Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission
Section 29 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 deals with registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission. Nothing in this Act shall confer on a registered user of a layout-design any assignable or transmissible right to the use thereof. The Act came into force on 01 May 2004.
Nothing in this Act shall confer on a registered user of a layout-design any assignable or transmissible right to the use thereof.
Explanation I.--The right of a registered user of a layout-design shall not deem to have been assigned or transmitted within the meaning of this section in the following cases, namely:--
(a) where the registered user being an individual enters into a partnership with any other person for carrying on the business concerned; but in any such case the firm may use the layout-design, if otherwise in force, only for so long as the registered user is a member of the firm;
(b) where the registered user being a firm subsequently undergoes a change in its constitution; but in any such case the reconstituted firm may use the layout-design, if otherwise in force, only for so long as any partner of the original firm at the time of its registration as registered user, continues to be a partner of the reconstituted firm.
Explanation II.--For the purposes of Explanation I, "firm" has the same meaning as in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932).
Section 29, The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 (Act 37 of 2000).
Questions about Section 29
What does Section 29 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act deal with?
Section 29 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act is headed "Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission". Nothing in this Act shall confer on a registered user of a layout-design any assignable or transmissible right to the use thereof.
How do I find court cases under Section 29 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act?
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When did Section 29 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act come into force?
Section 29 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, cited as Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 29, 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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