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What are circuit layout rights?
| Circuit layout rights protect the layout plans or designs of electronic components in an integrated circuit, computer chips, or semi-conductors used in personal computers and computer-reliant equipment
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What rights do circuit layout rights give me?
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Circuit layout rights confer upon the holder the right to stop others using the circuit layout.
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Do circuit layout rights need to be registered?
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No.
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Does an integrated circuit plan subsist 'worldwide'?
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Among countries that are members of the World Trade Organisation, yes.
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How long do integrated circuit plan rights subsist?
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Circuit layout rights last:
- if they are not commercially exploited – 10 years from when they commenced, or
- if they are commercially exploited within that time – 10 years after the calendar year in which the layout was first commercially exploited.
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