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Amended Protection Of Topographies Of Semiconductor Products Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Pusvadītāju izstrādājumu topogrāfiju aizsardzības likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the protection of topographies of semiconductor products Act, to make the protection of topographies of semiconductor products Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 8) the following amendments: 1. Express article 9 the third part as follows: "(3) the decision of the Board of Appeal's refusal to register the topography the appellant six months may be appealed to the administrative court."
2. To make the fifth article 10 the following: "(5) the Board of Appeal's decision on the objection in whole or in part, for the satisfaction of the registered topography applicant six months may be appealed to the administrative court. The rejection of the opposition does not prevent the Court of justice the applicant to challenge the registration of a topography in accordance with the General rules provided for in the Patent law concerning the recognition of the patent void. "
3. To make article 13, third subparagraph by the following: "(3) the owner of the Topography of the own topography or a semiconductor product containing it may not prohibit other people commercially use this person produced products, if the topography or a semiconductor product containing it to the circulation of the sa economic European economic area to include the same topography owner or another person with his consent."
4. Article 19 shall be expressed by the following: ' article 19. Liability for violations of exceptional (1) of article 11 of this law referred to in the first subparagraph, operations carried out by a person without the permission of the owner of the topography or other legal basis after the date of registration of the topography or of the date when this person gets the topography owner or exclusive licensee of the licence a notice of the application to the topography of the Patent Board, be recognised as a deliberate infringements.
(2) the Person who made this law, article 11 the first paragraph of the period between the date when the topography owner started with the warning label on marked the first commercial semiconductor product use, and the date of registration of the topography, the topography owner paid fair compensation and end the topography or a semiconductor product use. In the event of a dispute, a fair amount of compensation determined by the Court, subject to the economic value of the use of the topography.
(3) the Person who made this law, article 11 of the action referred to in the first paragraph after the owner started the topographies of a semiconductor product not labelled the first commercial exploitation of the topography owner charged for fair compensation. If a refund is paid and if the person so wishes, the topography owner gives it a license that gives you the right to continue use of the topography in their company to the extent that the topography was used prior to the registration date. In the event of a dispute, fair compensation and the license terms by the Court, taking into account the economic value of the use of the topography. "
5. Express article 20 second paragraph as follows: "(2) for the purposes of this law are applicable, mutatis mutandis, the relevant provisions of the Patent Act: 1) for representation in the Patent Office;
2) about the limitations of the Patent Office staff;
3) on the Board of appeal;
4) of State duties;
5) on national defence interests;
6) on the use of the invention;
7) for license and license agreement;
8) compulsory licenses;
9) for the compensation of damage due to prohibition of the publication;
10) for judicial review of disputes. "
6. To supplement the law with the informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directive included provisions in the law arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights." The law shall enter into force on 1 March 2007.
The law adopted by the Parliament in the 2007 15 February. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga in 2007 27 February