WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCEIP/N/1/SWE/L/1
29April 1996
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO(96-1634)
Council forTrade-Related Aspects Original: English/
ofIntellectual Property Rights anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Sweden
Thepresent document reproduces1thetextoftheActontheProtection ofTopographies for
Semi-conductor Products (1992:1685), asnotified bySweden under Article 63.2oftheAgreement
(seedocument IP/N/1/SWE/1).
Conseil desaspects desdroits depropriété
intellectuelle quitouchent aucommerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ETREGLEMENTATIONS CONSACREES ALA
PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIEES AUTITRE
DEL'ARTICLE 63:2DEL'ACCORD
Suède
Leprésent document contient letexte1delaLoisurlaprotection destopographies deproduits
semi-conducteurs (1992:1685), notifiée parlaSuède autitredel'article 63:2del'Accord (voir le
document IP/N/1/SWE/1).
Consejo delosAspectos delosDerechos dePropiedad
Intelectual relacionados conelComercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES YREGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS ALA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS ENVIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2DEL ARTÍCULO 63DEL ACUERDO
Suecia
Enelpresente documento sereproduce1eltexto delaLeydeProtección delasTopografías
deProductos Semiconductores (1992:1685), notificada porSuecia deconformidad conelpárrafo 2
delartículo 63delAcuerdo (véase eldocumento IP/N/1/SWE/1).
1English only/anglais seulement/inglés solamente.IP/N/1/SWE/L/1
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THE MINISTRY OFJUSTICE
Stockholm
ACT
ONTHE PROTECTION OFTOPOGRAPHIES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS
(Act1992:1685, ofDecember 17,1992, aslastamended byAct1994:238, ofApril 14,1994).
TheSubject Matter ofProtection
Article 1.Inorder forarightinatopography toexistunder thisAct,thetopography mustbetheresult
ofitscreator 'sownintellectual effort andthetopography must notconsist ofelements thatare
commonplace inthesemiconductor industry. Where thetopography consists ofelements thatare
commonplace inthesemiconductor industry, itisprotected onlyifthecombination ofsuchelements
meets theabove-mentioned conditions.
TheScope oftheProtection
Article 2.Therightinatopography forasemiconductor product includes anexclusive rightto
1.make copies ofthetopography
2.import, forcommercial purposes, copies ofthetopography, and
3.make thetopography available tothepublic byoffering copies ofthetopography forsale,rental,
lending orother distribution tothepublic.
Thenotion ofa"copy ofatopography" includes alsoasemiconductor product which hasbeen
manufactured byusing thetopography.
Owner oftheRight toProtection
Article 3.Theowner oftherightinatopography isthephysical person whocreated thetopography,
provided thatheisanational of,orhashishabitual residence in,aState member oftheEuropean
Economic Area andthattheprovisions ofthesecond paragraph donotapply.
Theright inatopography which hasbeencreated byanemployee inthecourse ofhisemployment
belongs totheemployer, unless there isanagreement tothecontrary andprovided thattheemployer
isaphysical person whoisanational of,orhashishabitual residence in,aState member ofthe
Economic Area oralegalperson whoconducts business activities insuchaState.
Where arightinatopography doesnotexistunder theprovisions ofthefirstandsecond paragraphs,
sucharightshallapply infavour ofphysical orlegal persons who, orwhich, meets theconditions
relating totheattachment referred tointhesecond paragraph, provided thattheyhaveobtained an
exclusive righttoexploit thetopography commercially throughout theEconomic Areaandcommercially
exploit thetopography inaState member ofthatArea.
Therightinatopography shallapply alsoinfavour ofanyperson whohasacquired therightfrom
thepersons referred tointhefirsttothirdparagraphs.
Term ofProtection
Article 4.Therightinatopography comes intoexistence when ithasbeencreated andceases atthe
expiryofthetenthyearfromtheyearinwhichthetopographywasfirstcommerciallyexploitedanywhere
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Therightceases fifteen years fromtheendoftheyearinwhich thetopography wascreated, ifithas
not,atthattime, yetbeencommercially exploited.
Limitations ontheProtection
Article5.NotwithstandingtheprovisionsofArticle2,copiesmaybemadeofthetopographyexclusively
forteaching about, oranalysis of,thetopography. Single copies mayalsobemade forprivate purposes.
Copies which havebeenmade under theprovisions ofthefirstparagraph maynotbeusedforany
other purposes.
Article 6.Theright inatopography doesnotextend tocopies ofthetopography which havebeen
distributed tothepublic within theEuropean Economic Areabytheright-owner orwithhisconsent.
Article 7.Where acopy ofatopography forms partofapublic document, thatcopy shall,
notwithstanding theprovisions ofArticle 2,bemade available asprescribed inChapter 2oftheFreedom
ofthePress Act.
Transfer oftheRight
Article 8.Thetransfer ofacopy ofatopography doesnotinclude thetransfer oftheright inthe
topography.
Ifaperson whoholds therightinatopography hasgranted arighttoanother person toexploit the
topography commercially (license), thisperson mayfurther transfer hisrightonlyifanagreement has
beenconcluded tothiseffect. Ifthelicense forms partofabusiness activity, itmay, however, be
transferred together withthebusiness ofpartofit.
Penal Liability, etc.
Article9.Anyonewhowilfullyorwithgrossnegligencecommitsanactwhichviolatestherightprovided
forinArticle 2shallbepunished byfinesorimprisonment fornotmore thantwoyears. Aperson
whohasviolated aninjunction issued under penalty ofafineunder Article 9a,maynotbeadjudicated
tocriminal liability fortheinfringement covered bytheinjunction.
Attempts tocommit offences mentioned inthefirstparagraph aswellastheplanning ofsuchoffences
shallbepunishable according theprovisions ofChapter 23oftheCriminal Code.
Apublic prosecutor maybring acriminal action foranoffence referred tointhefirstandsecond
paragraphs onlyifthere isacomplaint from theinjured party orsuchanaction iscalled forinthe
public interest.
Article 9a.Attherequest oftheowner ofthetopography orofaperson who,onthebasisofalicense,
hastherighttoexploit thetopography, theCourt mayissue aninjunction prohibiting, under penalty
ofafine,aperson whocommits anactconstituting aninfringement of,oraviolation referred to,in
Article 9tocontinue thatact.
Intheplaintiff shows aprobable cause thatanactconstituting aninfringement oraviolation asreferred
toinArticle 9takes place andifitcanreasonably beexpected thatthedefendant, through the
continuation oftheact,diminishes thevalue thattherightinthetopography confers, theCourt may
issueaninjunction forthetimeuntilthecasehasbeenfinally adjudicated orotherwise isdecided. NoIP/N/1/SWE/L/1
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injunction maybeissued before thedefendant hasbeengiven anopportunity torespond, unless adelay
would entail ariskforinjury.
Aninjunction asmentioned inthesecond paragraph maybeissued onlyiftheplaintiff deposits asecurity
withtheCourt forthedamage which maybecaused tothedefendant. Iftheplaintiff isnotcapable
ofdepositing suchasecurity, theCourt mayliberate himfrommaking adeposit. Asregards thetype
ofsecurity, theprovisions ofChapter 2,Article 25,oftheEnforcement Code shallapply. Thesecurity
shallbeexamined bytheCourt unless thedefendant hasaccepted it.
When thecaseisadjudicated, theCourt shalldecide whether aprohibition issued under thesecond
paragraph shallcontinue toapply.
Theprovisions onappeal against decisions inChapter 15oftheCode ofJudicial Procedure shallapply
asregardsappealsagainstdecisionsunderthesecondandthirdparagraphsandasregardstheproceedings
inhigher Courts.
Arequest fortheimposition ofafinemaybemade bytheperson whohasrequested theinjunction.
Inconnection withsuchanimposition, arequest maybemade foranewinjunction tobeissued under
penalty ofafine.
Asregards thecontents ofwireless broadcasts andbroadcasts bywire, theprovisions oftheRadio
Act(1966:755) apply.
Article 10.Anyone who, inviolation ofthisAct,hasacquired acopyofatopography anddoesnot
know, orhasreasonable grounds tobelieve, thatthetopography isprotected, hastherighttocontinue
tocommercially exploit thecopy ofthetopography alsoafterhebecame aware ofthefactthatthe
topography isprotected. Acompensation fortheexploitation shallbepaidaccording totheprovisions
inArticle 11,firstparagraph.
Article 11.Anyone whoexploits atopography inviolation ofthisActshallpayacompensation for
theexploitation totheperson whoholds therightinthetopography ifandtotheextent thatthisis
considered reasonable.
Inthecaseofanexploitation carried outwilfully orwithnegligence, acompensation shallbepaid
alsoforthefurther injury caused through theviolation. Inthedetermination oftheamount ofthe
compensation alsotheinterest oftheowner thataviolation notbecommitted andtoother circumstances
ofother thanpurely economic importance shallbetaken intoaccount.
Article 12.Anyone whocommits anactinvolving aviolation oftherightprovided forinArticle 2
shall, ifthisisconsidered reasonable, surrender totheowner ofthetopography, foracompensation,
theproperty involved intheviolation.
Instead ofissuing anorder forsurrender asprescribed inthefirstparagraph, theCourt may, ifthis
isreasonable, order thatsuchproperty shallbedestroyed oraltered orthatother measures shallbe
taken which arelikely toprevent unauthorized use.Orders mentioned inthisparagraph shallnotbe
issued ifsurrender ormeasures likely toprevent unauthorized usearetobedecided under Chapter
36oftheCriminal Code. Anaction under thisparagraph maybebrought bytheholder oftheright
inthetopography. Such anaction mayalsobebrought byapublic prosecutor ifthisiscalled forin
thepublic interest.
Theprovisions ofthefirstandthesecond paragraphs shallnotapply inrespect ofpersons whohave
ingood faithacquired theproperty orarightinit.IP/N/1/SWE/L/1
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Article 13.Property asreferred toinArticle 12maybeseized where there arereasonable grounds
tobelieve thatanoffence under thisActhasbeencommitted. Asregards suchseizure, theprovisions
onseizure incriminal cases ingeneral shallapply.
Article 14.Ifproperty other thansuchmentioned inArticle 12hasbeenusedasatoolforsuchmaking
ofcopies ofthetopography which isaviolation under thisAct,theproperty oritsvalue maybeordered
tobesurrendered ifthisisnecessary inorder toprevent acriminal violation orthere areotherwise
special reasons forsuchanorder. Thisshallalsoapply inrelation toproperty which hasbeenused
forattempts tocommit violations asmentioned inthisArticle orform partoftheplanning ofsuch
violations.
Applicability oftheAct
Article 15.TheGovernment may, oncondition ofreciprocity, orwhere thisfollows from suchan
agreement withaforeign Statoranintergovernmental organization which hasbeenapproved bythe
Parliament, issueprovisions ontheapplicability oftheActinrelation toStates other thanthose which
aremembers oftheEuropean Economic Area.
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1.ThisActenters intoforce onthedatedecided bytheGovernment, when alsotheAct(1986:1425)
ontheProtection ofTopographies inSemiconductor Products ceases toapply.
2.TheActapplies alsototopographies which havecome intobeing before theentry intoforce, except
asregards measures which havebeenundertaken orrights which havebeenacquired before theentry
intoforce. Where copies ofatopography havebeenmade before April 1,1987, theymay, however,
notwithstanding theprovisions ofArticle 2,befurther distributed.
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Regulation (1993:1646) prescribed thattheActentered intoforce onJanuary 1,1994.