China has revised its regulations concerning protection of integrated circuit (IC) layout designs developed domestically. The new regulations are intended to make it harder for Chinese companies to obtain legal protection for copied chip designs by tightening originality requirements, registration procedures, and infringement remedies, Reuters reports. As a result, it will get harder for underperforming China-based companies to copy ICs developed by their more successful rivals. Meanwhile, Chinese chipmakers will be allowed to produce their designs in Taiwan or South Korea.
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