PCB Design Rights Terms
The PCB Design Rights Terms carries 14 published figures read from 14 sources' own pages, from 2 to 70 year, read 27 October 2026.
- 82 to 13
- 413 to 25
- 25 to 36
- 36 to 47
- 47 to 59
- 259 to 70
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 2 to 13 | 8 figures |
| 13 to 25 | 4 figures |
| 25 to 36 | 0 figures |
| 36 to 47 | 0 figures |
| 47 to 59 | 0 figures |
| 59 to 70 | 2 figures |
Across 25 sources read in full (27 October 2026), 14 publish a figure and 11 publish nothing.
By right
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| rightcopyright | 70year | 70 to 70year | 2 |
| rightsupplementary-design | 3year | 3 to 3year | 1 |
| rightexport-records | 5year | 5 to 5year | 2 |
| rightmask-work | 10year | 10 to 10year | 2 |
| rightpatent | 20year | 20 to 20year | 3 |
| rightsemiconductor-topography | 10year | 10 to 10year | 1 |
| rightdesign-right | 15year | 15 to 15year | 1 |
| rightregistered-design | 5year | 5 to 5year | 1 |
| rightmask-work-registration | 2year | 2 to 2year | 1 |
The published figures, each beside its source
A figure gets one row here: the source whose page states it, the page itself and our read date. We add no figure of our own.
Where each figure is written (14 quotes)
- CDPA 1988 s.12 (copyright: 70 years), read 2026-10-08:
Copyright expires at the end of the period of 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies, subject as follows.
- 17 U.S.C. 302 (copyright: life plus 70, or 95 years for hire), read 2026-10-27:
(a) In General.—Copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978, subsists from its creation and, except as provided by the following subsections, endures for a term consisting of the life of the author and 70 years after the author's death.
- USPTO MPEP 2701 (patent term), read 2026-10-27:
(2) TERM.—Subject to the payment of fees under this title, such grant shall be for a term beginning on the date on which the patent issues and ending 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States or, if the application contains a specific reference to an earlier filed a
- Patents Act 1977 s.25 (term: 20 years), read 2026-10-27:
the date on which notice of its grant is published in the journal and, subject to subsection (3) below, shall continue in force until the end of the period of 20 years beginning with the date of filing the application for the patent or with such other date as may be prescribed.
- 35 U.S.C. 154 (patent term: 20 years), read 2026-10-27:
(2) Term.—Subject to the payment of fees under this title, such grant shall be for a term beginning on the date on which the patent issues and ending 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States or, if the application contains a specific reference to an earlier filed a
- CDPA 1988 s.216 (design right: 15 years, or 10 from first sale), read 2026-10-27:
fifteen years from the end of the calendar year in which the design was first recorded in a design document or an article was first made to the design, whichever first occurred, or
- 17 U.S.C. 904 (mask work protection: 10 years), read 2026-10-27:
(b) Subject to subsection (c) and the provisions of this chapter, the protection provided under this chapter to a mask work shall end ten years after the date on which such protection commences under subsection (a).
- The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989, reg. 6 (duration: 10 years), read 2026-10-27:
ten years from the end of the calendar year in which the topography or articles made to the topography were first made available for sale or hire anywhere in the world by or with the licence of the design right owner, or
- U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 100 (mask work registration), read 2026-10-27:
Protection lasts for 10 years
- 22 CFR 122.5 (ITAR records: 5 years), read 2026-10-08:
All records subject to this section must be maintained for a period of five years from the expiration of the license or other approval, to include exports using an exemption (
- 15 CFR 762.6 (EAR records: 5 years), read 2026-10-08:
All records required to be kept by the EAR must be retained for five years from the latest of the following times:
- Registered Designs Act 1949 s.8 (five-year periods), read 2026-10-27:
The right in a registered design subsists in the first instance for a period of five years from the date of the registration of the design.
- GOV.UK, how your unregistered designs are protected, read 2026-10-27:
The appearance of a product is protected in the UK for 3 years from the date you make your design public.
- U.S. Copyright Office, Chapter 9 (semiconductor chip products), read 2026-10-27:
Protection of a mask work under this chapter shall terminate if application for registration of a claim of protection in the mask work is not made as provided in this chapter within two years after the date on which the mask work is first commercially exploited anywhere in the world.
Read, but nothing to quote
11 named sources publish nothing usable on the pages we read. Each is recorded as not publishing, and no number is supplied in its place.
- The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989, reg. 2 (interpretation), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989, contents, read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CDPA 1988 s.213 (design right in original designs), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CDPA 1988 s.215 (ownership of design right), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CDPA 1988 s.51 (design documents and models), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- 17 U.S.C. 901 (mask work definitions), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- 17 U.S.C. 902 (subject matter of protection), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- 17 U.S.C. 905 (exclusive rights in mask works), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- 37 CFR Part 211 (mask work protection), read 2026-10-27: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- 18 U.S.C. 1839 (trade secret definitions), read 2026-10-08: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- 15 CFR 734.7 (published technology), read 2026-10-08: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Method
Every number traces to a quoted sentence on the publisher's page, captured on the date shown along with a hash of the page text.
14 of 25 readable sources publish a figure; 11 were read in full and publish nothing, so they are counted as silent; 0 could not be reached.
The summary statistics use one value per source in year.
127 candidate sentence(s) were rejected in review, each for a recorded reason.
What this dataset is chartered to add later, beyond the published figures shown: one row per right per jurisdiction, the term in years quoted from the statute (topography right, design right, mask work, copyright, patent, registered design periods, EAR and ITAR record retention), so a seller can see which rights in an old board design are still running.
127 candidate sentences from these pages did not make it in; a reviewer rejected each one and logged why.
Where we looked (25)
- The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989, reg. 6 (duration: 10 years)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989, reg. 2 (interpretation)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989, contents(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- CDPA 1988 s.216 (design right: 15 years, or 10 from first sale)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- CDPA 1988 s.213 (design right in original designs)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- CDPA 1988 s.215 (ownership of design right)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- CDPA 1988 s.51 (design documents and models)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- CDPA 1988 s.12 (copyright: 70 years)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- Patents Act 1977 s.25 (term: 20 years)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- Registered Designs Act 1949 s.8 (five-year periods)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- GOV.UK, how your unregistered designs are protected(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 17 U.S.C. 904 (mask work protection: 10 years)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 17 U.S.C. 901 (mask work definitions)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 17 U.S.C. 902 (subject matter of protection)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 17 U.S.C. 905 (exclusive rights in mask works)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- U.S. Copyright Office, Chapter 9 (semiconductor chip products)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 100 (mask work registration)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 37 CFR Part 211 (mask work protection)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 17 U.S.C. 302 (copyright: life plus 70, or 95 years for hire)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 35 U.S.C. 154 (patent term: 20 years)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- USPTO MPEP 2701 (patent term)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 18 U.S.C. 1839 (trade secret definitions)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 15 CFR 762.6 (EAR records: 5 years)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 22 CFR 122.5 (ITAR records: 5 years)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
- 15 CFR 734.7 (published technology)(publisher's terms apply; quoted for reporting)
Take this figure with you
The PCB Design Rights Terms carries 14 published figures read from 14 sources' own pages, from 2 to 70 year, read 27 October 2026.
Across 25 sources read in full (27 October 2026), 14 publish a figure and 11 publish nothing.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right copyright: median 70 year across 2 sources, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right supplementary-design: median 3 year across 1 source, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right export-records: median 5 year across 2 sources, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right mask-work: median 10 year across 2 sources, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right patent: median 20 year across 3 sources, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right semiconductor-topography: median 10 year across 1 source, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right design-right: median 15 year across 1 source, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right registered-design: median 5 year across 1 source, read 27 October 2026.
PCB Design Rights Terms, right mask-work-registration: median 2 year across 1 source, read 27 October 2026.
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