SICLDR:Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout Design Registry

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is semiconductor layout design?

A semiconductor layout design means a layout of transistors and other circuitry elements and includes lead wires connecting such elements and expressed in any manner in semiconductor integrated circuits.

2. What can be registered under SICLD Act 2000?

Any Integrated Circuit Layout Design satisfying following criteria can be registered under this Act :-

Original
Distinctive
Capable of distinguishing from any other layout design
Have not been commercially exploited anywhere in India or in a convention country.

3. Who can apply for registration?

A creator of a layout design an Indian national or national of country outside India which accords to citizens of India similar and has principal place of business in India or if he does not carry out business in India , has place of service in India can apply for registration.

4. How to apply for registration?

An Application to the registrar for the registration of a layout design shall be made on form LD-1 accompanied with Registration fees and three set of drawing or photograph of mask layout which describe the layout design applied for registration. These can be submitted as GDS-II file along with the PDK information used in the design.

5. What is the registration fee?

The registration fee is Rs. 5000/- to be paid via Demand Draft in favour of "PAO, CGPDTM" payable at Mumbai.

6. What is the period of validity of registration?

A period of 10 years counted from the date of filing an application for registration or from the date of first commercial exploitation anywhere in India or in any convention country or country specified by Government of India whichever is earlier.

7. What is the registration process cycle and time required for obtaining registration certificate?

The registration cycle includes

Filing of application by the creator of the layout-design at the SICLD Registry.
The acceptance of application.
Registrar may accept, refuse the application or accept with some modifications.
The accepted applications shall be advertised within 14 days of acceptance.
Any opposition to the advertisement can be filed within 3 months from the date of advertisement.
The counter-statement to the notice of opposition, if any, to be filed within 2 months from the date of receipt of copy of notice of opposition from the Registrar.
A copy of the counter statement provided to the opposing party.
The Registrar may take hearing with the parities.
The Registrar will decide on the originality of the layout-design and grant or reject the application for registration based on the conclusions reached by him.
Aggrieved party can appeal to Appellate Board or in its absence Civil Court for relief on any ruling of the Registrar.

8. When to submit the application for registration?

Once a company or an individual launches a new product with some unique freature, he/ she/ they can submit application with the drawing/ mask and layout of the circuit for registration.