Integrated Circuit Topography Act of Canada
1990-01-01
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Country
Canada
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other
Passage time
1990-01-01
Last Corrected Time
1990-01-01
Main text
Integrated Circuit Topography Act of Canada - En ver.
The Integrated Circuit Topography Act (French: Loi sur les topographies de circuits intégrés, C-37) is legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1990 that regulates the intellectual property of integrated circuit topographies. It came into force in 1993. The Act provides exclusive rights for the creator of the integrated circuit topography and remedies to deter infringement. The exclusive right is transferable. To receive the exclusive right to an integrated circuit topography the topography must be registered at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Between 1993 and 1999 there were about 38 registrations under the Act.
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