council direct decemb legal protect topographi semiconductor product eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe semiconductor product plai increasingli import role broad rang industri semiconductor technolog consid fundament import commun industri develop function semiconductor product depend larg part topographi product develop topographi requir invest consider resourc human technic financi topographi product copi fraction cost need develop independ topographi semiconductor product present protect member state exist legisl protect exist attribut exist differ legal protect semiconductor product offer law member state direct neg effect function common market semiconductor product differ greater member state introduc legisl subject exist differ effect remov neg effect common market prevent aris relat extens protect person commun member state free act behalf commun decis limit period time commun legal framework protect topographi semiconductor product instanc limit basic principl provis protect exclus right protect person reli author prohibit act except right long protect matter time decid accord nation law registr deposit requir condit protect subject exclus licenc grant sole reason period time elaps condit voluntari licenc grant respect protect topographi protect topographi semiconductor product accord direct prejudic applic form protect measur legal protect topographi semiconductor product commun consid stage applic common basic principl member state accord provis direct urgent necess adopt direct chapter definit articl purpos direct semiconductor product final intermedi form product consist bodi materi includ layer semiconduct materi ii layer compos conduct insul semiconduct materi layer arrang accord predetermin dimension pattern iii intend perform exclus function electron function topographi semiconductor product seri relat imag fix encod repres dimension pattern layer semiconductor product compos ii seri imag pattern part pattern surfac semiconductor product stage manufactur commerci exploit mean sale rental leas method commerci distribut offer purpos purpos articl commerci exploit includ exploit condit confidenti extent distribut parti occur exploit topographi take place condit confidenti requir measur conform articl treati council act qualifi major propos commiss amend paragraph ii order adapt provis light technic progress chapter protect topographi semiconductor product articl member state protect topographi semiconductor product adopt legisl provis confer exclus right accord provis direct topographi semiconductor product protect satisfi condit result creator intellectu effort commonplac semiconductor industri topographi semiconductor product consist element commonplac semiconductor industri protect extent combin element fulfil abovement condit articl subject paragraph protect appli favour person creator topographi semiconductor product member state provid topographi creat creator employ protect appli favour creator employ term employ provid contrari topographi creat contract contract employ protect appli favour parti contract topographi commiss contract contrari person refer paragraph protect appli favour natur person nation member state habitu resid territori member state member state make provis accord paragraph protect appli favour natur person nation member state habitu resid territori member state ii compani legal person real effect industri commerci establish territori member state protect exist accord provis articl protect appli favour person refer paragraph ii commerci exploit member state topographi exploit commerci world exclus author exploit commerci topographi commun person entitl dispos protect appli favour successor titl person mention paragraph subject paragraph member state negoti conclud agreement understand state multilater convent legal protect topographi semiconductor product whilst respect commun law rule laid direct member state enter negoti state view extend protect person benefit protect provis direct member state enter negoti inform commiss thereof member state wish extend protect person benefit protect provis direct conclud agreement understand extens protect member state notifi commiss commiss inform member state thereof member state hold extens protect conclus agreement understand abey month date notifi commiss period commiss notifi member state concern intent submit propos council member state extend protect respect person member state concern member state hold extens protect conclus agreement undestand abey period month date notif member state end month period commiss submit propos council member state hold extens protect conclus agreement understand abey period month date propos submit absenc commiss notif propos council decis time limit prescrib member state extend protect conclud agreement understand propos commiss extend protect made notif member state accord preced paragraph adopt council act qualifi major decis council basi commiss propos prevent member state extend protect person addit benefit protect member state includ envisag extens agreement understand notifi council act qualifi major decid commiss propos council decis pursuant paragraph publish inform offici journal european commun articl member state provid exclus right confer conform articl exist longer appli topographi semiconductor product applic registr due form file public author year commerci exploit member state requir addit registr materi identifi exemplifi topographi combin thereof deposit public author statement date commerci exploit topographi preced date applciat registr member state ensur materi deposit conform paragraph made public trade secret provis prejudic disclosur materi pursuant order court compet author person involv litig valid infring excus right refer articl member state requir transfer right protect topographi regist member state subject registr deposit accord paragraph payment fee exceed administr cost condit prescrib fulfil addit formal obtain maintain protect admit member state requir registr provid legal remedi favour person protect accord provis direct prove person appli obtain registr topographi author articl exclus right refer articl includ right author prohibit act reproduct topographi protect articl commerci exploit import purpos topographi semiconductor product manufactur topographi notwithstand paragraph member state pai permit reproduct topographi privat commerci aim exclus right refer paragraph appli reproduct purpos analyz evalu teach concept process system techniqu embodi topographi topographi exclus right refer paragraph extend act relat topographi meet requir articl creat basi analysi evalu topographi carri conform paragraph exclus right author prohibit act paragraph appli act commit topographi semiconductor product put market member state person entitl author market consent person acquir semiconductor product reason ground product protect exclus confer member state conform direct prevent commerci exploit product act commit person reason ground semiconductor product protect member state ensur demand righthold tribun requir accord provis nation law applic payment adequ remuner provis paragraph appli successor titl person refer sentenc paragraph articl member state subject exclus right refer articl licenc grant sole reason period time elaps automat oper law articl member state provid exclus right refer articl exist registr condit come exist exclus right accord articl earlier date date topographi commerci exploit world ii date applic registr file due form topographi commerci exploit world topographi fix encod exclus right exist accord paragraph member state provid period prior right come exist legal remedi favour person protect accord provis direct prove person fraudul reproduc commerci exploit import purpos topographi paragraph prejudic legal remedi made enforc exclus right confer conform articl exclus right end year end calendar year topographi commerci exploit world registr condit come exist continu applic exclus right year earlier date end calendar year topographi commerci exploit world end calendar year applic registr file due form topographi commerci exploit world period year fixat encod exclus right exist pursuant paragraph end exclus right exist applic registr due form file period member state registr condit come exist continu applic exclus right articl protect grant topographi semiconductor product accord articl extend concept process system techniqu encod inform embodi topographi topographi articl legisl member state semiconductor product manufactur protect topographi carri indic indic capit chapter continu applic legal provis articl provis direct prejudic legal provis patent util model right provis direct prejudic right confer member state fulfil oblig intern agreement includ provis extend right nation resid territori member state concern law copyright member state restrict reproduct draw artist represent topographi copi dimens protect grant nation law topographi semiconductor product fix encod entri forc nation provis enact direct date set articl affect provis direct chapter final provis articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct novemb member state ensur commun commiss text main provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl direct address member state brussel decemb council presid how oj oj oj