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Law on
Patent
 Remedies of P Remedies Against
ersons Depriv Infringement
Term of Patent ed of Patent
Cancellaton of P Ownership
atent Limitatons of P
atent Rights

Voluntary L
icensing

Compulsory L
icensing

Infringement Assignment of Righ

ts
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Term of Patent
• Section 54. The  term  of  a 
patent  shall  be  twenty  (20) 
years  from  the  filing  date  of 
the application.
• Rule 1004.  A  patent  shall 
cease to be  in force and effect 
if  any  prescribed  annual fees
is  not  paid  within  the 
prescribed time or if the patent 
is cancelled.

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Secton 61, IPC
Cancellaton of Patent

invent on is no t ne w or Patentable;
ed as the manner sufciently
(a) That what is claim th e in ve nt on in a
es not disclose skilled in the art;
(b) That the patent do d ou t by an y pers on
r it to be carrie
clear and complete fo to publ ic or de r or morality.
co nt ra ry
(c) That the patent is

: ar th e Pet t on for Cancellaton.

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 IPC
Sectons 67-70,

Pe rso ns D ep rive d of Patent Ownership

Remedies of
on 29 (F irs t to Fi le Rule) may, within 3
under Sect the Patent:
1. Person referred to to ha ve th e rig ht to
n declaring him
months from a decisio bl icat on of Pa te nt Applicaton)
om Date of Pu
(Filed within 1 year fr ap plic at io n in pl ac e of the applicant;
ation as his own
(a) Prosecute the applic in re sp ec t of th e same invention;
pl ic at io n
(b) File a new patent ap
ication be refused; or
(c) Request that the appl , if on e ha s already been issued.
of th e pa te nt
(d) Seek cancellation
ho ut hi s co ns en t or through fraud,
his patent wit t may: (Filed within 1
2. Person deprived of al in ve nt or , th e co ur
d actu
declared as the true an of G ra nt of Patent)
of Pu bl ic at on
year from Date
ution as patentee, or ard actual and other
(a) order for his substit nc el th e pa te nt , an d aw
true inventor, ca
(b) at the option of the nt ed by the circumstance
s
in his fa vo r if w arra
damages
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Secton 71, IPC Remedies Against Infringe

a v e  t h e  f o ll o w in g rights:
all h
A patent owner sh
is a pr od uc t, to re st rain, prohibit
atter of a patent
(a) Where the subject m pe rs on or en tit y fro m making, using,
orized
and prevent any unauth in g that product;
le, se llin g or im po rt
offering for sa
is a pr oc e ss , to re strain, prevent
atter of a patent
(b) Where the subject m rs on or en tit y fr om us ing the process,
ized pe
or prohibit any unauthor , us ing, se lling or of fe rin g for sale, or
dealing in
and from manufacturing, or in di re ct ly fro m su ch process;
tained directly
importing any product ob es si on th e pa te nt , and to conclude
nsfer by su cc
(c) Right to as si gn , or tra
e same.
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Secton 72, IPC ts
Limitatons of Patent Righ
en t th ird pa rti es fro m do ing the Acts in
right to prev
The patent owner has no
instances:
Section 71 in the following be en pu t on th e m ar ke t in the
uc t w hic h ha s
(a) Using a patented prod
the product
Philippines by the owner of on a no n- co m m er ci al sc al e or for
pr iv at el y an d
(b) Where the act is done
e
a non-commercial purpos us in g ex clu si ve ly for the purpose of
s of m ak in g or
(c) Where the act consist bj ec t m atte r of th e pa tented invention;
th e su
ex pe rim en ts that relate to at io n fo r in di vi du al ca se s, in a
s of the pr ep ar
(d) Where the act consist si on al , of a m ed ici ne in accordance with a
profes
pharmacy or by a medical ng th e m edicine so prepared
or ac ts co nc er ni
medical prescription ip , ve ss el , ai rc ra ft, or la nd
is us ed in an y sh
(e) Where the invention te rin g th e te rri to ry of the Philippines
un try en
ve hi cl e of any other co
temporarily or accidentally
Secton 73-75,
ts
IPC Limitatons of Patent Righ

ion 73;
(a) Prior User under Sect t under Section 74;
vent io n by G ov er nm en
(b) Use of In ular, national secur
ity, nutrition, 
, in partic
-The public interest  o th er  s ecto rs, as determined b
y 
opm en t  of
health or the devel  the  g ov er nm en t, so requires; or
ncy  of
the appropriate age e  bo dy  has determined th
at the 
m in is tr ativ
-A judicial or ad th e  ow ne r of the patent or hi
s 
ti on , b y 
manner of exploita
petitive.
licensee is anti-com Drawings and Description)
ectio n under Section 75 (Claims,
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Secton 76-84, Infringement Rights
IPC
ing , us ing , of erin g for sale,
Pa te nt In fr in g em ent refers to mak oduct obtained
1. te d prod uc t or a pr
paten
selling, or importng a te nt ed pr oc es s, or the use of a
om a pa
directly or indirectly fr a utho riza t o n of the patentee
out th e
patented process with of Patent)
P at e nt with N um b er
(Philippine
Remedies: Fees, Costs of
fringement with Damages, Atorney’s
1. Civil Acton for In ton (F ile d within 4 years)
w ith In junc
Suits, coupled
Re ason able Roya lty by way of Damages am ages (Determined by
2. ou nt of Ac tu al D
mes the Am
3. Not exceeding 3 Ti
Assessors) s, m ater ia ls an d implements
fringing go od
4. Order that the in m en t be di sp os ed of outside the
the infringe
predominantly used in ro ye d, w it hout compensaton
ce or de st
channels of commer y an d se ve ra lly lia bl e with the infringer
inger- Jointl neous with the
5. Contributory Infr in ge m en t (S im ul ta
r Repetton of Infr k (Filed within 3
6. Criminal Acton fo d/ Fi ne of 10 0k -300
to 3 years an
Damages)- 6 months
of crime)
years from commission
 , IPC
Secton 103-107
Assignment of Rights
e or inte re st in an d to patents and
right, ttl
• Inventons and any b e as si gn ed o r tran smited by
ereby, may
inventons covered th b e th e su b je ct of a license
t or m ay
inheritance or beques
contract.
d notarized
• Form: In Writng an o f th e jo in t ow n er s shall be
rs: each
• Rights of Joint Owne se ll, o r im p or t th e inventon
make, use,
enttled to personally re q ui re d fo r as signment, licensing
nsent is
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 Voluntary Licensing
• Voluntary License Contract- Agreements entered into that may
Sectons include Technology Transfer Arrangement
85-92, IPC
• Director of the Documentaton, Informaton and Technology
Transfer Bureau- has quasi-judicial jurisdicton in the setlement of
disputes between partes to a technology transfer arrangement
arising from technology transfer payments, including the fxing of
appropriate amount or rate of royalty
• Prohibited Clauses
• Mandatory Provisions
• Laws of the Philippines to govern disputes
• Contnued access to improvements during the period
• United Natons Commission on Internatonal Trade Law
(UNCITRAL) or the Rules of Conciliaton and Arbitraton of
the Internatonal Chamber of Commerce (ICC) shall apply
and the venue of arbitraton shall be the Philippines or any
neutral country
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• Payment of taxes
 Compulsory Licensing
• Director of Legal Affairs has jurisdicton to grant license to exploit a
patented inventon even without the agreement of the patent owner
Sectons
93-102,
• Licensee’s Exempton from Liability
IPC • Compulsory License Based on Interdependence of Patents
• Grounds:
• Natonal emergency or other circumstances of extreme urgency;
• Where the public interest, in partcular, natonal security, nutriton,
health or the development of other vital sectors of the natonal
economy as determined by the appropriate agency of the
Government, so requires; or (Filed at any tme after grant of
patent)
• Where a judicial or administratve body has determined that the
manner of exploitaton by the owner of the patent or his licensee
is ant-compettve; or (Filed at any tme after grant of patent)
• In case of public non-commercial use of the patent by the
patentee, without satsfactory reason; (Filed at any tme after
grant of patent)
• If the patented inventon is not being worked in the Philippines on
a commercial scale (Filed 4 years from date of filing of applicaton
or 3 years from date of patent)

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