Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Legal Basis
– Topography Act of January 29, 2019.
Membership in International Conventions
– Based on Common Market Council’s Directive No. 87/54 of December 16, 1986.
Filing
Applicant: subject or enterprise belonging to a country of the European Union or belonging to a country having entered a bilateral arrangement.
Applicants not living in the country: appointment of a representative in Denmark not obligatory.
Novelty: application should be filed no later than two years from the first commercial use.
Kind of protection: registration certificate.
Territory covered: Denmark (not including Faroe Islands and Greenland).
Filing requirements for an application (can be sent to resident agent):
1. Unlegalized power of attorney, on request only;
2. Specification and drawings.
Examination
Examination: as to formalities only.
Opposition: not provided for.
Granting, Protection
Granting takes place immediately.
Duration: ten years from the first commercial use or filing.