LAW 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 50: Reverse Engineering, Integrated Circuit Layout Design Protection, Trademark
Document Summary
Semiconductor chip protection act (scpa 1984): created a new form of industrial intellectual property by protecting mask works & semiconductor chip products in which they are embodied against chip piracy. Mask work: the specific form of expression embodied in chip design, including stencils used in manufacturing semiconductor chip products. Scpa provides owner of mask work fixed in semiconductor chip products exclusive right for 10 yrs. to reproduce & distribute products in u. s. & to import them into u. s. Protection of act applies only to those works that, when considered as a whole, are not commonplace, staple, or familiar in semiconductor industry: limitation on exclusive rights: Advantageous formulas, devices, or as writings, patents. compilation of to identify movies, records product/servi. Original creative works in writing or in another. Not readily nonobvious, advanced in ascertainable, not disclosed. Indefinite so long as it continues to be used. format.
