Integrated Circuit Layout Protection Act Article 30

To calculate the amount of damages claimed under the preceding Article, one of the following may be chosen:1. In accordance with Article 216 of the Civil Code. If the injured party is unable to provide evidence to prove damages, the inference between the profits normally expected through exploiting the infringed circuit layout and the profits actually earned after the infringement may be claimed as damages;2. An amount equal to the profits earned by the infringer from the infringement. If the infringer is unable to present proof of production costs and necessary expenses, the infringer's profits shall be the entire proceeds from the sale of infringing circuit layouts or integrated circuits containing said circuit layouts; or3. Request the court, according to the facts of the infringement(s), for an amount not more than five million New Taiwan dollars (NT$ 5,000,000).