Register the program, get a certificate
He took a certificate for the program from the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (FIPS).
Registered quickly enough: from the date of application, until the preparation of the certificate, 1.5 months passed. Of the financial costs - only the payment of state fees of about 1200 rubles. The application itself consisted of 74 sheets of a fragment of the source code of the system and 5 sheets of other papers.
Briefly, the registration process itself:
1) I sent an email to otd69@rupto.ru of the corresponding FIPS department stating that I need documents on registering a computer program.
Subject: Request for a package of documents for registering a computer. Letter
text:
Good afternoon.
I ask you to send a package of documents that must be prepared for the official registration of the computer.
1) the registration object of the computer;
2) the status of the copyright holder is a legal entity;
3) number of authors 4 people.
Sincerely,
Dmitry Borozdin
2) After several days of waiting, I called them and asked them to pay attention to my request, so our government services are working.
Deputy Head of Registration Department of Computer, DB and TIMS of FSI FIPS Kulikovsky Vadim Alexandrovich tel. (499) 240-63-54
The next day, a letter came with documents that had to be filled out and instructions.
3) Paid state. duty at the bank.
4) Then I prepared the application and took it to FIPS (days of admission: Tuesday, Thursday).
5) I called FIPS 2 months after the application was submitted, I found out the necessary phone number for a long time (+7 (499) 240-33-42 - telephone of the department’s expert group).
6) In FIPS, a seal was definitely needed - when I arrived there for a certificate, I had to additionally flash the sheets with the source code, put on them a list and a seal.
When flashing the source codes, I broke one awl, I nearly pierced the table with another - the expert said, "The state will forgive everything." I realized what the money is spent on paying state registration fees).
Now we need to figure out how to use intellectual property in order to increase the value of the company.
It seems that in comparison with the registration of a trademark, registration of a computer program is much simpler and faster.
If someone has questions on this topic - please contact, I can give examples of the application and details of the registration process.
UPD: add a list of documents:
1) Application
2) Addition to the application (RP / Additional form)
3) Printout of the source code of the program
4) Abstract
5) Payment document on payment of state duty
The format of the documents will be indicated to you in response to the request by e-mail.
Registered quickly enough: from the date of application, until the preparation of the certificate, 1.5 months passed. Of the financial costs - only the payment of state fees of about 1200 rubles. The application itself consisted of 74 sheets of a fragment of the source code of the system and 5 sheets of other papers.
Briefly, the registration process itself:
1) I sent an email to otd69@rupto.ru of the corresponding FIPS department stating that I need documents on registering a computer program.
Subject: Request for a package of documents for registering a computer. Letter
text:
Good afternoon.
I ask you to send a package of documents that must be prepared for the official registration of the computer.
1) the registration object of the computer;
2) the status of the copyright holder is a legal entity;
3) number of authors 4 people.
Sincerely,
Dmitry Borozdin
2) After several days of waiting, I called them and asked them to pay attention to my request, so our government services are working.
Deputy Head of Registration Department of Computer, DB and TIMS of FSI FIPS Kulikovsky Vadim Alexandrovich tel. (499) 240-63-54
The next day, a letter came with documents that had to be filled out and instructions.
3) Paid state. duty at the bank.
4) Then I prepared the application and took it to FIPS (days of admission: Tuesday, Thursday).
5) I called FIPS 2 months after the application was submitted, I found out the necessary phone number for a long time (+7 (499) 240-33-42 - telephone of the department’s expert group).
6) In FIPS, a seal was definitely needed - when I arrived there for a certificate, I had to additionally flash the sheets with the source code, put on them a list and a seal.
When flashing the source codes, I broke one awl, I nearly pierced the table with another - the expert said, "The state will forgive everything." I realized what the money is spent on paying state registration fees).
Now we need to figure out how to use intellectual property in order to increase the value of the company.
It seems that in comparison with the registration of a trademark, registration of a computer program is much simpler and faster.
If someone has questions on this topic - please contact, I can give examples of the application and details of the registration process.
UPD: add a list of documents:
1) Application
2) Addition to the application (RP / Additional form)
3) Printout of the source code of the program
4) Abstract
5) Payment document on payment of state duty
The format of the documents will be indicated to you in response to the request by e-mail.