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Filing an Integrated Circuit Topography Application
What is an Integrated Circuit Topography?
Integrated circuit products are constructed from a complex series of layers of
semi-conductors, metals, dielectrics and other materials on a substrate. The Integrated Circuit Topography Act (ICT Act)
refers to the three-dimensional configuration of these layers as an "integrated
circuit topography." An integrated circuit product is a manufactured device in
which complex electronic circuits, often called "microchips" or "semi-conductor chips," are integrated. The ICT Act provides
protection for the design of a topography but this protection does not extend to the
functions performed by the circuit.
Registration of an Integrated Circuit Topography
Canada's integrated circuit topography legislation protects the original design of
a registered topography, whether it has been embodied in an integrated circuit
product or not. The ICT Act protects registered integrated circuit topographies for
up to ten years. The term begins on the filing date of the application for
registration. The term ends on December 31 of the tenth year after the year of
the first commercial exploitation or the year of the filing date, whichever is
earlier. For the owner of a topography to have rights under the ICT Act, the
topography must be registered.
Payments can be made using:
– American Express, MasterCard or VISA
– CIPO Deposit Account
This is not a debit card account. Please do not include any bank account information on the application. Contact the Client Service Centre for more information.
Fee (CAN$):
Filing an application: $200
NOTE: SECTIONS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
System Requirements and Information
You should review our system requirements and information
summary to ensure you have the required software.
Strategis Registration
Before accessing any electronic form you must first log on to the Strategis secure
server. If you do not have a Strategis account click here to create one.
Problems?
To report a technical problem, please complete the
Technical Problem Report form.
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