circuits, where this use predates the deposit, subject to the requirements of Article 11 of this Law. Such protection shall cease at the end of the tenth calendar year following the date on which it took effect. 19. If a deposit has been made in violation of the rights of the creator or his beneficiaries, the injured party may claim any profit generated in court. The action to establish title shall take place within a period of three years starting from the date of publication of the deposit. Chapter IV Transfer and Loss of Rights 20. The owner of a layout-design of integrated circuits may, either fully or partially, surrender his design by means of a signed request sent to the body responsible for industrial property. Where the surrender is made by means of an agent, a special power of surrender duly signed by the owner of a layout-design of integrated circuits shall be attached to the request. If the layout-design of integrated circuits belongs to several persons, the request for surrender shall, subject to being admissible, be accompanied by the written consent of all the owners. If actual rights relating to a layout-design of integrated circuits, a pledge or license, have been entered in the National Register of Layout-designs of Integrated Circuits, the request for surrender of this design shall, subject to being admissible, be accompanied by the written consent of the owners of these rights. Following its acceptance by the body responsible for industrial property, the surrender shall be entered in the National Register of Layout-designs of Integrated Circuits and shall take effect starting from the date of this entry. The surrender shall be subject to the payment of a fee, the amount of which shall be fixed by decree. 21. The rights attached to the deposit of a layout-design of integrated circuits may be transferred either in full or in part. The rights may be the subject, either in full or in part, of a license for use, be it exclusive or non-exclusive. The rights granted by the deposit of a layout-design of integrated circuits may be relied upon against a licensee who infringes the limits of the license imposed in accordance with the second subparagraph of this article. Subject to the case provided for in Article 19 of this Law, the transfer of the rights provided for in the first subparagraph of this article shall not infringe the rights acquired by third parties prior to the date of transfer. 22. Acts comprising a transfer or a license, as referred to in Article 21 of this Law, shall be recorded in writing, subject to being declared void. page 5/11