“Release specialists and companies from paying the annual state duty to maintain a patent in the field of IT.
Including those who received a patent before March 1, 2022,” the appeal says.
In addition, he proposed limiting the time for consideration of an application for a patent in the field of IT and the issuance of a patent by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property to 60 days, as well as exempting IT specialists and companies from paying state duties when filing an application and registering patents.
“These measures will allow us to continue developing the domestic high-tech market, increase the country's competitiveness and prevent the outflow of Russian IT specialists to foreign companies,” Kudzh believes.
He recalled that since the introduction of Western sanctions against Russia, the demand for Russian software has increased and most orders are for office applications and operating systems.
“In order to meet the needs of the Russian economy in modern and up-to-date software, the prompt introduction of additional incentive measures is required.
One of the effective solutions in this area is the modernization of the issuance of patents for intellectual property products in the field of IT,” says Kuja.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that introduces tax incentives to support companies in the information technology industry, as well as tourism.
In early March, the head of state also signed a decree on measures to ensure the accelerated development of the domestic IT sector.