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Question: Malaysian Intellectual Property - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT-DESIGNS

Answer: The protection of layout-designs of integrated circuits in Malaysia is governed by the Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 2006 (the "Act") which came into force on 15 August 2000. Layout-designs are specifically excluded from the definition of a design that can be registered under the Industrial Designs Act 1996.

As defined in the Act:

1."integrated circuit" means a product, whether in its final form or in an intermediate form, in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections are integrally formed in and on, or in or on, a piece of material and which is intended to perform an electronic function; and

2."layout-design" means the three-dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements of an integrated circuit and some or all of the interconnections of the integrated circuit or such a three-dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture;

(Source: MIPA - Malaysian Intellectual Property Association , 09 Sep 2021)

Source Link: https://www.mipa.org.my/pages.php?id=16