Legal subjectivity:
Integrated circuit layout design is a patent right in intellectual property rights. The layout design of an integrated circuit should be original, and the layout design should not be a conventional design recognized by layout design creators and integrated circuit manufacturers. Legal objectivity:
Article 3 of the "Regulations on the Protection of Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits" The layout-designs created by Chinese natural persons, legal persons or other organizations shall enjoy the exclusive right to layout-designs in accordance with these Regulations. If a layout design created by a foreigner is first put into commercial use within the territory of China, he shall enjoy the exclusive right to the layout design in accordance with these Regulations. For layout designs created by foreigners, if the country where the creator belongs has signed a relevant agreement on the protection of layout designs with China or has participated in an international treaty on the protection of layout designs with the Chinese government, it shall enjoy the exclusive rights to the layout designs in accordance with these Regulations. Article 4 of the "Regulations on the Protection of Integrated Circuit Layout Designs" The protected layout design shall have originality, that is, the layout design is the result of the creator's own intellectual work, and the layout design is in the layout design at the time of its creation. It is not a conventional design recognized among creators and manufacturers of integrated circuits. For a protected layout design consisting of conventional designs, the combination as a whole shall comply with the conditions specified in the preceding paragraph.