b) On the request of the registered holder of the industrial design or of a licensee if he has requested the holder to institute court proceedings for a specific relief and the holder has refused or failed to do so within ninety days, the court may grant an injunction to prevent infringement or an imminent infringement, award damages and grant any other remedy provided for in the general law or under this Act. §15.5. Infringement of Patents a) A patent shall be infringed by the performance of any act referred to in Section 13.10 (b) by a person other than the holder of the patent and without the holder‟s agreement, subject to the limitations and exceptions provided for in Section 13.10 (c). b) On the request of the holder of the patent the court may grant an injunction to prevent infringement or an imminent infringement and, where the infringer acted knowingly or with reasonable grounds to know, award damages and grant any other remedy provided for in the general law or under this Act. § 15.6.Infringement of Layout Designs a) A layout-design (topography) of an integrated circuit protected under this Act shall be infringed by the performance of any act referred to in Section 14.4 (a) by a person other than the registered holder of the layout-design (topography) and without the holder‟s agreement, subject to the limitations and exceptions provided for in Section 14.4 (b). b) On the request of the registered holder of the layout-design (topography) of an integrated circuit, or of a licensee if he has requested the holder to institute court proceedings for a specific relief and the holder has refused or failed to do so within ninety days, the court may grant an injunction to prevent infringement or an imminent infringement, award damages and grant any other remedy provided for in the general law or under this Act. Section 16 Civil and Administrative Procedures and Remedies §16.1. Equitable Procedures The court shall make available to right holders civil judicial procedures concerning the enforcement of any intellectual property right covered under this Part. Defendants shall have the right to written notice which is timely and contains sufficient detail, including the basis of the claims. Parties shall be allowed to be represented by independent legal counsel, and procedures shall not impose overly burdensome requirements concerning mandatory personal appearances. All parties to such procedures shall be duly entitled to substantiate their claims and to present all relevant evidence. The procedure shall provide a means to identify and protect confidential information, unless this would be contrary to existing constitutional requirements. 88

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