SEC. 17. In case a patent is declared null and void for the reason mentioned in subsection (c) of section fourteen, the judge shall direct in the final decision that the patent cancelled be transferred to the plaintiff.
In case the courts have declared that a patent has expired, the discovery or invention shall become public property and no one shall be prevented from putting it to profit.
Every patent declared null and void or expired shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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CitationAct No. 2793 Section 17 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
