Laws Information

法規資訊
Title: Integrated Circuit Layout Protection Act
Am Date: 2002-06-12
Legislative History: Articles 14, 27 and 41 amended and promulgated by Presidential order on June 12, 2002

Transaction

Amendment

Article 14
When an applicant filing an application for circuit layout registration or for any other matters in connection with circuit layout fails to comply with the prescribed formalities, the competent authority of circuit layout affairs shall notify the applicant to make corrections within a specific time frame. If the applicant fails to make corrections within the given time frame, the application shall be dismissed, unless such failure has been corrected before an administrative decision is rendered by the said authority.
If an applicant fails to submit or correct within a statutory period due to natural calamities or any other causes not attributable to the applicant, the applicant may, within thirty (30) days after such cause ceases, apply in writing with cause to the competent authority of circuit layout affairs in writing to state the reason(s) for the application of a reinstatement of the original condition. The condition for reinstatement will not apply if one (1) year has elapsed from the expiration of the original statutory period.
While applying for a reinstatement of the original condition, the applicant shall concurrently supplement the act(s) that was required in default.

Article 27
Under any of following circumstances, the competent authority of circuit layout affairs shall, ex officio or upon application by an interested party, revoke the registration of a circuit layout, and recall the registration certificate within a designated period after the revocation has become irrevocable; if the certificate cannot be recalled, it shall be announced as void through public notice.
1. A final judgment has been rendered, holding that circuit layout right shall not be accorded;
2. Registration of a circuit layout is in violation of Articles 5 to 7, 10, 13, 38 or 39;or
3. Circuit layout rights are in violation of Article 16 of this Act.
Under the circumstances as set forth in the preceding Paragraph, the competent authority of circuit layout affairs shall serve the right owner or its agent with a copy of the application or a copy of the ex officio examination statement and require that a defense statement be submitted within thirty (30) days; if the defense statement fails to be submitted within the given time period, the competent authority of circuit layout affairs shall proceed with the examination.
With respect to the time period referred to in the preceding Paragraph, the right owner may apply for an extension by filing a written statement providing the reasons for such the extension in advance. However, extension shall only be permitted once.

Article 41
This Act shall come into force six(6)months after promulgation.
The amendments made to this Act shall take effect from the date of promulgation.