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, MANNY VILLAR and LOREN B. LEGARDA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 38, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 301, 707, 962, 1818, 2431, 2487, 2553, and 2628, taking into consideration SRNos. 244 and 365;
5/25/2011	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/25/2011	Sponsor: Senator MANNY VILLAR;
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
12/7/2011	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
12/7/2011	Sponsorship speech of Senator MANNY VILLAR;
12/7/2011	Manifestation of Senator VICENTE C. SOTTO III of his intention to be a coauthor;
[ 2012 ]
6/6/2012	Interpellation of Senator VICENTE C. SOTTO III;
6/6/2012	Period of interpellation closed;
6/6/2012	Period of amendment closed;
6/6/2012	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
6/18/2012	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
7/24/2012	Reconsideration of Approval on Second Reading;
10/17/2012	Period of amendment closed;
10/17/2012	Approved on Second Reading without Amendments;
10/23/2012	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
11/5/2012	Approved on Third Reading;
11/5/2012	In favor: (17) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JOKER P. ARROYO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III and ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES;
11/5/2012	Against: N o n e;
11/5/2012	Abstention: N o n e;
11/7/2012	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing votes on SBN-2842 and HBN-3841, designating Senators Villar, Angara, Legarda, Marcos and Revilla, as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
11/8/2012	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/20/2012	House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-3841 and SBN-2842, and designated Representatives Garcia, Apacible, Duavit, Rodriguez, Angara, Tieng, Binay, Gunigundo I., Arroyo and Suarez as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
11/26/2012	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2842, in consolidation with HBN-3841, be approved as reconciled;
12/4/2012	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on November 26, 2012;
12/11/2012	Sponsorship speech of Senator Villar on the Conference Committee Report;
12/11/2012	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
[ 2013 ]
1/16/2013	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2842 and HBN-3841, sent to the House of Representatives, for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
1/28/2013	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2842 and HBN-3841, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
1/29/2013	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2842 and HBN-3841, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III;
2/14/2013	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2842 and HBN-3841, retrieved by the Senate thru Atty. Michael Aguinaldo, Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs from the Office of the President of the Philippines;
2/28/2013	Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-3841, by the President of the Philippines His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III and became;
2/28/2013	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10372