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whether the product contains an integrated circuit containing a protected layout design,
whenever any was circulated in Egypt or abroad.
Article 52
The Patent Office may decide to grant, to a third party, a non-voluntary license for the
exploitation of a protected layout design according to the provisions of the non-voluntary license of
patents provided for in Articles 23 and 24.
Article 53
Any violation of Article 50 shall be punishable by a fine of not less than 40,000 pounds and of
not more than 100,000 pounds.
In case of repetition, the offence shall be punishable by imprisonment for a period of not more
than two years and by a fine of not more than 200,000 pounds.
Article 54
The provisions of Articles 4, 33, 35 and 42 shall apply to this Chapter.