An application for registration of an integrated circuit topography is filed with the National Center of Intellectual Property (hereinafter the Center).

An application should contain the following documents:

• a petition for the grant of a certificate;
• deposited materials:
• photographs of photomasks;
• an assembly layout drawing;
• layer-by-layer layout drawings;
• photographs of each layer of a topography;
• samples of an integrated circuit with a given topography if it was used before the date of the application filing;
• an abstract;
• a power of attorney if an application is filed through a patent attorney.

To an application there is attached a document attesting payment of the patent fee (a copy of a payment order with a bank note or a bank receipt) or a document attesting the grounds for exemption from its payment or for its payment in a reduced amount.

Fees are transferred to the clearing account of the Center.

A payment document should refer only to one application and contain the registration number of the application or the integrated circuit title as well as the name of a procedure, for which payment has been made. 

The application materials should be prepared in accordance with the following normative-legal acts:

• Law of the Republic of Belarus on Legal Protection of Integrated Circuit Topographies;
• Regulations on Compiling, Filing and Examination of Application for Registration of Integrated Circuit Topographies;
• Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus “On Patent Fees”.   

It is possible to consult on preparation of an application with patent attorneys of the Republic of Belarus.