New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 December 2002
| Public Act | 1994 No 116 |
| Date of assent | 25 November 1994 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.
1 Short Title and commencement
Part 1
Interpretation and application
3 Meaning of commercially exploited
5 Meaning of making in relation to an eligible layout design
7 Licence of owner of layout design rights
8 Eligible layout design includes substantial part of the design
10 Application to layout designs made before commencement of this Act
Part 2
Ownership and nature of layout design rights
12 Ownership of layout design rights
13 Nature of layout design rights
14 Infringement of layout design rights
15 Innocent commercial exploitation
17 Copying for research or teaching purposes
19 Commercial exploitation of eligible layout design previously exploited under licence
20 Use for defence, security, and other purposes
21 Nature and scope of rights under section 20
23 Owner of layout design rights entitled to remuneration
Part 4
Remedies for infringement
27 Application of sections 28 to 34 to exclusive licensee
28 Rights of exclusive licensee
29 Proceedings where concurrent rights exist
30 Defences in proceedings by exclusive licensee
31 Assessment of damages where exclusive licence granted
32 Apportionment of profits between owner and exclusive licensee
33 Limitation on relief where separate proceedings relate to same infringement
38 Prospective ownership of layout design rights
39 Assignments and licences of layout design rights
40 Groundless legal proceedings
41 Amendments to Copyright Act 1962 [Repealed]
42 Amendment to Commerce Act 1986
An Act to provide for the protection of layout designs for integrated circuits
