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The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000

Act ID: 2000

The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000

"An Act to provide for the protection of semiconductor integrated circuits layout-designs."

Table of Contents

96 Sections

Ch. IP

reliminary

S.1Short title, extent and commencement S.2Definitions

Ch. IIT

he register and conditions of registration

S.3Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design S.4Power of Registrar to transfer pending matters S.5Registry S.6Register of Layout-Designs S.7Prohibition of registration of certain layout-designs

Ch. IIIP

rocedure for and duration of registration

S.8Application for registration S.9Withdrawal of acceptance S.10Advertisement of application S.11Opposition to registration S.12Correction and amendment S.13Registration S.14Jointly owned layout-design S.15Duration of registration

Ch. IVE

ffect of registration

S.16No action of infringement of unregistered layout-design S.17Rights conferred by registration S.18Infringement of layout-design S.19Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity

Ch. VA

ssignment and transmission

S.20Power of Registered Proprietor to assign and give receipts S.21Assignability and transmissibility of registered layout-design S.22Conditions for assignment otherwise than in connection with the goodwill of a business S.23Registration of assignments and transmissions

Ch. VIU

se of layout-design and registered users

S.24Registered users S.25Registration as registered user S.26Power of Registrar for cancellation of registration as registered user S.27Power of Registrar to call for information relating to agreement in respect of registered users S.28Right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement S.29Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission

Ch. VIIR

ectification and correction of the register

S.30Power to rectify the register S.31Correction of register

Ch. VIIIA

ppellate board

S.32Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board S.33Composition of Appellate Board S.34Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members S.35Term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members S.36Vice-Chairperson or senior-most Member to act as Chairperson or discharge his function in certain circumstances S.37Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members S.38Resignation and removal S.39Staff of Appellate Board S.40Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty S.41Power of the Board to cancel registration S.42Appeal to Appellate Board S.43Procedure and powers of Appellate Board S.44Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc S.45Bar to appear before Appellate Board S.46Conditions as to making of interim order S.47Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another S.48Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board S.49Appearance of Registrar in legal proceedings S.50Registrar to refer certain disputes to the Board S.51Power of the Board to permit certain uses S.52Costs of Registrar in proceedings before Appellate Board S.53Appeal S.54Powers of High Courts to make rules S.55Transitional provisions

Ch. IXO

ffences, penalties and procedure

S.56Penalty for infringement of layout-design S.57Penalty for falsely representing a layout-design as registered S.58Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry S.59Penalty for falsification of entries in the register S.60Forfeiture of goods S.61Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business S.62Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused S.63Offences by companies S.64Cognizance of certain offences S.65Costs of defence or prosecution S.66Information as to commission of offence S.67Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India

Ch. XMis

cellaneous

S.68Protection of security of India S.69Protection of action taken in good faith S.70Certain persons to be public servants S.71Implied warranty on sale of layout-design, etc S.72Powers of Registrar S.73Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar S.74Evidence before Registrar S.75Death of party to a proceeding S.76Extension of time S.77Abandonment S.78Preliminary advice by the Registrar S.79Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings S.80Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar S.81Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc S.82Certificate of validity S.83Address for service S.84Agents S.85Layout-design registered by an agent or representative without authority S.86Indexes S.87Documents open to public inspection S.88Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament S.89Fees and surcharge S.90Savings in respect of Chapter IX S.91Declaration as to ownership of layout-design not registerable under the Registration Act, 1908 S.92Government to be bound S.93Convention countries S.94Provision as to reciprocity S.95Power of Central Government to remove difficulties S.96Power to make rules