   
  
IP/N/1/GBR/151  
IP/N/1/GBR/L/4  
 
10 March 2021  
(21-2024)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE DESIGN RIGHT (SEMICONDUCTOR TOPOGRAPHIES)  
(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2006  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text 
 
Title The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) 
Regulations  2006 
Subject matter  Layout -designs (topographies) of integrated circuits  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/GBR/21_1470_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/L/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Regulations amend the Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989 to give 
effect to the Council Decision of 22nd December 1994 on the extension of the legal protection of 
topographies of semiconductor products to persons from a member of the World Trade Organization 
(94/824/E C). The Regulations provide a modified version of section 217(3) of the Copyright, Designs 
and Patents Act 1988 and substitute a new Schedule to the Regulations that includes a list of 
qualifying countries, other than EU Member States, which are parties to  the Agreement establishing 
the WTO.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  1 June 2006 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1833/regulation/1/made  
Other date    IP/N/1/GBR/151 • IP/N/1/GBR/L/4  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 February 2021  
Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1833/note/made  
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  UK Intellectual Property Office  
 
Concept House  
Cardiff Road  
Newport  
South Wa les 
NP10 8QQ  
United Kingdom  
 
information@ipo.gov.uk  
 
0300 300 2000  
 
Outside the UK:  
+44 (0)1633 814000  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  