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Act on the Protection of the Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products (Semiconductor Protection Act, as amended up to Act of October 19, 2013)

Year of Version:	2013
Date of Entry into Force:	November 1, 1987
Date of Text (Enacted):	October 22, 1987
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:	This consolidated version of the Semiconductor Protection Act includes all amendments up to Act of October 19, 2013, on Amendments of Patent Law and Other Industrial Property Laws.
Available Texts:
German	Gesetz über den Schutz der Topographien von mikroelektronischen Halbleitererzeugnissen (Halbleiterschutzgesetz - HalblSchG, in der Fassung vom 19. Oktober 2013) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Supersedes Law on the Protection of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products (Semiconductor Protection Law, as amended by the Law of July 31, 2009) (DE139) Law on the Protection of the Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products (Semiconductor Protection Law, as amended by the Law of March 7, 1990) (DE040) Relates to Patent Act (as amended up to Act of December 3, 2015) (DE208) Civil Code (as amended up to the Act of October 1, 2013) (DE181) Is amended by Act Revising Certain Provisions of Patent Act and Other Acts in the Field of Industrial Property Protection (DE175) Is implemented by Regulation of January 2, 2014 for Further Modernization of the Design Act and Introduction of the Invalidity Procedure in Design Matters (DE198) Regulation Implementing Semiconductor Protection Act (Regulations on Semiconductor Protection Applications, as amended by Regulation of December 17, 2004) (DE201)
WIPO Lex No.:	DE190

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