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Circuits
By,
Vintee Mishra
Brain League IP Services
1947
Bell Labs invents transistor on December 23.
Its first commercial use was in
products for the hearing impaired.
1953
Motorola applies for its first semiconductor related patent
to develop low cost transistors
for audio power stages
of radio communication receivers and auto radios
1957
The semiconductor industry surpasses
$100 million
in sales for the first time.
1958
Texas Instruments’ Jack Kilby
demonstrates first integrated circuit (IC).
1964
The semiconductor industry surpasses
$1 billion
in sales for the first time.
1979
The semiconductor 1984
industry surpasses Chip Protection Act becomes law,
$10 billion creating the first new form
in sales of intellectual property (SCPA)
And so as the illegal copying
1985
U.S. and Japanese
governments 1985
agree JAPAN
to eliminate tariffs Act Concerning the
on semiconductors. Circuit Layout of a
SIA files petition Semiconductor
with U.S. government, Integrated circuit
citing unfair Japanese (Law No. 43)
market barriers.
1986
U.S. and Japan sign agreement to end dumping practices yet
nine of eleven U.S. chip
manufacturers leave market;
Japan overtakes U.S. as the world’s
leading semiconductor producer.
INVENTIVE STEP
UTILTARIAN
SCPA, 1984
“Semiconductor Chip Product” is the final or
intermediate form of any product –
Ten years from the end of the calendar year of the first
sale or hire anywhere in the world by or with the
licence of the design right owner, or
Original; and
Not commercially exploited anywhere in India or in a
Convention Country; and
Inherently distinctive; and
Inherently capable of being distinguishable from any other
registered lay out design.
Original:
The layout design is treated as original if,
Term :
10 yrs from the date of filing or first commercial
exploitation