Who can register lay-out design in India?
Question and options
Who can register lay-out design in India?
- Inventor
- NGO
- Creator
- Proprietor
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - Creator
Under section 8 of the Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000, any person claiming to be the creator of a layout-design may apply in writing to the Registrar to register it. The Act ties the right to apply to the creator, not to an inventor, as under patent law, or to a proprietor, as under trade mark law.
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