Vikas Sharma

Sections 40–44 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: royalty applications, cancellation of registrations, appeals from the Registrar within three months, the Board's procedure and the bar on courts, as enacted3 Oct 2026 Sections 32–39 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: the Layout-Design Appellate Board as enacted - establishment, Benches, qualifications, term, salaries, removal and staff - and whether it has been brought into force3 Oct 2026 Sections 30 and 31 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: rectifying the register through the Registrar (or the Appellate Board) and correcting entries on the proprietor's or registered user's application3 Oct 2026 Sections 26–29 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: cancelling a registered user, the one-month confirmation of the agreement, the registered user's criminal complaint, and no assignment by a registered user3 Oct 2026 Sections 24 and 25 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: registered users - the joint application, the written agreement, the affidavit on control and restrictions, and confidentiality3 Oct 2026 Sections 22 and 23 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: assignment without goodwill (six months plus up to three to apply for advertisement directions) and registering an assignment or transmission3 Oct 2026 Sections 19–21 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: registration as prima facie evidence of validity, the proprietor's power to assign, and assignment with or without goodwill3 Oct 2026 Section 18(5)–(8) of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: the innocent buyer or seller and royalty on stock, protection of later purchasers, consent and goods already on the market, and independent creation3 Oct 2026 Section 18(1)–(4) of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: infringement by reproducing, importing, selling or distributing, and the exemptions for evaluation, analysis, research, teaching and new original designs3 Oct 2026 Sections 16 and 17 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: no infringement action for an unregistered layout-design and the exclusive right given by registration3 Oct 2026 Sections 13–15 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: registration as of the application date, the certificate, abandonment after twelve months, joint proprietors and the ten-year term3 Oct 2026 Sections 10–12 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000: advertisement within fourteen days, opposition within three months, counter-statement within two months, evidence, hearing and correction of applications3 Oct 2026