Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Compulsory Licensing
24. Scope and nature of right under section 23
Feedback & supportThe right to do an act in relation to a protected layout‑design under section 23 —
protected layout‑design
“protected layout‑design” means a layout-design that is protected under section 5;
is both non-exclusive and non-assignable;
is limited to a public non‑commercial purpose;
is subject to the terms of any authorisation under that section;
does not permit the sale of the layout‑design, a copy of the layout‑design, or an integrated circuit in which the layout‑design is incorporated (whether or not the integrated circuit is contained in another article) to the public; and
is limited to the doing of the act predominantly in Singapore.
An act done under section 23 in relation to a protected layout‑design is not to be taken into account in calculating the duration of protection of the layout‑design under section 7.
layout-design
“layout-design” means the 3-dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements of an integrated circuit (at least one of which is an active element), and of some or all of the interconnections of an integrated circuit, or such a 3‑dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture;