Duration of registration
Section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 deals with duration of registration. The registration of a layout-design shall be only for a period of ten years counted from the date of filing an application for registration or from the date of first commercial exploitation anywhere in India or in any country whichever is earlier. The Act came into force on 01 May 2004.
The registration of a layout-design shall be only for a period of ten years counted from the date of filing an application for registration or from the date of first commercial exploitation anywhere in India or in any country whichever is earlier.
Section 15, The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 (Act 37 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 15
What does Section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act deal with?
Section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act is headed "Duration of registration". The registration of a layout-design shall be only for a period of ten years counted from the date of filing an application for registration or from the date of first commercial exploitation anywhere in India or in any country whichever is earlier.
How do I find court cases under Section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 15, section 15 Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act come into force?
Section 15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, cited as Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 15, came into force on 01 May 2004, having been enacted on 04 Sep 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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