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Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layoutdesign Act, 2000

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Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement.—

Section2 - Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

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Section3 - Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design.—

Section4 - Power of Registrar to transfer pending matters.—Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section

Section5 - Registry.—

Section6 - Register of Layout-Designs.—

Section7 - Prohibition of registration of certain layout-designs.—

Chapter3 - PROCEDURE FOR AND DURATION OF REGISTRATION

Section8 - Application for registration.—

Section9 - Withdrawal of acceptance.—Where after the acceptance of an application for registration of layout-design, but before

Section10 - Advertisement of application.—

Section11 - Opposition to registration.—

Section12 - Correction and amendment.—The Registrar may on such terms as he thinks just—

Section13 - Registration.—

Section14 - Jointly owned layout-design.—

Chapter4 - EFFECT OF REGISTRATION

Section16 - No action of infringement of unregistered layout-design.—No person shall be entitled to institute any proceeding to

Section17 - Rights conferred by registration.—Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the registration of a layout-design

Section18 - Infringement of layout-design.—

Section19 - Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity.—

Chapter5 - ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSMISSION

Section20 - Power of Registered Proprietor to assign and give receipts.—The person for the time being included in the register as

Section21 - Assignability and transmissibility of registered layout-design.—Notwithstanding anything in any other law to the

Section22 - Conditions for assignment otherwise than in connection with the goodwill of a business.— Where an assignment of a

Section23 - Registration of assignments and transmissions.—

Chapter6 - USE OF LAYOUT-DESIGN AND REGISTERED USERS

Section24 - Registered users.—Subject to the provisions of section 25, a person other than the registered proprietor of a

Section25 - Registration as registered user.—

Section26 - Power of Registrar for cancellation of registration as registered user.—

Section27 - Power of Registrar to call for information relating to agreement in respect of registered users.—

Section28 - Right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement.—Subject to any agreement subsisting between the

Section29 - Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission.—Nothing in this Act shall confer on a registered user

Chapter7 - RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF THE REGISTER

Section30 - Power to rectify the register.—

Section31 - Correction of register.—

Chapter8 - APPELLATE BOARD

Section32 - Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board.—The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette,

Section33 - Composition of Appellate Board.—

Section42 - (5) If the Members of a Bench differ in opinion on any point, they shall state the point or points on which they

Section34 - Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members.—

Section35 - Term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members.—The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or other Member shall

Section36 - Vice-Chairperson or senior-most Member to act as Chairperson or discharge his function in certain circumstances.—

Section37 - Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members.—

Section38 - Resignation and removal.—

Section39 - Staff of Appellate Board.—

Section40 - Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty.—

Section41 - Power of the Board to cancel registration.—

Section43 - Procedure and powers of Appellate Board.—

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Section44 - Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc.—No court or other authority shall have or, be entitled to, exercise any

Section45 - Bar to appear before Appellate Board.—On ceasing to hold office, the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or other Members

Section46 - Conditions as to making of interim order.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this Act or in

Section47 - Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another.—On the application of any of the parties and after

Section48 - Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board.—

Section49 - Appearance of Registrar in legal proceedings.—

Section51 - Power of the Board to permit certain uses.—

Section52 - Costs of Registrar in proceedings before Appellate Board.—In all proceedings under this Act before the Appellate Board

Section53 - Appeal.—

Section54 - Powers of High Courts to make rules.—The High Court may make rules consistent with this Act as to the conduct and

Section55 - Transitional provisions.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, till the establishment of the Appellate Board

Chapter9 - OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section56 - Penalty for infringement of layout-design.—Any person who contravenes knowingly and wilfully any of the provisions of

Section57 - Penalty for falsely representing a layout-design as registered.—

Section58 - Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits

Section59 - Penalty for falsification of entries in the register.—If any person makes, or causes to be made, a false entry in the

Section60 - Forfeiture of goods.—

Section61 - Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business.—Where a person accused of an offence under

Section62 - Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused.—

Section63 - Offences by companies.—

Section64 - Cognizance of certain offences.—No court shall take cognizance—

Section65 - Costs of defence or prosecution.—In any prosecution under this Act, the court may order such costs to be paid by the

Section66 - Information as to commission of offence.—An officer of the Government whose duty it is to take part in the enforcement

Chapter10 - MISCELLANEOUS

Section67 - Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India.—If any person, being within India, abets the commission,

Section68 - Protection of security of India.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Registrar shall—

Section69 - Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person in respect of

Section71 - Implied warranty on sale of layout-design, etc.—Where a registered layout-design, or a semiconductor integrated circuit

Section72 - Powers of Registrar.—In all proceedings under this Act before the Registrar,—

Section73 - Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar.—Subject to the provisions of section 76, the Registrar shall not exercise

Section74 - Evidence before Registrar.—In any proceeding under this Act before the Registrar, evidence shall be given by affidavit

Section75 - Death of party to a proceeding.—If a person who is a party to a proceeding under this Act

Section76 - Extension of time.—

Section77 - Abandonment.—Where, in the opinion of the Registrar, an applicant is in default in the prosecution of an application

Chapter1 - advice by the Registrar.—

Section79 - Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings.—

Section80 - Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar.—

Section81 - Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc.—The Registrar or any other officer of the

Section82 - Certificate of validity.—If in any legal proceeding for rectification of the register before the Appellate Board a

Section83 - Address for service.—An address for service stated in an application or notice of opposition shall, for the purposes of

Section84 - Agents.—Where, by or under this Act, any act, other then the making of an affidavit, is required to be done before the

Section85 - Layout-design registered by an agent or representative without authority.—If an agent or a representative of the

Section86 - Indexes.—There shall be kept under the direction and supervision of the Registrar—

Section87 - Documents open to public inspection.—

Section88 - Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament.—The Central Government shall cause to be placed before both Houses

Section89 - Fees and surcharge.—

Section90 - Savings in respect of Chapter IX.—Nothing in Chapter IX shall be construed so as to render liable to any prosecution or

Section91 - Declaration as to ownership of layout-design not registerable under the Registration Act, 1908.—Notwithstanding

Section92 - Government to be bound.—The provisions of this Act shall be binding on the Government

Section93 - Convention countries.—With a view to the fulfilment of a treaty, convention or arrangement with any country outside

Section94 - Provision as to reciprocity.—Where any country specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in

Section95 - Power of Central Government to remove difficulties.—

Section96 - Power to make rules.—

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