Integrated Circuit Layout Protection Act Article 29

In the case of an infringement of circuit layout rights, the owner of the circuit layout rights may request compensation for damages and request for removal of the infringement; if a threat of infringement can be proved, prevention of infringement may be requested.An exclusive licensee of circuit layout rights may also make a request as in the preceding Paragraph. However, this is limited to where the owner of the integrated circuit rights, after having been notified, does not make a request as in the preceding Paragraph and there is no contrary provision in the contract.Provisions of the preceding two Paragraphs shall apply to a third party who knew or should have known from sufficient provable facts that the products, which were imported or distributed for commercial purposes, contained integrated circuits produced from illegally reproduced circuit layouts. However, this does not apply if the infringer has separated the integrated circuit from the products.When taking actions pursuant to the preceding Paragraph, an owner or exclusive licensee of circuit layout rights shall submit an infringement assessment report.Where two or more infringers jointly infringe circuit layout rights, they shall be jointly liable to compensate for damages.