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These Regulations shall come into force on the 17th day of August, 2001. MADE by the Attorney General this 17th day of August, 2001. (GODFREY SMITH) Attorney General Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of 18 [CAP. 256 Integrated Circuits SCHEDULE I [Regulation 26] TARIFF OF FEES $ 1. Filing an application……………………………………...... 200.00 2. Amending an application in accordance with a request made pursuant to regulation 19 (1) …………………….......... 3. Entering in the Register particulars of a transfer of an interest or grant of a licence affecting a registered layout-design pursuant to sections 15 (1) (b) and 16 (2) of the Act..……... 4. Amending an entry in the Register or making a new entry in the Register pursuant to regulation 21………………..............… 5. Amending a certificate of registration or issuing a new certificate, pursuant to subregulation 22 (4), for the purpose of correcting a typographical or clerical error made as a result of incorrect information provided by the applicant…..… 6. Transmitting material on file to the Court pursuant to regulation 25………………………………………................ 7. Providing a copy of a document, of entries in or extracts from the Register under section 12 (3) of the Act or of any material referred to in regulation 24, for each A4 page………………………………………………...……… 8. Providing a certified copy of an entry or a document referred to in section 12(6) of the Act………………......…. Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits PROTECTION OF LAYOUT-DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ACT (CHAPTER 256 OF THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF BELIZE, REVISED EDITION 2020) SCHEDULE II (Section 8 of the Act) FORM NO. 1 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A LAYOUT-DESIGN 1_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Application is hereby made for the registration of the above layout-design in the name of 2____________________________________________ whose trade or business address is 3 ________________________________________________ trading as 4___________________________________who claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof. 5_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 6________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ To the Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of 20 [CAP. 256 Integrated Circuits 1. Brief and precise designation of the layout-design. 2. Here insert legibly the full name, description, nationality and residence of whose trade or business address the individual, firm or body corporate is making the application. The names of all the partners in a firm must be given in full. If the applicant is a body corporate, the kind and country of incorporation should be stated. 3. Here insert the full trade or business address of the applicant. 4. Here insert the trading style (if any). 5. Specify the date of first commercial exploitation of the layout-design anywhere in the world, or indicate that such exploitation has not commenced. 6. Where an agent has been appointed, the name and address of the agent. *Attach power of attorney appointing the representative of the applicant, if any. *Attach particulars establishing the right to protection under section 5 of the Act. *Attach a copy or drawing of the layout-design. Attach information defining the electronic function which the integrated circuit is intended to perform. *Attach description of the material filed, including, where the layout-design consists of layers and contains confidential information, the number of layers and the number of layers in relation to which regulation 14 or 15 has been relied on. Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits PROTECTION OF LAYOUT-DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ACT (CHAPTER 256 OF THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF BELIZE, REVISED EDITION 2020) [Regulation 22] FORM NO. 2 CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION The layout-design entitled____________________________________________ ____________________________________ has been registered in the name of _________________________________________ under No.________________ as of the date___________________ of 20 ____________. The filing date of the application for registration of the layout-design is ______________________________ of 20___________. 1_____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2_______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Sealed at my direction, this _____________day of _____________ 20________ The Registrar Intellectual Property Office BELIZE. Registration is for ten calendar years after the date of commencement of protection of the layout-design. Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of 22 [CAP. 256 Integrated Circuits 1. Description for the nature or function of the layout-design. 2. Where the layout-design has been commercially exploited, the date on which and place at which the layout-design was first commercially exploited.