Software copyright is the abbreviation of computer software copyright, which refers to the exclusive rights enjoyed by software developers or other rights holders in accordance with relevant copyright laws for software works. As far as the nature of the right is concerned, it is a kind of civil right and has the same characteristics as civil rights.

Processing steps: Fill in the application form--→Submit the application documents---→The registration agency accepts the application--→Review--→Obtain the registration certificate

1. Fill in the application form

On the website of the China Copyright Protection Center, first register the user, then log in, fill in the application form online as required, confirm, submit and print online.

2. Submit application documents

The applicant or agent shall submit paper registration application documents as required.

3. The registration agency accepts the application

If the application documents meet the acceptance requirements, the registration agency will accept the application within the specified period and issue an acceptance notice to the applicant or agent; If the acceptance requirements are met, a supplementary and correction notice will be issued.

According to the regulations on computer software registration, if the application documents are defective, the applicant or agent shall submit supplementary and corrective materials within 30 working days according to the requirements of the supplementary notice. If the application is not supplemented within the time limit, it will be deemed to have been withdrawn. Application; if it complies with the relevant provisions of Article 21 of the "Computer Software Copyright Registration Measures", the registration agency will not register the application and notify the applicant or agent in writing.

4. Review

If it is reviewed to comply with the provisions of the "Computer Software Protection Regulations" and the "Computer Software Copyright Registration Measures", it will be registered; if it does not meet the regulations, a correction notice will be issued.

5. Obtain the registration certificate

Thirty working days after the application is accepted, the applicant or agent can log on to the China Copyright Protection Center website to check the software copyright registration announcement. After reviewing the registration announcement of the software being applied for, applicants or agents in Beijing can go to the registration hall of the China Copyright Protection Center to collect the certificate with the original acceptance notice three working days after the software registration announcement is released.

The contact address of the applicant or agent is out of town. The China Copyright Protection Center will mail the certificate to the address filled in the application form. Please be sure to fill in the correct contact address in the application form.

Extended information:

Application instructions:

1. The applicant can register the computer software copyright by himself or entrust an agency to register.

2. The applicant should keep a copy of the submitted application documents to facilitate the consistency of the document contents during the supplementation and correction procedures.

3. Software copyright registration can be done on-site at the registration hall, or by registered mail or express mail to the Software Registration Department of China Copyright Protection Center.

Postal contact address: Room 302, 3rd Floor, Tower A, Tianqiao Art Building, No. 1 Tianqiao South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing (Postal Code: 100050)

On-site handling address: Copyright in Tower A, Tianqiao Art Building Registration Hall

(Starting from June 1, 2016, the Registration Hall (Tianqiao) of China Copyright Protection Center will no longer accept on-site registration services, and all registration and acceptance will be based on WeChat appointment)

Software registration business consultation: 010—68003934, 64097080

Process inquiry: 010—84195634

Mail certificate inquiry: 010—68003887—5150

Software registration Correction inquiry: 010-84195640

Process inquiry: 010-68003887-7050

4. The application form should be printed online, please do not change the form format without authorization; application documents should be in accordance with regulations The signature and seal should be exactly the same as the name filled in the application form.

5. For the detailed address in the information column of the applicant or agent, please be sure to fill in the accurate actual contact address so that our center can mail the certificate or other written mail.

6. If the copyright owner is a corporate legal person or a public institution legal person, a copy of a valid corporate legal person business license or public institution legal person certificate must be submitted, and the official seal of the company must be affixed;

7. If the copyright owner is a natural person, a copy of a valid ID card of the natural person (front and back copies) should be submitted.

8. If the copyright owner is a foreign natural person, a copy of the passport and a Chinese translation of the passport copy should be submitted, and the signature of the translator is required.

If the copyright owner is a Hong Kong legal person, a copy of the original registration certificate and valid business registration certificate must be notarized by a Hong Kong lawyer entrusted by the Ministry of Justice of China.

The above identification documents and other supporting documents related to registration (such as contracts or agreements, etc.) are in foreign languages ??and must be submitted together with translation by a unit with translation qualifications and stamped with the official seal of the translation unit. Original Chinese translation.

9. If an applicant or agent for software registration from other places needs to obtain the certificate by himself, he should add brackets after the contact person in the information column of the applicant or agent in the application form and indicate the contact person's name. Beijing contact address.

10. In order to improve work efficiency and shorten the work cycle, various notifications (such as supplementary and correction notices, etc.) during the registration process will be mainly notified to applicants by email. Applicants should provide a true and accurate email address when filling out the application form.

Time limit for supplements and corrections: According to the computer software registration regulations, the applicant must submit supplementary and corrective materials within 30 working days from the date of issuance of the notice of supplements and corrections. If no supplements and corrections are made within the time limit, the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.

11. The operating system and browser are incompatible prompt information: The current operating system is compatible with: WindowsXP, Windows7, Windows10, and the browser is compatible with: IE7, IE8, IE9, IE10, IE11, 360, among which IE10, IE11 Please set the compatibility mode first, then register, log in, fill in the application form and print it, etc.

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Computer Software Copyright

China Copyright Protection Center-User Guide