Infringement

(1) An infringement shall consist of the performance of any act which is unlawful under section 6 of this Act. (2) On the application of the right holder or of a licensee if he has requested the owner to institute court proceedings for a specific relief and the right holder has refused or failed to do so, the Court may, as soon as possible, (a) grant an injunction to prevent infringement or an imminent infringement; (b) award damages; (c) order the seizure, forfeiture or destruction of, (i) any infringing integrated circuit or any product or article of which the infringing layout- design or integrated design forms an integral part; or (ii) any article, instrument or thing by means of which any such infringing layout design, integrated circuit or article was produced; or (d) grant any other remedy provided for in the general law. (3) An action under this section may be instituted only after an application for the registration of the layout-design has been filed with the Registrar. 20