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CHAPTER 9⁠—PROTECTION OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTS — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
901.Definitions.
902.Subject matter of protection.
903.Ownership, transfer, licensing, and recordation.
904.Duration of protection.
905.Exclusive rights in mask works.
906.Limitation on exclusive rights: reverse engineering; first sale.
907.Limitation on exclusive rights: innocent infringement.
908.Registration of claims of protection.
909.Mask work notice.
910.Enforcement of exclusive rights.
911.Civil actions.
912.Relation to other laws.
913.Transitional provisions.
914.International transitional provisions.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002⁠—Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, § 13210(11), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1910, substituted “licensing” for “licensure” in item 903.

1997⁠—Pub. L. 105–80, § 12(a)(21), Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1535, substituted “Ownership, transfer, licensure, and recordation” for “Ownership and transfer” in item 903.