Introduction

Brief Introduction of Registration of Integrated Circuits Layout Design　　　

For the purpose of protection of exclusive rights on Integrated Circuits Layout Design, the State Council of China promulgated the "Protection Regulations of Integrated Circuits Layout Design" on April 2, 2001, which came into force on October 1, 2001.

　　Said Regulations set integrated circuits layout designs as protection subject, in detail, they refer to the three-dimensional disposition of the two or more elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections of an integrated circuit, or such a three-dimensional disposition prepared for the manufacture of an integrated circuit.

　　The term of protection of the exclusive right of layout-design shall be 10 years counted from the date of filing an application for registration or from the date on which it was first commercially exploited anywhere in the world, whichever expires earlier. However, no matter whether it has been registered or commercially exploited, a layout-design shall no longer be protected under these Regulations 15 years after the date of the completion of its creation.

　　The exclusive right of layout design establishes after registration at the IP Administrative Organization (the State Intellectual Property Office) of the State Council. Layout design not registered does not enjoy protection under the Regulations. Any layout-design, if no application for its registration has been filed with the intellectual property administration department of the State Council within two years from the date on which it was first commercially exploited anywhere in the world, shall no longer be registered by the intellectual property administration department of the State Council.

　　To obtain registration of integrated circuit layout design in China, a foreign applicant should entrust a Chinese agency (like our firm) to file the application at the IP Administrative Organization of the State Council.

Entrusted application schedule

I hereby entrust Zhejiang Jintong Patent Office Co., Ltd. to apply for the following patent, trademark or copyright related matters.

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