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State Council adopted Regulations on Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs including registration requirements

On 10 July 2026, the State Council adopted a revision of the Regulations on Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs, originally promulgated by State Council Order No. 300 on 2 April 2001 and revised by State Council Order No. 842, signed on …

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
semiconductors
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-07-10
adopted

On 10 July 2026, the State Council adopted a revision of the Regulations on Protection of Integrate…

2026-10-15
in force

On 15 October 2026, the Regulations on Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs, including r…