Application for Registration of an Integrated Circuit Topography

Instructions

The following are instructions for completing an application for registration of an integrated circuit topography:

• Applicant
• Title(s)
• Description of the nature or function of topography
• Interest
• Conditions of registration
• First commercial exploitation
• Material filed and other information
• Agent
• Representative for service
• Signature(s)
• Fees
• Application form [PDF version]

Applicant
You shouldwrite your surname(s) followed by a comma, and then your first name. Complete postal addresses should be included (i.e., street name, residence number, postal code and/or the post office box number, where applicable). If the Office of the Registrar of Topographies has assigned a number to your application, please indicate this number on all correspondence relating to your application.

Title(s)
The title (or titles), consisting of words and/or code, is essential for identifying the topography. Only alphanumeric characters as shown on standard North American keyboards can be entered in the Register.

Description of the nature or function of topography

Insert a brief description of the nature (structure type) or function of the topography. An example of the function would be "operational amplifier," while examples of the nature would be "bipolar, CMOS, or linear."

Interest
Please indicate if the applicant is the creator of the topography or a successor in title by marking the appropriate block.

Conditions of registration
Registrability in Canada is dependant upon the following conditions:

The creator of the topography is, at the time of its creation or on the filing date of the application,:

• A national of Canada;
• A national of a country recognized by Canada by convention or treaty that affords protection for topographies;
• A national of a country that the Minister has certified by notice published in the Canada Gazette.

OR

The creator of the topography has, at the time of its creation or at the time of filing, a real and effective establishment for the creation of topographies or the manufacture of integrated circuit products in Canada or a country that is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) or has a reciprocal agreement with Canada.

OR

The topography is first commercially exploited in Canada and the application is filed within two years thereafter.

First commercial exploitation

To commercially exploit means to sell, lease, offer, or exhibit for sale or lease, or otherwise distribute for a commercial purpose.

The date (day, month, and year) as well as the country must be indicated.

Material filed and other information

List materials being filed with the application and other information. You should indicate:

• The number of layers of the topography;
• The number of layers being deposited;
• The number of layers containing confidential information for which design data is submitted;
• The number of integrated circuit products deposited (for commercially exploited topographies, at least four integrated circuit products must be submitted if parts of the design data are blocked out).

Agent

This section should only be completed if someone appointed to act on the applicant’s behalf files the application.

Representative for service

This section must be completed if the applicant does not have a Canadian address.

Signature

The application must be signed and dated by either the applicant or the applicant's agent.

Fees The fee for filing an application is $200.