Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 2000 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part II · Protection of Layout-Designs
6. Persons that qualify for protection
Feedback & supportThe protection given to a layout-design under this Act shall be available to the following persons:
layout-design
“layout-design” means the three-dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements of an integrated circuit and some or all of the interconnections of the integrated circuit or such a three-dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture;
a natural person who—
is a national of, or is domiciled or ordinarily resident in, Malaysia or in a qualifying country; or
qualifying country
“qualifying country” means a country or territory that is a Member to the World Trade Organization Agreement and includes a country or territory designated under section 4;
has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment for the creation of layout-designs or for the production of integrated circuits in
Malaysia or in a qualifying country;
a legal entity that—
is incorporated or formed in Malaysia or in a qualifying country; or
has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment for the creation of layout-designs or for the production of integrated circuits in
Malaysia or in a qualifying country;
the Government; and
the government of a qualifying country.
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