Act 37 of 2000

The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000

An Act to provide for the protection of semiconductor integrated circuits layout-designs and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Department of Commerce
  • Enacted 2000-09-04
  • 96 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits layout-design. Read
4 Power of Registrar to transfer pending matters. Read
5 Registry. Read
6 Register of Layout-Designs. Read
7 Prohibition of registration of certain layout-designs. Read
8 Application for registration. Read
9 Withdrawal of acceptance. Read
10 Advertisement of application. Read
11 Opposition to registration. Read
12 Correction and amendment. Read
13 Registration. Read
14 Jointly owned layout-design. Read
15 Duration of registration. Read
16 No action of infringement of unregistered layout-design. Read
17 Rights conferred by registration. Read
18 Infringement of layout-design. Read
19 Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity. Read
20 Power of Registered Proprietor to assign and give receipts. Read
21 Assignability and transmissibility of registered layout-design. Read
22 Conditions for assignment otherwise than in connection with the goodwill of a business. Read
23 Registration of assignments and transmissions. Read
24 Registered users. Read
25 Registration as registered user. Read
26 Power of Registrar for cancellation of registration as registered user. Read
27 Power of Registrar to call for information relating to agreement in respect of registered users. Read
28 Right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement. Read
29 Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission. Read
30 Power to rectify the register. Read
31 Correction of register. Read
32 Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board. Read
33 Composition of Appellate Board. Read
34 Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members. Read
35 Term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members. Read
36 Vice-Chairperson or senior-most Member to act as Chairperson or discharge his function in certain circumstances. Read
37 Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members. Read
38 Resignation and removal. Read
39 Staff of Appellate Board. Read
40 Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty. Read
41 Power of the Board to cancel registration. Read
42 Appeal to Appellate Board. Read
43 Procedure and powers of Appellate Board. Read
44 Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc. Read
45 Bar to appear before Appellate Board. Read
46 Conditions as to making of interim order. Read
47 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another. Read
48 Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board. Read
49 Appearance of Registrar in legal proceedings. Read
50 Registrar to refer certain disputes to the Board. Read
51 Power of the Board to permit certain uses. Read
52 Costs of Registrar in proceedings before Appellate Board. Read
53 Appeal. Read
54 Powers of High Courts to make rules. Read
55 Transitional provisions. Read
56 Penalty for infringement of layout-design. Read
57 Penalty for falsely representing a layout-design as registered. Read
58 Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry. Read
59 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register. Read
60 Forfeiture of goods. Read
61 Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business. Read
62 Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused. Read
63 Offences by companies. Read
64 Cognizance of certain offences. Read
65 Costs of defence or prosecution. Read
66 Information as to commission of offence. Read
67 Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India. Read
68 Protection of security of India. Read
69 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
70 Certain persons to be public servants. Read
71 Implied warranty on sale of layout-design, etc. Read
72 Powers of Registrar. Read
73 Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar. Read
74 Evidence before Registrar. Read
75 Death of party to a proceeding. Read
76 Extention of time. Read
77 Abandonment. Read
78 Preliminary advice by the Registrar. Read
79 Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings. Read
80 Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar. Read
81 Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc. Read
82 Certificate of validity. Read
83 Address for service. Read
84 Agents. Read
85 Layout-design registered by an agent or representative without authority. Read
86 Indexes. Read
87 Documents open to public inspection. Read
88 Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament. Read
89 Fees and surcharge. Read
90 Savings in respect of Chapter IX. Read
91 Declaration as to ownership of layout-design not registerable under the Registration Act, 1908. Read
92 Government to be bound. Read
93 Convention countries. Read
94 Provision as to reciprocity. Read
95 Power of Central Government to remove difficulties. Read
96 Power to make rules. Read
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