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Form MW Form MW should be used for registration of a claim for protection in a mask work that vis fixed in a semiconductor chip product by or under the authority of the owner of the mask work. A mask work is a series of related images however fixed or encoded having or representing the predetermined three-dimensional pattern of metallic insulating or semiconductor material present or removed from the layers of a semiconductor chip product and in which the relation of the images to one another...is such that each image has the pattern of the surface of one form of the the mask work consists of designs that are staple commonplace or familiar in the semiconductor industry any variation or combination of such designs must considered as a whole be original to be protected* In no case does protection for a mask work extend to any idea procedure process system method of operation concept discovery or the like embodied or illustrated in a mask work. Nor is a design protectible if it is...dictated by a particular electronic function or is one of only a few available design choices that will accomplish that function* Protection for a mask work begins on the date on which the mask work is registered or the date of first commercial exploitation anywhere in the world whichever occurs first and lasts for a term of 10 years. During such time the owner has the exclusive rights to 1 reproduce the mask work by any means 2 import or distribute semiconductor chip products embodying the...mask work and 3 authorize or induce others to reproduce to import or to distribute. Statutory protection for a mask work that has been commercially exploited anywhere in the world is terminated if application for registration of a claim for protection is not made within 2 years after the date of first commercial exploitation* Deposit to Accompany Application The statute requires the deposit of identifying material as specified in the Copyright Office Regulations. 37 CFR 211. For further...information see www. copyright. gov/title37/211. Mask Work Protection Different from Copyright Both the Copyright Act and the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act are administered by the Copyright Office and involve protection for intellectual property. However they differ from each other in most respects including term ownership eligibility scope of exclusive rights limitations on exclusive rights remedies and registration procedures. For Forms or Information For information write or call the...Copyright Office Library of Congress Washington DC 20559-6000 202 707-3000. For forms call 202 707-9100 or download them from www. copyright. gov* You may photocopy blank application forms however photocopies of Form MW submitted to the Copyright Office must be clear legible on a good grade of 8 1 2 x 11 preferably blue paper suitable for automatic feeding through a photocopier. Forms not meeting these requirements will be returned* PRIVACY ACT ADVISORY STATEMENT Required by the Privacy Act of...1974 P. L* 93-579 The authority for requesting this information is title 17 USC sec* 908 which provides for mandatory registration of claims to mask work protection* Furnishing of the information is voluntary but if the information is not furnished it is probable that registration will be refused* Unless a judicial appeal should result in an order compelling registration any inchoate rights in the mask work would be forfeited at the expiration of 2 years from first commercial exploitation* The...principal uses of the requested information are the examination of the application for registration to determine compliance with legal requirements and the establishment and maintenance of a public record of claims of protection* Other routine uses include public inspection and copying preparation of public indexes preparation of public catalogs of mask work registrations and preparation of search reports upon request. NOTE No other advisory statement will be given in connection with this...application* Please keep this statement and refer to it if we communicate with you regarding this application* MASK WORK NOTICE The owner of a protected mask work may affix a notice to the mask work or to the semiconductor chip product embodying the mask work in such a way as to give reasonable notice of such protection* The notice consists of two elements 1 the words mask work the symbol M or the letter M in a circle and 2 the name of the owner or owners of the mask work or an abbreviation by...which the name is recognized or is generally known* The affixation of a notice is not a condition of protection under the law but provides certain benefits. SPACE BY SPACE INSTRUCTIONS Space 1 Title Every work submitted for registration must be given a title for purposes of cataloging and identification* This title may include the name of the semiconductor chip product in which the mask work is embodied e*g* ASTRA 2014 Memory Cell 5522 or Register X22. Space 2 Nature of Deposit Give a short...description of the object deposited as identifying material e*g* chips plus seven of nine acetate layers acetate color overlay sheets or composite plot. Spaces 3 4 and 5 Information About Current Owner s The owner of a mask work is 1 the person who created the mask work 2 the legal representative of that person if that person is deceased or under a legal incapacity 3 the employer for whom a person created the mask work within the scope of his or her employment or 4 the party to whom all the...rights of such a person employer or representative are transferred* Give the name s and address es of the current owner s of the mask work which is the subject matter of this application* Use a continuation sheet if additional space is needed* Give the citizenship or domicile of the current owner in space 4. If the current owner is not the person who created the mask work that is the subject matter of this application check the appropriate box in space 5 to explain how the owner acquired the...right to claim protection in this mask work. Note If the current owner is a company or organization one of the boxes must be checked* Space 6 Date and Nation of First Commercial Exploitation To commercially exploit a mask work is to distribute to the public for commercial purposes a semiconductor chip product embodying the mask work. The offering to sell or transfer a semiconductor chip product is a commercial exploitation only when the offer is in writing and occurs after the fixation of a...mask work in a semiconductor chip product. If this mask work has been commercially exploited anywhere in the world give the exact date month day and year and the nation of first commercial space blank. Space 7 Citizenship or Domicile of Owner at Time of First Commercial Exploitation Eligibility for protection may depend on the nationality or domicile of the owner of a commercially exploited mask work at the time of first commercial exploitation* Complete this space if the mask work which is...the subject of this application was commercially exploited and if the nationality or domicile of the owner at the time of first commercial exploitation is different from that given in space 4. Preexisting material that is common in the semiconductor industry. Such material is not protectible. However if staple designs are combined in a way that is original the new authorship may be protected* Further portions of a work that may have been previously commercially exploited or previously...registered for protection may not be included in the claim* Give a brief general statement that describes the new protectible contribution that is the basis of this claim* This statement may if appropriate refer to any previous mask work upon which the mask work being registered is based as an aid in distinguishing the new contribution from the preexisting material* Note Protection does not extend to the functions of the semiconductor chip product. 9 10 11 12 Spaces 9 12 Correspondence In space...9 give the name address email and daytime telephone number of the contact person if further information about this claim is needed* Deposit Account. Complete space 10 if an existing deposit account is to be charged for the filing fee. Certi cation* Give the handwritten signature of a person authorized to certify the facts asserted in this application* The application must be signed* Address for Return of Certi cate. The name and address must be completed legibly. The certificate will be mailed...in a window envelope. Copyright Office fees are subject to change. For current fees check the Copyright Office website at www. Copyright. gov write the Copyright Office or call 202 707-3000. For Mask Works UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE REGISTRATION NUMBER MW EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION Month Day Year APPLICATION RECEIVED DEPOSIT RECEIVED SEE SPACE-BY-SPACE INSTRUCTIONS ON OTHER SIDE* DO NOT WRITE ABOVE THIS LINE* IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE USE FORM MW/CON* 1. TITLE OF THIS WORK 2. NATURE OF...DEPOSIT 3. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CURRENT OWNER S 4. CITIZENSHIP OR DOMICILE OF CURRENT OWNER S Citizen of or Domiciled in 5. DERIVATION OF OWNERSHIP If the person who created the mask work that is subject matter of this application is not named as the owner check one Note If a company or organization is named as the current owner one of the following boxes must be checked* a* The owner is the employer of a person who created such mask work within the scope of his or her employment. B. The owner...has acquired the rights by transfer from the creator employer or representative. 6. DATE AND NATION OF FIRST COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION Month Day Year Nation FIRST COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION See instructions 8. NATURE OF CONTRIBUTION Mask works generally contain designs that are staple commonplace or familiar in the semiconductor industry or are variations of such designs or are variations of designs that have been previously commercially exploited or previously registered for protection* Describe...the new original contribution in this mask work for which statutory protection is sought 9. CONTACT PERSON FOR CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THIS CLAIM Name Daytime telephone number Address if other than given at space 12 Fax Email DEPOSIT ACCOUNT Name of Account Account Number 11. CERTIFICATION I the undersigned hereby certify that I have the authority to submit this application and that the statements made herein are correct to the best of my knowledge. HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE X This application MUST...be signed* TYPED SIGNATURE Certificate will be mailed in window envelope to this address PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE Number/Street/Apt Number Signed the application at space 11. Enclosed a check or money order for the nonrefundable filing fee payable to Register of Copyrights. Enclosed deposit application and fee. MAIL TO City/State/Zip Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue SE Washington DC 20540 Any person who knowingly makes a false representation of a material fact in the application...for registration as provided in 18 USC 1001 shall be fined not more than 10 000. Form MW-Full Rev 07/2006 Print 07/2006 12 000 Printed on recycled paper U*S* Government Printing Office 2006-xxx-xxx 60 xxx.