Provision as to reciprocity
Section 94 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 deals with provision as to reciprocity. Where any country specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette under section 93 does not accord to citizens of India the same rights in respect of registration and protection of layout-design as it accords to its own nationals, no national of such countr The Act came into force on 01 May 2004.
Where any country specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette under section 93 does not accord to citizens of India the same rights in respect of registration and protection of layout-design as it accords to its own nationals, no national of such country shall be entitled, either solely or jointly with any other person,--
(a) to apply for the registration of, or be registered as the proprietor of, a layout-design;
(b) to be registered as the assignee of the proprietor of a registered layout-design; or
(c) to apply for registration or be registered as a registered user of a layout-design under section 25.
Section 94, The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000 (Act 37 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 94
What does Section 94 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act deal with?
Section 94 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act is headed "Provision as to reciprocity". Where any country specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette under section 93 does not accord to citizens of India the same rights in respect of registration and protection of layout-design as it accords to its own nationals, no national of such countr
How do I find court cases under Section 94 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 94, section 94 Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, section 94 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 94 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 25 (Registration as registered user), section 93 (Convention countries), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 94 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act come into force?
Section 94 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, cited as Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act 94, 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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