Collection of Laws for Electronic Access YH MAURITIUS be liable to pay to the right holder a sum equivalent to a reasonable royalty such as would be payable under a freely negotiated licence in respect of such a layout-design; Commencement and Duration of Protection 7.—(1) Any protection granted in respect of a layout-design under this Act shall commence— (a) on the date of the first commercial exploitation anywhere in the world, of the layout-design by or with the consent of the right holder, provided that an application for protection is filed by the right holder with the Controller within the time limit referred to in section 3(2); or (b) on the filing date accorded to the application for the registration of the layout-design filed by the right holder, if the layout-design has not been previously exploited commercially anywhere in the world. (2) Any protection granted in respect of a layout-design under this Act shall terminate at the end of the tenth calendar year after the date of commencement of protection. Part III Registration Application 8.—(1) An application for the registration of a layout-design shall be made on the prescribed form and shall be filed with the Controller. (2) A separate application shall be filed in respect of different layout-designs. (3) The application shall— (a) contain a request for registration of the layout-design in the register and a brief and precise designation of the layout-design; (b) indicate the name, address, nationality of the applicant and if different from the address, the habitual residence of the applicant; (c) be accompanied by the authorization of the agent appointing the representative of the applicant, if any; (d) subject to subsection (4), be accompanied by a copy or drawing of the layout-design together with information defining the electronic function which the integrated circuit is intended to perform; (e) specify the date of the first commercial exploitation of the layout-design anywhere in the world or indicate that such exploitation has not commenced; and (f) provide particulars establishing the right to protection under section 6. MU004EN Integrated Circuits, Act, 08/08/2002, No. 24 page 5/10