Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty
Section 40 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 deals with application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty. The registered proprietor of a registered layout-design may make an application to the Appellate Board for determination of royalty under sub-section (5) of section 18. The Act came into force on 01 May 2004.
(1) The registered proprietor of a registered layout-design may make an application to the Appellate Board for determination of royalty under sub-section (5) of section 18.
(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and be accompanied by such affidavits, documents or any other evidence and by such fee in respect of the filing of such application and by such other fees for the service or execution of processes as may be prescribed.
(3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (1), the Appellate Board shall, after giving notice to the opposite party to file opposition within the prescribed time and manner and after giving opportunity of being heard to the applicant and the opposite party, dispose of the application.
(4) An order or decision made by the Appellate Board in disposing of the application under subsection (3) shall be executable by a civil court having local jurisdiction as if it were a decree made by that court.
Section 40, The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 (Act 37 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 40
What does Section 40 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act deal with?
Section 40 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act is headed "Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty". The registered proprietor of a registered layout-design may make an application to the Appellate Board for determination of royalty under sub-section (5) of section 18.
How do I find court cases under Section 40 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 40, section 40 Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, section 40 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 40 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 18 (Infringement of layout-design), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 40 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act come into force?
Section 40 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, cited as Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 40, 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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