硕士论文-集成电路布图设计的知识产权保护制度研究

中国人民大学硕士学位论文集成电路布图设计的知识产权保护制度研究姓名：司海瑞申请学位级别：硕士专业：@指导教师：朱大旗2007070122050TRIPS200112331984()IPICTRIPS45TRIPS4,,5AbstractIntheinformationtimesof20'century,theinformationindustrydevelopedatahighspeed.Asthecoreofmicroelectronictechnology,theintegratedcircuitgainsalotofattentionintheeconomicdevelopmentandinternationaltradeofmanycountries.SincethefirstIntegratedCircuitcameintobeingin1950s,ithasbeenutilizedinmanyaspectsofsociallifeandplaysamoreandmoreimportantrole.Hencethesystemonprotectingtheintegratedcircuitcameintobeing.Itsatisfiesthedevelopmentoftheinformationindustry,andfostersthedevelopmentofintegratedcircuittechnology.“ThereisnoflatterytosaythatIntegratedCircuitgoesthrougheverytechnicalcategory,evenincludingthewholeusuallife”.WiththebirthandcommonusageofIntegratedCircuit,however,therealsocomesanewseriesoflegalproblems.ForthetraditionalprotectionsystemofintellectualpropertycannotofferIntegratedCircuitsufficientprotectionowingtoitslimitation,soitbecomesnecessarytosetupanothernewone.Comparedwiththetraditionalintellectualpropertysystem,thenewonediffersfromboththesystemofcopyrightandthesystemofpatent.Itisdesignedtopossessthefeaturesofthetwoabove,whichnotonlyenrichesthetheoryofintellectualpropertybutalsoprovidespreciousexperiencefortheresearch.TomeettherequirementsofTRIPSandperfectourintellectualpropertysystem,Chinadrafted“TheProtectionRulesofIntegratedCircuit”in2001,whichsafeguardsthedevelopmentofourintegratedCircuitindustry.Adoptingthewayofcomparedresearch,consultingtherelativeregulationsofothercountriesandregions,andutilizingthebasictheoryofintellectualproperty,thewritertriestomakearesearchonthequestionofintegratedCircuitprotectiononthebasisofChineserelativeruleswiththepurposeofdoingsomebenefitsforthetheoreticalresearchaswellaslegislationimprovement.Thepaperconsistsoffiveparts:ThefirstpartisdevotedtogivingageneralideaofintegratedCircuit.Tobeginwith,thewriterdefinesthenameandthecontextofintegratedCircuitand6layout-design.IntegratedCircuithasdifferentnamesindifferentcountrieswhileitscontextisthesame.Sodoesthelayout-design.ThewriterexplainswhythenameintegratedCircuitandlayout-designismorereasonablethanitsotherones.Than,therecomesthequestionwhyintegratedCircuitlayout-designisboundtobecomeonepartofindependentintellectualpropertythroughbrieflyintrudingthecentralpositionofintegratedCircuitbyexplainingitsindustrialprocess,doingafurtherresearchontheroleandfeaturesoflayout-design,andmakingacomparisonamongintegratedCircuitdesignstructure,worksandinvention.Thesecondoneisaboutexclusiverightsoflayout-design,includingitssubject,context,limitation,tortandrelief.Inthepartofitscontext,thewritermainlytalksaboutcopyrightoflayout-design,thedifferenceofcopyrightfromtheviewofcopyrightlawandtheviewoflayout-design,anditscommercialusage.Inthepartoflimitation,theauthormainlytalksaboutsixabnormalsituations:reasonableusage,adverseproject,andindependentinvention,theendofright,goodwilltortandunwillingpermission.Attheend,thewriterintroducesthedefinitionofexclusiverightsoflayout-designtortanditsrelief.Thethirdpartisusedtodiscusstheprotectionoflayout-designfromtheviewoflaw.Firstly,thewriterexplainstheprotectionobjectoflayout-designanditsconditiontogetherwiththestandardofinnovation,andthengoesfurthertoanalyzetheshortcomingsofpatentlawandcopyrightlawintermsoflayout-designprotecting.Furthermore,somewordsaredevotedtointerpretingthenecessityofmakingspeciallawtoprotectintegratedCircuitlayout-designfromthedevelopmentofintegratedCircuitindustryandlawtheory,andthehistoryoflegislationonintegratedCircuitlayout-design.SinceAmericacreatedthefirstspeciallawtosafeguardlayout-design,manycountrieshasfolloweditsstepandthencometheinternationalregulations.Heretheauthorpicksupfourtypicalsetsoflaw:“Semi-conductorprotectionlaw”ofAmerica,“TheCommitteeOrderofLegalProtectiononSemi-conductorlayout-designofEU,ICPCoftheInternationalOrganizationofIntellectualProperty,andTRIPSofWTO,andthenmakeacomparisonamongthem.Inthis7process,somespecialsystemsforlayout-designarealsomentioned.Owingtoitsspecialcharacteristics,itisdifficulttoofferenoughprotectiontolayout-designonlybycurrentcopyrightlaw,patentlawortrademarklaw,somanyacountryadoptsthestyleofspeciallaw.Actually,theinternationalstandardforprotectingintegratedCircuithasbeenformedandthelawonlayout-designalsohasdevelopeditsindependentsystemwithtypicalfeatures.ThefourthpartisabouttheassessmentofChineselawoflayout-design.Atthefirstbeginning,thewritergivesabriefintroductionofChineseprotectionsystemoflayout-design,thatisthecontextandshortcomingsoftheProtectionRulesofIntegratedCircuitLayout-design.Hereafter,theauthoranalyzesthedefectofprotectionfromCommercialSecretsLawandCivillaw.Inthelastpart,thewritercomesupwiththequestionofhowtoperfectourlawfromtheviewoflegislation.ItiswisefortheChineseProtectionRulesofIntegratedCircuitLayout-designtoreducethestrengthinprotectinglayout-designbecauseourintegratedCircuitindustrystillhasalongwaytogowhilecomplyingwiththeregulationsofTRIPS.However,withtherapiddevelopmentofintegratedCircuitindustry,italsoh