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PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF LAYOUT-DESIGN
RULE 22. FORM AND SIGNING OF APPLICATION

(1) An application to the Registrar for the registration of a layout-design under sub-section (1) of section 8 shall be made on Form LD-1 accompanied by prescribed fee and shall be signed by the applicant or his agent.

(2) Three sets of one of the following items, which clearly describe the layout-design, shall be attached. The size of the drawing or the photograph shall not be less than 20 times the size of the semiconductor integrated circuit fabricated using such layout-design, namely:

(a) three sets of drawings produced with a plotter which describes the layout-design applied for registration; or

(b) three sets of photographs of masks used for the fabrication of the semiconductor integrated circuit by using of the layout-design applied for registration, or drawings which describe the pattern of such masks.

(3) In the case the applicant for registration of layout-design makes a request in writing for maintaining the secrecy of the layout-design, he may attach in place of the drawings or photographs specified in sub-rule (2), the three sets of partially blocked drawings or photographs of such layout-design to the satisfaction of the Registrar. The Registrar may inspect the complete drawing or photographs of such layout-design. The blocking of such drawing or photograph shall be to the satisfaction of the Registrar such that it does not hamper the identification of the applied-for layout-design. The blocked out area of such drawing or photograph shall not be greater than the area of the remaining portion of layout-design.