The Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Registrar of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits layout-design

Power of Registrar to transfer pending matters

Registry

Register of Layout-Designs

Prohibition of registration of certain layout-designs

Application for registration

Withdrawal of acceptance

Advertisement of application

Opposition to registration

Correction and amendment

Registration

Jointly owned layout-design

Duration of registration

No action of infringement of unregistered layout-design

Rights conferred by registration

Infringement of layout-design

Registration to be prima facie evidence of validity

Power of Registered Proprietor to assign and give receipts

Assignability and transmissibility of registered layout-design

Conditions for assignment otherwise than in connection with the goodwill of a business

Registration of assignments and transmissions

Registered users

Registration as registered user

Power of Registrar for cancellation of registration as registered user

Power of Registrar to call for information relating to agreement in respect of registered users

Right of registered user to take proceedings against infringement

Registered user not to have right of assignment or transmission

Power to rectify the register

Correction of register

Establishment of Layout-Design Appellate Board

Composition of Appellate Board

Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or other Members

Term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members

Vice-Chairperson or senior-most Member to act as Chairperson or discharge his function in  certain circumstances

Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson  and other Members

Resignation and removal

Staff of Appellate Board

Application to the Appellate Board to determine royalty

Power of the Board to cancel registration

Appeal to Appellate Board

Procedure and powers of Appellate Board

Bar of jurisdiction of courts, etc

Bar to appear before Appellate Board

Conditions as to making of interim order

Power of Chairperson to transfer cases from one Bench to another

Procedure for application for rectification, etc., before Appellate Board

Appearance of Registrar in legal proceedings

Registrar to refer certain disputes to the Board

Power of the Board to permit certain uses

Costs of Registrar in proceedings before Appellate Board

Appeal

Powers of High Courts to make rules

Transitional provisions

Penalty for infringement of layout-design

Penalty for falsely representing a layout-design as registered

Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Semiconductor  Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry

Penalty for falsification of entries in the register

Forfeiture of goods

Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business

Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused

Offences by companies

Cognizance of certain offences

Costs of defence or prosecution

Information as to commission of offence

Punishment of abetment in India of acts done out of India

Protection of security of India

Protection of action taken in good faith

Certain persons to be public servants

Implied warranty on sale of layout-design, etc

Powers of Registrar

Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar

Evidence before Registrar

Death of party to a proceeding

Extention of time

Abandonment

Preliminary advice by the Registrar

Registered user to be impleaded in certain proceedings

Evidence of entries in register, etc., and things done by the Registrar

Registrar and other officers not compellable to produce register, etc

Certificate of validity

Address for service

Agents

Layout-design registered by an agent or representative without authority

Indexes

Documents open to public inspection

Reports of Registrar to be placed before Parliament

Fees and surcharge

Savings in respect of Chapter IX

Declaration as to ownership of layout-design not registerable under the Registration Act, 1908

Government to be bound

Convention countries

Provision as to reciprocity

Power of Central Government to remove difficulties

Power to make rules

All sections

No court shall take cognizance--

(a) of an offence under section 56 or section 57 except on the complaint in writing made by the
registered proprietor or the registered user of a layout-design in respect of which the offence has been
committed;

(b) of an offence under section 58 or section 59 except on complaint in writing made by the
Registrar or any officer authorised by him in writing.

LAWGIST

# 64 Cognizance of certain offences