According to Yuri Zubov, Rospatent posted 11 new

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Over the past four years, the number of applications from Russian IT companies for patenting IT solutions has grown by 70%, said the head of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) Yuri Zubov at a meeting with the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin on August 22.

According to Yuri Zubov, in order singapore whatsapp number database for businesses to invest in IT developments more efficiently and reliably, Rospatent is developing legislation that will expand the opportunities for patenting IT solutions.
government services on the State Services portal in 2023 and 2024, which reduced the time it takes to register license and franchise agreements by three times. "This year, we will complete the work on posting all remaining government services of the agency on the portal. And we will optimize the process of providing them," said the head of Rospatent.

In addition, Rospatent, together with the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, is implementing an initiative to warn about the expiration of a trademark. "People miss deadlines and lose brands. To avoid these risks, we will create a service this year that will allow warnings and guide you through all the stages to extend the validity of a trademark," said Yuri Zubov.

As Mikhail Mishustin noted, it is important that the owner of the invention receives the benefit, and these principles of fairness should be implemented in the instruments that Rospatent is preparing. "We want people who create products of intellectual labor that everyone needs to receive income corresponding to their inventions," the head of government added.

The effectiveness of patents is in question

Director of Ideco LLC Dmitry Khomutov reported that in Russia, as in the West, patents are rarely used as a tool for protecting know-how, especially in the software sector.

"The majority of patents are registered by 'technological champions' because they are most often required for reporting on government grants or for reporting to investors when using third-party funds for custom or product development," he said.

"In reality, a patent in Russia is not a powerful tool, although the state is carrying out planned work to change the situation. For example, in May 2024, an order was issued that simplified the patenting of IT developments. But patents still do not affect the capitalization of a company, do not contribute to obtaining a loan and do not provide effective protection of know-how from competitors," says Dmitry Khomutov.

Dmitry Khomutov noted that initiatives to simplify the procedure for obtaining patents will have a positive impact only on those companies whose goal is to report on grant projects; for small market representatives, patenting is still a lengthy process of reviewing applications and complicated bureaucratic procedures.

He also highlighted the financial factor: for small companies, the costs can be prohibitive, especially given the uncertainty of the outcome of a patent application.

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