Section 12
SEC. 12. Section 94 of Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 94. Period for Filing a Petition for a Compulsory License. — 94.1. A compulsory license may not be applied for on the ground stated in Subsection 93.5 before the expiration of a period of four (4) years from the date of filing of the application or three (3) years from the date of the patent whichever period expires last. "94.2. A compulsory license which is applied for on any of the grounds stated in Subsections 93.2, 93.3, 93.4, and 93.6 and Section 97 may be applied for at any time after the grant of the patent. (Sec. 34(1), R. A. No. 165)"