Integrated Layout Design

Basics of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layouts

Semiconductor Layout Filing Requirements in India

SICL - Design Registration in India

Layout Design of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits

An application for registration of a Semiconductor in India requires the following particulars:

The Details of the Applicant

Name
Address
Citizenship
Legal status and country of incorporation (in case applicant is a company)

Specimen of the Integrated Layout Design

Three (3) sets of any of the following items, which describes the layout design:

drawings produced with a plotter which describes the layout- design applied for registration; or
photographs of masks used for the fabrication of the semiconductor integrated circuit by using of the layout – design applied for registration,
or drawings which describes the pattern of such masks.

User

The law requires the applicant to specify whether the semiconductor integrated circuit layout design is in use in India. If in use, then the date of user is required to be specified.

Priority details

We require the following to claim priority:

Priority application number
Priority country
Priority date
Certified priority document (may be submitted later within 2 months from the date of filing in India)

Power of Attorney

A Power of Attorney is required to be filed with the application for registration, if it is being filed through an Agent. A Power of Attorney needs to be stamped appropriately. It is also possible to file the Power of Attorney subsequent to the filing of the Application.