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The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000

95 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — THE REGISTER AND CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION
  5. 3Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design
  6. 4Power of Registrar to transfer pending matters
  7. 5Registry
  8. 6Register of Layout-Designs
  9. 7Prohibition of registration of certain layout-designs
  10. III — PROCEDURE FOR AND DURATION OF REGISTRATION
  11. 8Application for registration
  12. 9Withdrawal of acceptance
  13. 10Advertisement of application
  14. 11Opposition to registration
  15. 12Correction and amendment
  16. 13Registration
  17. 14Jointly owned layout-design
  18. 15Duration of registration
  19. IV — EFFECT OF REGISTRATION
  20. 16No action of infringement of unregistered layout-design
  21. 17Rights conferred by registration
  22. 18Infringement of layout-design
  23. 19Registration to be
  24. V — ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSMISSION
  25. 20Power of Registered Proprietor to assign and give receipts
  26. 21Assignability and transmissibility of registered layout-design
  27. 22Conditions for assignment otherwise than in connection with the goodwill of a business
  28. 23Registration of assignments and transmissions
  29. VI — USE OF LAYOUT-DESIGN AND REGISTERED USERS
  30. 24Registered users
  31. 25Registration as registered user
  32. 26Power of Registrar for cancellation of registration as registered user
  33. 27Power of Registrar to call for information relating to agreement in respect of registered
  34. 28Right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement
  35. 29Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission
  36. VII — RECTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF THE REGISTER
  37. 30Power to rectify the register
  38. 31Correction of register
  39. VIII — APPELLATE BOARD
  40. 32Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board
  41. 33Composition of Appellate Board
  42. 34Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members
  43. 35Term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members
  44. 36Vice-Chairperson or senior-most Member to act as Chairperson or discharge his function in
  45. 37Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, ViceChairperson and other Members
  46. 38Resignation and removal
  47. 39Staff of Appellate Board
  48. 40Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty
  49. 41Power of the Board to cancel registration
  50. 42Appeal to Appellate Board
  51. 43Procedure and powers of Appellate Board
  52. 44Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc
  53. 45Bar to appear before Appellate Board
  54. 46Conditions as to making of interim order
  55. 47Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another
  56. 48Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board
  57. 49Appearance of Registrar in legal proceedings
  58. 50Registrar to refer certain disputes to the Board
  59. 51Power of the Board to permit certain uses
  60. 52Costs of Registrar in proceedings before Appellate Board
  61. 53Appeal
  62. 54Powers of High Courts to make rules
  63. 55Transitional provisions
  64. IX — OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
  65. 56Penalty for infringement of layout-design
  66. 57Penalty for falsely representing a layout-design as registered
  67. 58Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry
  68. 59Penalty for falsification of entries in the register
  69. 60Forfeiture of goods
  70. 61Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business
  71. 62Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused
  72. 63Offences by companies
  73. 64Cognizance of certain offences
  74. 65Costs of defence or prosecution
  75. 66Information as to commission of offence
  76. 67Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India
  77. X — MISCELLANEOUS
  78. 68Protection of security of India
  79. 69Protection of action taken in good faith
  80. 70Certain persons to be public servants
  81. 71Implied warranty on sale of layout-design, etc
  82. 73Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar
  83. 74Evidence before Registrar
  84. 75Death of party to a proceeding
  85. 76Extension of time
  86. 77Abandonment
  87. 78Preliminary advice by the Registrar
  88. 79Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings
  89. 80Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar
  90. 81Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc
  91. 82Certificate of validity
  92. 83Address for service
  93. 84Agents
  94. 85Layout-design registered by an agent or representative without authority
  95. 86Indexes
  96. 87Documents open to public inspection
  97. 88Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament
  98. 89Fees and surcharge
  99. 90Savings in respect of Chapter IX
  100. 91Declaration as to ownership of layout-design not registerable under the Registration Act, 1908
  101. 92Government to be bound
  102. 93Convention countries
  103. 94Provision as to reciprocity
  104. 95Power of Central Government to remove difficulties
  105. 96Power to make rules