Taxes applicable to integrated circuit layout diagrams (topographies)

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TITLE VII: APPLICABLE TAXES ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION SCHEMES (TOPOGRAPHS)

DIFFERENT TAXES TAXES F.CFA (1euro=655.957 F.CFA)
1 – Fees for obtaining layout diagrams (topographies) of integrated circuits:
a) Filing an application for integrated circuit registration225.000
b) Publication of an integrated circuit365.000
c) Length of the descriptive memorandum (description, claim, drawing sheets to be paid for at the time of filing or at the latest before delivery):
*11 to 20 typed pages or drawings (A4 format)120.000
*Beyond 21 pages or plates, in increments of 10 pages or undivided plates80.000
d) Modification or correction of material errors prior to publication on filing forms, descriptions and integrated circuit drawings, due to error or modification40.000
e) Modification or correction of material errors after publication on filing forms, descriptions and integrated circuit drawings, due to error or modification50.000
2 – Taxes relating to the special register of integrated circuits:
a) Registration or removal from the special register of configuration schemes260.000
b) Issuance of an extract from the special register of configuration diagrams5.000
3 – Research taxes:
a) Issuance of an official copy of the description, drawings and originality of a configuration diagram request, including a copy of the documents:
*Up to 10 pages or plates60.000
*Above 10 pages or plates (per additional page or plate)15.000
b) The RSSC registration status80.000
c) Issuance of a duplicate of a document or certificate concerning an integrated circuit layout diagram55.000
d) Research on an integrated circuit layout diagram75.000
e) Authentication of a printed booklet of an integrated circuit layout diagram55.000
f) Communication of original integrated circuit layout diagrams30.000
5- Appeal fee, per appeal
Appeal fee, per appeal960.000
6 – Extension taxes:
*From OAPI to a new member state75.000
*From a new Member State to OAPI150.000
*Supplement for late application for extension from a new State to OAPI or from OAPI to a new State30.000
*Correction of material errors found on the extension form15.000

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