Layout Design Order, 1999 · As enacted · Part II · Ownership and Nature of Layout Design Rights
12. The owner of the layout design rights in an eligible layout design has, during the protection period of the layout design, the following exclusive rights
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{a}
the right to copy, and to authorise the copying of, that layout design in a material form;
layout design
"layout design" means the three-dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and of some or all of the interconnections, of an integrated circuit; and includes such a three-dimensional Meaning of "commercially exploited". disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture;
{b)
the right to make an integrated circuit in accordance with that layout design or with a copy of that layout design;
integrated circuit
"integrated circuit" means a circuit, in its fmal or an intermediate form, in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections are integrally formed in or on a piece of material and that is intended to perform an electronic function;
{c)
the right to commercially exploit, and to authorise the commercial exploitation of, the layout design in Brunei
Darussalam.
Terms defined in s 2
eligible layout design
Defined · s 2"eligible layout design" means an original layout design - (a} the maker or, in relation to a jointly-made layout design, any one or more of the makers, of which was, at the time that layout design was made, an eligible person; or {b) that was first commercially exploited in Brunei Darussalam or in a qualifying country;
integrated circuit
Defined · s 2"integrated circuit" means a circuit, in its fmal or an intermediate form, in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections are integrally formed in or on a piece of material and that is intended to perform an electronic function;
layout design
Defined · s 2"layout design" means the three-dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and of some or all of the interconnections, of an integrated circuit; and includes such a three-dimensional Meaning of "commercially exploited". disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture;
layout design rights
Defined · s 2"layout design rights" means the exclusive rights specified in section 12 in relation to an eligible layout design;
material form
Defined · s 2"material form", in relation to a layout design, includes any form of storage or expression, whether visible or not, from which the layout design, or a substantial part of it, can be reproduced;