Section 11: Change in the ownership of a protected layout-design:

11. Change in the ownership of a protected layout-design:___(1) Any change in the ownership of a protected layout-design shall be in writing. (2) Once the layout-design has been registered the change in ownership at the request of any interested party, made to the Patent Office, shall be recorded and published by the Controller. Such change shall have no effect against third parties until such recording is effected. (3) An application for change in ownership shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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