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Basic provisions of the law on the protection of rights in topographies of integrated circuits Topography (layout design) of an integrated circuit means the three-dimensional layout of all the elements constituting an integrated circuit and their interconnections fixed on a physical medium. An integrated circuit means a microelectronic product in its final or intermediate form intended to perform the functions of an electronic circuit of which the elements and interconnections constitute an integral part of the body and/or of the surface of a body of material acting as the basis for manufacturing the product, irrespective of the method of its manufacture. The relationships deriving from the acquisition and exploitation of property rights in topographies of integrated circuits in Ukraine are governed by the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Rights in Topographies of Integrated Circuits”. Foreign and other persons having their place of residence or permanent stay outside Ukraine exercise their rights before the State Patent Office of Ukraine through intellectual property representatives (patent agents).
An application means the set of documents required for registration of a topography. An application should be drawn up in compliance with the “Rules for Drawing up and Filing an Application for a Topography (Layout Design) of an Integrated Circuit”. An application must be drawn up in the Ukrainian language and include a request for registration of a topography, documents enabling the topography to be identified and an abstract. A document proving payment of the prescribed fee for the registration and the issue of a certificate must be enclosed with the application. An application for registration must satisfy the requirement of unity, that is, it must concern only one topography of an integrated circuit. |
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