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- be accompanied by the power of attorney containing the designation of the
applicant’s agent, as the case may be, a copy or drawing of the layout design
as well as information defining the electronic function that the integrated
circuit is designed to perform; however, the request does not necessarily have
to contain the parts of the copy or drawing which refer to the way in which
the integrated circuit is manufactured, provided that the parts presented
suffice for the identification of the layout design;
- indicate the date of the first commercial exploitation of the layout design
anywhere in the world or contain a statement to the effect that such
exploitation has not yet commenced;
- provide elements establishing the right to protection under Article 221.
Article 226: In the event that the application fails to meet the requirements of Article 225, the
Industrial Property Director shall inform the applicant of the irregularities and
shall invite him to correct them within a period of two months.
If the irregularities are corrected within the period set, the Industrial Property
Director shall assign as the date of filing the date on which the application was
received, provided that, when it was received, the application contains an
express or implicit statement that the registration of a layout design is sought and
information making it possible to establish the applicant’s identity, and that it is
accompanied by a copy or drawing of the layout design.
If these conditions have not been met when the application is received but the
irregularities have been corrected within the period set, the date of receipt for the
required correction shall be considered to be the date on which the application is
filed. The Industrial Property Director shall confirm the date of filing and
communicate it to the applicant.
If the irregularities are not corrected within the period set, the application shall
be considered not to have been filed.
Article 227: Each application for protection of a layout design shall be subject to payment of
the prescribed fee. In the case of failure to pay the fee, the Industrial Property
Director shall inform the applicant that the application shall be considered not to
have been made unless payment is made within a period of two months as from
the date of notification. If the fee is not paid within this period, the application
shall be considered not to have been filed.
Section 2. Examination of applications
Article 228: If the application meets the requirements set out in Articles 224 and 225, the
Industrial Property Director shall have the layout design entered in the register
of layout designs.
Article 229: The register of layout designs shall contain the number, title and date of filing of
the layout design and, if it is indicated in the application under Article 225,