The author of a computer program is a person whose creative work is created by the very fact of creation. Copyright in computer programs otnosheii arise from its creation in themselves and do not require registration, Deposit of or compliance with other formalities. Nevertheless, the law could record programs. Thus, a person is the owner of an exclusive right to the computer program or database for validity of the exclusive rights at his discretion may carry out registration of the program in the federal executive authority on intellectual property. It should be emphasized that refers to the right, of free will, but not the obligation to register the program owner.

Preference of such registration is that it is public proof official confirmation of their rights with respect to a particular program. In the case of the need to ban the program's violation deposited specimens may be considered by the court as evidence. Registration is made by the Russian Agency on legal protection of computer programs, databases and topographies of integrated circuits (RosAPO), which is part of the Rospatent. To register the program applied for, which should include: an application for state registration of software with the right owner, deposited materials, identifying the computer program, including an abstract, a paper on payment of state duty. After registration, the computer program is given a certificate. The issued certificate confirms that the designated date, it said in its citizens registered in his name the program. The advantage of such registration is that it is an official confirmation of their rights with respect to the object. Through the state registration of computer programs is recorded not the work itself, and its date presentation and information about the person who submitted the work.