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Council Directive (EEC) No. 87/54 of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products, European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 1986 Dates Adopted: December 16, 1986 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Industrial Designs, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Notes Member States are to comply with this Directive by 7 November 1987. For further information, see Article 11.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Directive du Conseil (CEE) n° 87/54 du 16 décembre 1986 concernant la protection juridique des topographies de produits semi-conducteurs PDF HTML Spanish Directiva del Consejo (CEE) N° 87/54 de 16 de diciembre de 1986 sobre la protección jurídica de las topografías de los productos semiconductores PDF HTML English Council Directive (EEC) No. 87/54 of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products PDF HTML
Related Legislation Is amended by (1 text(s)) Is amended by (1 text(s))
Council Decision (EEC) No. 93/17 of 21 December 1992 amending Decision 90/510/EEC on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from certain countries and territories (EU010)
Is implemented by (18 text(s)) Is implemented by (18 text(s))
Code of Economic Law (updated on April 21, 2022)  (BE214)
Law on Topography of Integrated Circuits (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020)  (BG113)
Law of January 10, 1990, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (updated décembre 29, 2014) (BE208)
Law of April 19, 2014, on the Insertion of Book XI 'Intellectual Property' to the Code of Economic Law, and Specific Provisions to the Book XI in Books I, XV and XVII of the Code (updated on October 30, 2015) (BE177)
Law of March 28, 1984, on Patents (updated on December 29, 2014) (BE196)
Law No. 11/1988 of May 3, 1988, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended up to Law No. 39/2010 of December 22, 2010) (ES151)
Act No. 146/2000 Coll. on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended by Act No. 84/2007 Coll.) (SK042)
Act on Amendments to the Act on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 60/2006 of June 9, 2006) (SI093)
Act on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 21/95 of April 14, 1995 - Unofficial Consolidated Text No. 4) (SI092)
Law of 2002 on the Protection of Topographies of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits  (CY032)
European Communities (Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products) (Amendment) Regulation 1999 (S.I. No. 113 of 1999) (IE134)
Law of January 28, 1997, Adapting the Law of March 28, 1984 on Patents to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) annexed to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (BE062)
Act of October 28, 1987, Containing Regulations for the Protection of Original Topographical Designs for Semi-Conductor Products (NL016)
Council Decision No. 96/644/EC of November 11, 1996, on the Extension of the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products to Persons from the Isle of Man (EU255)
Presidential Decree No. 415/1995, Supplement to Presidential Decree No 45/91 (Greek Government Journal 24, A) on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products in compliance with Council Directive 87/54/EEC of December 16, 1986 and the Decision 90/510/EEC as amended by Decisions 93/17/EEC, 95/237/EC, 94/700/EC, 94/828/EC, and the adaptation thereof to the regulations of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) ratified by Law 2155/1993 (GR014)
Presidential Decree No. 45/1991 on Legal Protection of Semiconductor Products in Compliance with Council Directive 87/54/EEC of 16 December 1986 as supplemented by Decisions 87/532/EEC and 88/311/EEC (GR241)
Council Decision No. 94/700/EC of 24 October 1994 on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from Canada (EU256)
Council Decision No. 93/16/EEC of December 21, 1992, on the extension of the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products to persons from the United States of America and certain territories, as amended by Council Decision No. 93/520/EEC of 27 September 1993 (EU269)


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