The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
Central · 2000
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- S. 30Power to rectify the register.
- S. 31Correction of register.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 76Extention 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.