Estonia
Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Act, 1998
| Year of current version: | 1998 |
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| Date of entry into force of original text: | March 16, 1999 |
| Date of Text (Enacted): | November 25, 1998 |
| Type of Text: | Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Subject Matter: | Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Industrial Designs, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) |
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| Available Texts: | |
| English | Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Act, 1998 |
| French | Loi sur la protection des schémas de configuration de circuits intégrés, 1998 |
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| Historical Versions: | Is superseded by |
| WIPO Lex No.: | EE008 |
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The WTO notification states:
"The Act prohibits disclosure of information without the consent of the applicant for microcircuits topography in certain circumstances."
"The laws on industrial property (the Trademarks Act, the Patents Act, the Utility Models Act and the Industrial Designs Act, all with the subsequent amendments, and the Layout-Design of Integrated Circuits Protection Act) contain provisions on the protection and enforcement of industrial property rights. The above laws set forth pre-court dispute resolution procedures by the Industrial Property Board of Appeal in specified cases.
Further, the laws on industrial property contain provisions on certain additional remedies (injunctions) applicable in cases of infringements of industrial property rights."