Name: Aparna Jain, Harinder Narvan, Hardeep Bhagasra
Country: India

Year: 2020
Volume: Volume-5, Issue-2 (July-December)
Page Number: 27-33

In today world, integrated circuit is used in most of the devices. IC layout design innovation of integrated circuit is protected under Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Act 2000. IC Layout design depicts physical connection between two components (transistors) of the IC.Layout-design means a layout of transistors and other circuitry elements and includes lead wires connecting such elements and expressed in any manner in a semiconductor integrated circuit as per section 2(h) of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000.The registration procedure includes: filing of application; accepted application advertised (14 days); opposition (3 months); counter-statement (2 months); registration of a layout-design for 10 years. The owner of registered layout-designs has the exclusive right to use the layout-design in any article/good/product/device and get relief from the court against any infringement in this respect. The right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement as subject to any agreement subsisting between the parties, as per section 28 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 2000. As per official registry record limited registration application comes for registration as making a copy of the registered IC Layout design is not so easy task.
Keywords: Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design; procedures; Registration; Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 2000; Enforcement.