نظام مناسب جهت حمايت از حقوق مالكيت فكري در طرح ساخت مدارهاي يكپارچه

THE SUITABLE SYSTEM TO PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN LAYOUT - DESIGNS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

This article is directed to a discussion of what the suitable system for the protection of intellectual property rights in layout-designs of integrated circuits is, comparing sui generis form of intellectual property right, adopted by TRIPs Agreement 1994, to patent. For the purpose of accession to the WTO, Iran should enact national laws to honor the international obligations particularly under the TRIPs Agreement. The possibility of choosing patent system for the establishment of a suitable form of protection and its increased role in protecting IC related inventions in practice, have made sui generis system weak, which gives Iran the option to choose between them. This decision is one of the most vital policies which needs a close attention because of the economic and industry situation in Iran. In legislating the act, it should be considered that legal infrastructure cannot be a ban on the way of improvement in IC industry as well as a mere factor in its progress.