Article 8
The Duration of the Protection
(1) [Minimum Duration Where Commercial Exploitation and Registration Not
Required]
Where the faculty provided for in Article 7 has not been made use
of, protection shall last at least 15 years from the creation of the
layout-design (topography).
[Alternative M:
(2)
[Minimum Duration Where Exploitation or Registration Required]
Where the faculty provided for in Article 7 has been made use of, protection
shall last at least ten years
(i) from the date of the starting of the commercial exploitation,
where Article 7(1)(i) applies,
(ii) from the date of the filing of the application for registration,
where Article 7(ii) applies, or
(iii)
from the earlier of the two dates specified in (i) and (ii),
above, where both Article 7(i) and Article 7(ii) apply.]