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that the legitimate rights of the importer are duly taken into consideration,
primarily to the effect that the importer shall retain the right to clear his stock.
Section 3. Term of validity of protection
Article 243: The protection conferred on a layout design shall take effect:
- on the date of the first commercial exploitation of the layout design anywhere
in the world, by the holder or with his consent, provided that an application
for protection has been filed by the holder with the Industrial Property
Director within the period set in Article 220;
- on the date of filing assigned to the application for registration of the layout
design filed by the holder, if the layout design has not previously been
commercially exploited anywhere in the world.
Article 244: The protection conferred on a layout design under this Law shall cease at the end
of the tenth calendar year following the date on which it took effect.
Chapter IV. Compulsory licenses
Article 245: Subject to the provisions of Article 246, the provisions of Articles 78 to 91 shall
apply to registered layout designs of integrated circuits.
Article 246: Compulsory licenses for registered layout designs shall only be granted for noncommercial public use or to remedy a practice deemed anti-competitive
following judicial or administrative proceedings.
TITLE V. TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND CRAFTS OBJECTS
Chapter I. Scope and purposes of protection
Section 1. Scope of protection
Article 247: For the purposes of this Law, traditional knowledge shall be defined as the
following elements:
- inventions or other technical ideas, uses, designs, equipment, tools and
instruments that can be used in the production of products and services,
including the processes, equipment and products used to obtain them, as well
as plants domesticated or grown or animal species and microorganisms;
- knowledge of the properties of biological resources as well as combinations
of such resources;
- methods, processes and products relating to the fields of medicine,
agriculture, food and textiles as well as the other products and services with a
practical or spiritual function;