When applying for software copyright registration in the Intellectual Property Office, the relevant fees have been paid. However, some people think that although the software copyright registration is successful, it still needs to pay fees to the relevant state departments every year. So I am also concerned about how to stipulate the annual fee for software copyright registration.
1. What is the annual fee for software copyright registration?
1. Software copyright is automatically obtained, that is, it is automatically protected by copyright law from the date of software development.
2. However, in order to better protect software copyright, the state has established a voluntary registration system for software copyright. Software copyright registration is voluntary, unlike legal procedures such as application and registration to obtain patent rights and trademark rights.
3. Therefore, software copyright registration only needs to pay a one-time registration fee, not an annual fee.
Second, the payment standard
Computer software copyright registration fee (approved by the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission)
1, registration fee
(1) Computer Software Copyright Registration Fee
250 yuan/time. The cost of this project is limited to the registration of the program and one of its documents. For example, if you apply for registration of multiple certificates, 80 yuan will be added for each additional certificate.
Exception deposit fee 320 yuan/piece.
(2) software copyright contract registration fee
Every time 100 yuan
(3) software copyright contract registration certificate fee
50 yuan/piece
(4) Change or supplement the registration fee
150 yuan/piece
(5) Request for deferred handling fee
The first time 100 yuan/piece, the second time in 200 yuan/piece.
(6) Software source program storage fee
100 page is 120 yuan. If the page exceeds 100, the 2 yuan will be increased for each additional 1 page.
2. Inquiry fee
(1) query fee for computer information database
For the information in the bibliographic database, there are more than one 50 yuan entry per question 100, and each entry costs RMB. Looking back (five years ago) for each 75 yuan, if it exceeds 100, it will be charged RMB per item;
For the information in the abstract database in recent five years, each question is 10 yuan, and each page is charged RMB; For retrospective inquiry (five years ago), each question 15 yuan is charged RMB per page;
Copyright investigation and inquiry, information in recent five years, 100 yuan per question, more than 3 pages, additional yuan per page, retrospective inquiry (five years ago), 125 yuan per question, more than 3 pages, additional yuan per article;
(2) The paper media inquiry fee refers to the file with the specified registration number, and 2 yuan is charged for each file. If photocopying is required, a photocopying fee will be charged.
Three. Matters needing attention in software copyright application
According to the official notice of China Copyright Protection Center, you should pay attention to the following points when applying for computer software copyright:
1. The applicant can register the copyright of computer software by himself or entrust an agency for registration.
2. The applicant shall keep one copy of the application documents submitted, so as to keep the contents of the documents consistent in the correction procedure.
3. Software copyright transfer or exclusive contract registration can be conducted in the registration hall, or sent to the software registration department of China Copyright Protection Center by registered mail or express mail.
The application form should be printed online. Please don't change the format of the table without authorization. The application documents shall be signed in accordance with the provisions, and the signature shall be completely consistent with the name or title filled in the application form.
5. For the detailed address in the information column of the applicant or agent, please fill in the exact actual contact address and mail the certificate or other written mail to China Copyright Protection Center.
6. If the copyright owner is an enterprise legal person or a public institution legal person, a valid copy of the business license of the enterprise legal person or the certificate of the public institution legal person shall be submitted, and the official seal of the unit shall be affixed;
7. If the copyright owner is a natural person, a valid copy of the natural person's ID card (double-sided copy) shall be submitted. And must submit non-work development guarantee or non-work development certificate. (Download non-job development certificate and non-job development guarantee).
8. If the copyright owner is a foreign natural person, a copy of the passport and a Chinese translation of the copy of the passport shall be submitted, and the translator shall be required to sign it.
It can be seen that software copyright registration does not need to pay annual fees at all, unless some other fees need to be paid in the case of changes in software copyright registration. The software copyright management center will actually inform the parties about the specific charging method.