Resumen de Industrial Property Rights Protection: Analysis of the Integrated Circuits Act of Thailand
To encourage continued investments in R&D to result in technological advancements in the field of microelectronics, protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) embedded in the layout designs is a very important issue. In Thailand, protection is provided for the layout design of integrated circuits through the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act, B.E. 2543 (2000). The law is on intention to provide protection to creators of layout-designs of integrated circuits in order to help boost the microchip industry in Thailand. However, the Act is very complicated to understand for people in IT society. The purpose of this paper is to explain and analyze the legal principles of the Integrated Circuits Act, B.E. 2543 (2000). The development of intellectual property protection for integrated circuits in international level is also discussed in this paper. This paper will be a valuable contribution towards integrated circuit industry especially for integrated circuit designers.
