Software intellectual property protection has a "software registration" procedure.
Software registration
According to the Regulations on the Protection of Computer Software, the registration certificate issued by the software registration agency is the preliminary proof of the registered items. At the same time, when copyright disputes occur, software copyright can be used as strong evidence. At present, the software copyright registration certificate has become a widely used intellectual property certificate in many fields such as justice, science and technology, taxation, finance, software products and software enterprise identification.
1. To apply for software copyright registration, the following materials shall be submitted:
(1) An application form for registration of software copyright that meets the requirements;
(2) Identification materials of software (identification materials of programs and documents);
(3) Relevant supporting documents. To apply for software copyright registration, the following main supporting documents shall be submitted:
1. Identification certificate of natural person, legal person or other organization;
2. If there is a written contract or project task book, it shall be submitted;
3. Software developed on the original software with the permission of the original copyright owner shall submit the license certificate of the original copyright owner;
4. The successor, assignee or assignee of the right shall submit the certificate of inheritance, assignee or assignee of the right.
Two, to apply for the registration of software copyright, you can choose one of the following ways to make an exception to the identification materials:
(1) The source program has 30 consecutive pages;
(2) The first 10 page of the source program, plus 50 pages of any part of the source program; (3) There are 30 consecutive pages before and after the target program, plus 20 consecutive pages in any part of the source program.
Third, the application matters needing attention
1. To apply for software registration, the necessary application documents shall be submitted in written form, and the fees shall be paid as required.
2. The application documents shall be signed as required, and the signature shall be completely consistent with the name or title filled in the application form.
3. If the documents submitted by the applicant are in a foreign language, they shall be accompanied by a Chinese translation. The supporting documents to be submitted at the time of application shall be original or photocopy. If the original cannot be submitted, the submitted copy shall be marked "consistent with the original" and stamped with the signature of the applicant.
4. The application documents should be A4 paper, with single face vertically and text arranged from left to right. Each part of the application document should be numbered separately in the upper right corner.
5. If the application documents are mailed, they shall be mailed by registered mail or express mail.
6. Applicants can register by themselves or entrust an agency to register.
7. 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.
Fourth, the registration steps
1, process
Fill in the application form-submit the application documents-pay the application fee-the registration agency accepts the application-the application documents are corrected (optional procedure)-and get the registration certificate.
Step 2 fill in the application form
On the website of the center, users register first, then log in, fill in the application form online as required, and then confirm, submit and print.
3. Submit the application documents The applicant or agent submits the registration application documents as required. 4. When the application documents for paying the application fee meet the acceptance requirements, the software registration agency will issue a notice of payment, and the applicant or agent will pay the fee according to the notice.
5. If the application documents accepted by the registration agency meet the acceptance conditions and pay the application fee, the registration agency shall accept the application within the prescribed time limit and issue a notice of acceptance and a bill of payment to the applicant or agent.
6. Where the application documents are flawed, the applicant or agent shall make corrections within the prescribed time limit. If no correction is made within the time limit, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn; If it still does not meet the registration method after correction, the registration institution shall not register it and notify the applicant or agent in writing.
7. If you receive the registration certificate and receive it in the registration acceptance hall, you should receive the certificate with the original acceptance notice within 30 working days from the date of acceptance. If you need to mail it, please fill in the correct contact address in the application form.