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DRAFT

TREATY ON THE PROTECTION OF

LAYOUT-DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHIES)

OF MICROCHIPS

CONTENTS

Preamble

Article 1: Establishment of a Union

Article 2:

Definitions

Article 3: The Subject Matter of the Treaty

Article

4:

The Legal Form of the Protection

Article 5: National Treatment

Article 6: The Scope of the Protection

Exploitation; Registration

Article 7:

Article 8:

The Duration of the Protection

Article 9:

Assembly

Article 10:

International Bureau

Article 11: Amendment of Certain Provisions of the Treaty

Article 12: Safeguard of the Paris and Berne Conventions

Article 13: [No] Reservations

[Article 13bis:

Consultations; Disputes[; Enforcement]]

Article 14: Becoming Party to the Treaty

Article 15: Entry into Force of the Treaty

Denunciation of the Treaty

Article 16:

Article 17:

Languages of the Treaty; Signature

Article 18: Depositary Functions

Article 19: Notifications