Topographies of Semiconductor Products

– Law on Topographies of Integrated Microcircuits, in force since May 18, 2001, as amended.

Membership in International Conventions

– None.

Filing

Applicant: author, employer or their legal assignee.

Copyrightable: only topographies registered in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 

Not registrable: ideas, methods, systems, technology or encoded information which can be objectified in topography.

Receiving Office: an application for the protection of a semiconductor product shall be filed with the State Register of Topographies of semiconductor. Filing an application may be effected within a term that does not exceed two years from the date of the first topography use, if any. One application may include only one topography. 

Foreigners: may register themselves or through a representative. 

Electronic filing: available.

Examination: a single-stage examination is carried out within two months of the filing date.

Appeal: possible against a negative decision of the examination, before the Appeal Board, within a three-month term of the decision date. If still negative, appeal to the Supreme Court can be lodged, within six months from the date of Appeal Board Decision. 

Publication: in the Official Gazette.

Protection

Right to protection: belongs to the owner. 

Scope of protection: topographies of semiconductor products. 

Employee’s topography: belongs to the employer, unless specified otherwise in the agreement. The remuneration and terms of payment must be specified in the agreement between the employer and the author. 

Assignment: must be registered.

Disputes and infringement: are judged by civil and criminal courts.

Duration: ten years.