Practice question
A medicine was lawfully introduced abroad by the patent owner or a party authorized to use the invention. A private importer invokes amended Section 72.1. The owner argues that the drugs-and-medicines limitation can never concern an authorized overseas introduction. Which is correct?
- Only Philippine introductions are ever relevant to medicines.
- The amended medicines provision expressly recognizes introduction in the Philippines or anywhere else by the specified authorized actors, with importation available to the stated public or private parties.
- Every counterfeit foreign product automatically qualifies.
- The provision gives patent ownership to all importers.
- All medicines are outside every safety law.
Legal references
- RA8293, IP Code, Sections28–30,71–76: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
- RA9502 amendments to IP Code Sections72 and74: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2008/ra_9502_2008.html
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