If your software product is intended for sale, it is worth creating a separate website for it on a domain where the name of the software will be present. Here you may encounter a problem: the domain name is not your property. This means that anyone can register domains where the name of your program will be present. This is sometimes used by unscrupulous competitors or cybersquatters, who will then offer to buy the domain for a large sum.
The risks are lower if you have already registered albania whatsapp number data the trademark. If you find that someone is using a similar domain name, you can pursue the rights to it through the courts.
In modern Russian judicial practice, the court almost always sides with the trademark owner. Even if the previous owner of the domain used it for several years, the domain name will still be transferred to the copyright holder. For example, in 2012, Microsoft took the windows.ru domain away from a Russian entrepreneur.
A guide to protecting your IT solutions
We check for exclusive rights to the program code and interface design. If necessary, we draw up agreements for their transfer.
We register the program code with Rospatent.
If the program has a unique solution (method, method), we collect documents for an application to register a patent for the invention.
We are submitting an application to register the logo and software name as a trademark.
We register a domain name containing the name of the software.
We check the software interface design for novelty and originality. If they are present, we file an application for registration of a patent for an industrial design.
You can protect the program yourself, but it requires attention, time, and effort. You can also contact an intellectual property rights specialist. For example, a patent attorney or simply a lawyer with the necessary experience. Such a specialist will help you avoid mistakes, correctly file an application, and defend your rights.