The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
Central Act · Act 37 of 200096 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the protection of semiconductor integrated circuits layout-designs and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 37 of 2000 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 96 |
| Subjects | ip |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits layout-design.
- Section 4 Power of Registrar to transfer pending matters.
- Section 5 Registry.
- Section 6 Register of Layout-Designs.
- Section 7 Prohibition of registration of certain layout-designs.
- Section 8 Application for registration.
- Section 9 Withdrawal of acceptance.
- Section 10 Advertisement of application.
- Section 11 Opposition to registration.
- Section 12 Correction and amendment.
- Section 13 Registration.
- Section 14 Jointly owned layout-design.
- Section 15 Duration of registration.
- Section 16 No action of infringement of unregistered layout-design.
- Section 17 Rights conferred by registration.
- Section 18 Infringement of layout-design.
- Section 19 Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity.
- Section 20 Power of Registered Proprietor to assign and give receipts.
- Section 21 Assignability and transmissibility of registered layout-design.
- Section 22 Conditions for assignment otherwise than in connection with the goodwill of a business.
- Section 23 Registration of assignments and transmissions.
- Section 24 Registered users.
- Section 25 Registration as registered user.
- Section 26 Power of Registrar for cancellation of registration as registered user.
- Section 27 Power of Registrar to call for information relating to agreement in respect of registered users.
- Section 28 Right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement.
- Section 29 Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission.
- Section 30 Power to rectify the register.
- Section 31 Correction of register.
- Section 32 Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board.
- Section 33 Composition of Appellate Board.
- Section 34 Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members.
- Section 35 Term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members.
- Section 36 Vice-Chairperson or senior-most Member to act as Chairperson or discharge his function in certain circumstances.
- Section 37 Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members.
- Section 38 Resignation and removal.
- Section 39 Staff of Appellate Board.
- Section 40 Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty.
- Section 41 Power of the Board to cancel registration.
- Section 42 Appeal to Appellate Board.
- Section 43 Procedure and powers of Appellate Board.
- Section 44 Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc.
- Section 45 Bar to appear before Appellate Board.
- Section 46 Conditions as to making of interim order.
- Section 47 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another.
- Section 48 Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board.
- Section 49 Appearance of Registrar in legal proceedings.
- Section 50 Registrar to refer certain disputes to the Board.
- Section 51 Power of the Board to permit certain uses.
- Section 52 Costs of Registrar in proceedings before Appellate Board.
- Section 53 Appeal.
- Section 54 Powers of High Courts to make rules.
- Section 55 Transitional provisions.
- Section 56 Penalty for infringement of layout-design.
- Section 57 Penalty for falsely representing a layout-design as registered.
- Section 58 Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry.
- Section 59 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register.
- Section 60 Forfeiture of goods.
- Section 61 Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business.
- Section 62 Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused.
- Section 63 Offences by companies.
- Section 64 Cognizance of certain offences.
- Section 65 Costs of defence or prosecution.
- Section 66 Information as to commission of offence.
- Section 67 Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India.
- Section 68 Protection of security of India.
- Section 69 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 70 Certain persons to be public servants.
- Section 71 Implied warranty on sale of layout-design, etc.
- Section 72 Powers of Registrar.
- Section 73 Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar.
- Section 74 Evidence before Registrar.
- Section 75 Death of party to a proceeding.
- Section 76 Extention of time.
- Section 77 Abandonment.
- Section 78 Preliminary advice by the Registrar.
- Section 79 Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings.
- Section 80 Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar.
- Section 81 Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc.
- Section 82 Certificate of validity.
- Section 83 Address for service.
- Section 84 Agents.
- Section 85 Layout-design registered by an agent or representative without authority.
- Section 86 Indexes.
- Section 87 Documents open to public inspection.
- Section 88 Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament.
- Section 89 Fees and surcharge.
- Section 90 Savings in respect of Chapter IX.
- Section 91 Declaration as to ownership of layout-design not registerable under the Registration Act, 1908.
- Section 92 Government to be bound.
- Section 93 Convention countries.
- Section 94 Provision as to reciprocity.
- Section 95 Power of Central Government to remove difficulties.
- Section 96 Power to make rules.
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