USEFUL INFORMATION FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE RESULTS OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY
Author - the author of an invention, utility model or industrial design is the citizen by whose creative labor the relevant result of intellectual activity has been created. Unless otherwise proven, the person mentioned as the author in a patent application filed for an invention, utility model or industrial design shall be deemed the author of the invention, utility model or industrial design (Article 1347 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Invention- a technical solution in any field related to a product (in particular, a device, a substance, a strain of a microorganism, plant, or animal cell culture) or a method (the process of carrying out actions in respect of a material object by material means), including the application of a product or method for a particular purpose. An invention is provided with legal protection if it is novel, has an inventive step, and is industrially exploitable (Article 1350 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Utility model- a technical solution relating to an apparatus. A utility model is granted legal protection if it is novel and industrially applicable. A utility model is deemed novel if the aggregate of its significant features is not known from the state of the art (Article 1351 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Industrial design- a solution to the appearance of a factory-made or home-made article. An industrial design is granted legal protection if it is novel and original in terms of its significant features. The significant features of an industrial design include features that determine the aesthetic features of the appearance of the article, in particular the form, configuration, decoration, color and line pattern, the outline of an article, the texture or finish of the material an article is made of. The features determined solely by the technical function of the article are not protected features of an industrial design (Article 1352 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Сomputer program- an aggregate of data and commands presented in an objective form and intended for the operation of a computer and other computer apparatus for the purpose of obtaining a certain result, including the preparatory materials produced in the course of development of the computer program and the audiovisual displays generated by it. Copyrights in any and all types of computer programs (including operating systems and software complexes) which may be expressed in any language and in any form, including the initial text and compiled code, are protected in the same way as copyrights to literary works (Article 1261 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Database- an aggregate of independent materials presented in an objective form (articles, calculations, normative acts, court decisions and other similar materials), which are systematized so that these materials can be found and processed by means of a computer (Article 1260 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
Service invention — an invention, utility model or industrial design created by an employee in the course of his duties or a specific assignment of the employer, are deemed a service invention, service utility model or service industrial design. The right of attribution in respect of a service invention, service utility model or service industrial design belongs to the employee (author). The exclusive right to a service invention, service utility model or service industrial design and the right to obtain a patent are owned by the employer, except as otherwise envisaged by a labor contract or civil law contract between the employee and the employer (Article 1370 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
