Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Miscellaneous
31. Designation of qualifying countries
Feedback & supportThe Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, designate a country or territory as a qualifying country if the Minister considers that provisions have been or will be made under the laws of that country or territory that will give to a qualified owner adequate protection in that country or territory in respect of a protected layout‑design in which the qualified owner has rights.
qualifying country
“qualifying country” means —(a)a country or territory, other than Singapore, which is a member of the World Trade Organisation; or(b)a country or territory designated by the Minister under section 31.
In subsection (1), “qualified owner” means a person who is a qualified owner by virtue of a relationship to Singapore under the definition of “qualified person” in section 2.
qualified owner
“qualified owner” means —(a)a qualified person who, under section 6(1), is the owner of a layout‑design; or(b)a person who, under section 6(1), is the owner of a layout‑design which was not commercially exploited anywhere else in the world before it was commercially exploited in Singapore or in a qualifying country,and includes a person, whether or not a qualified person, who is a successor in title to a qualified owner of the layout‑design;