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.
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