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PREVIOUS CHAPTER

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT-DESIGNS ACT
Act 18/2001.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1.
Short title.
2.
lnterpretation.
PART II
DESIGNS OFFICE, OFFICERS AND REGISTER
3.
Designs Office, Controller, registrars and other officers.
4.
Seal.
5.
Register of Integrated Circuit Layout-Designs.
6.
Inspection of Register and right to obtain copies of entries therein.
PART III
REGISTRABLE LAYOUT-DESIGNS, PROPRIETORSHIP AND PROCEEDINGS
FOR REGISTRATION
7.
Layout-designs that may be registered.
8.
Proprietorship of layout-designs.
9.
Persons entitled to apply for registration.
10.
Application for registration.
11.
Publication of application and opposition thereto.
12.
Registration.
13.
Effective date of registration.
14.
Certificate of registration.
PART IV
EFFECT OF REGISTRATION
15.
Extent of protection of registered layout-designs.
16.
Period of protection of registered layout-designs.
PART V
CORRECTION AND RECTIFICATION OF REGISTER AND CANCELLATION
OF REGISTRATION
17.
Power of Registrar to authorise corrections.
18.
Rectification of Register.
19.
Cancellation of registration.
PART VI
ASSIGNMENTS, LICENCES AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS IN
REGISTERED LAYOUT-DESIGNS
20.
Right of proprietor to assign and transfer rights in registered layoutdesign.
21.
Assignments, etc., to be in writing.
22.
Registration of assignments, licences, etc.
PART VII
COMPULSORY LICENCES AND USE OF REGISTERED LAYOUT-DESIGNS
BY STATE
23.
Compulsory licence in respect of registered design.
24.
Use of registered layout-design for service of the State.
25.
Special provisions as to State use during emergency.
26.
Reference of disputes as to State use.
PART VIII

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