Unofficial translation 
 
 
 
Approved  
    by the Government Decree  
       of the Kyrgyz Republic  
 from October 27, 2011 N 686  
 
RULES 
on drafting, submission and cons ideration of an application  
for official registration of a 
 program for electronic computers or a database  
  
(as amended by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Repub lic dated November 23, 2018, No. 555) 
These Rules of drafting, submittin g and considering of an appli cation for official 
registration of a program for ele ctronic computers or a databas e are developed in accordance 
with article 2 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic "On legal prot ection of programs for electronic 
computers and databases". 
1. General provisions 
1. Basic terms: 
Rules - Rules for drafting, submitting and considering of an applicat ion for 
official registration of a progr am for electronic computers or a database; 
Law  -  L a w  o f  t h e  K y r g y z  R e p u b l i c  " O n  l e g a l  p r o t e c t i o n  o f  p r o g r a m s  for 
electronic computer s and databases"; 
Kyrgyzpatent -authorized state body in the fie ld of intellectual property; 
Application - application for official registration of a program for electr onic 
computers or a database; 
Computer  - electronic computer; 
State register  - State register of computer p rograms of the Kyrgyz Republic, 
State register of database s of the Kyrgyz Republic. 
 
2. Drafting and submission of an application 
for official registration of a program for 
electronic computers or a database 
 
2. In accordance with article 13 of the Law, the right to submi t an 
application is granted to the owner of the property rights to a  computer program or 
database during the term of the copyright (herein after referred  to as the applicant). 3. The application can be submitted by the applicant directly o r through a 
representative. The representative's authority is confirmed by a power of attorney 
issued in accordance with the leg islation of the Kyrgyz Republi c. 
4. The application is submitted to  Kyrgyzpatent directly or sen t by mail. 
5. The application must contain: - application for official registration of a computer program o r database 
indicating the copyright holder, as well as the author, if he d id not refuse to be 
mentioned as such, and th eir location (residence); 
- deposited materials identifying the computer program or datab ase, 
including the abstract; 
- a document confirming payment of the registration fee in the prescribed 
amount or grounds for exemption from payment of the registratio n fee, as well as 
for reducing its size. 
6. Documents attached to the application: - a duly certified copy of the doc ument confirming the transfer  of property 
Rights, if the copyright holder is not the author; 
- a duly executed power of attorney for representation, if the application is 
submitted through a representative. 
The term of the power of attorney for the representative may no t exceed 
three years. 
If the term of the power of attorney is not specified, it remai ns in force for 
one year from the date of its execution. 
7. Application documents (except for deposited materials that i dentify the 
computer program or database) mu st be submitted in the state or  official language. 
If the application documents are  submitted in a different langu age, they must be 
accompanied by a duly certified tr anslation into the state or o fficial language. 
8. Application documents a re submitted in one copy. 
9. Application documents must be d esigned in such a way that th ey can be 
directly reproduced. 
Application documents for registration must be made on sheets o f strong, 
white, smooth, opaque, non-glossy A4 paper (210x297 mm) and beg in on separate 
sheets, unless otherwise provi ded by the established form. 
The size of the fields on the application document sheets must be at least 
(mm): 
- left - 20; - the top - 17; 
- right and bottom - 7. The sheet fields must be clean. In each application document, the  second and subsequent sheets must be 
numbered in Arabic numerals. 
Application documents must be printed in black font. The text of the application documents must be complete, clear a nd free of 
discrepancies. 
10. An application for official registration of a computer prog ram or 
database must be filled in usi ng the CP form (Appendix 1). 
Surnames, first names and patronymics (if available) in the app lication 
documents are indicated i n the nominative case. 
Foreign names and business names are indicated in the Kyrgyz or  Russian 
transliteration. 
The application columns located above the word "Application" ar e intended 
for entering details after the application is received by Kyrgy zpatent and are not 
filled in by the applicant. 
The column "Applicant(s) (copyright holder(s)" indicates: -  s u r n a m e ,  f i r s t  n a m e ,  p a t r o n y m i c  (if available), address of re sidence 
indicating the country, citizenship, if the applicant(s) (copyr ight holder(s) is 
an individual. Data on the residence of the author - applicant are specified in 
the column " Author"; 
- full official name and address of the legal entity's location , if the 
applicant(s) is a legal entity. 
The column "Grounds for the rights to this work" is filled in i f the applicant 
is not the author. By placing the "X" sign in the corresponding  cell, the copyright 
holder is indicated. 
The "title of the work" column contains the abbreviated and ful l name of the 
computer program or database. 
The column "Previous or alternative name" is filled in if there  i s  a n  
additional name for the registere d computer program or database , under which a 
document related to this computer  program or database could be written. 
The column "name of a composite work" is filled in if the work was 
published as part of a composite  work. It specifies the name an d date of publication 
of the composite work (software package). The column "date and place of the first publication of the work " indicates 
the full date (date, month, year) of the first publication of t he computer program or 
database and the country (s) wher e the publication first took p lace. 
The column "Information about all works that are objects of cop yright used 
in the creation of this work" contains information about the ob jects of copyright 
used or necessary for use in the creation of this work. 
The column "Information about t he reason for re-registration of  the work in 
Kyrgyzpatent" indicates the numbe r of the previous registration  and its date, if 
such registration took place. 
In the "Author" column, the aut hor's surname, first name, patro nymic (if 
available), and/or pseudonym in the nominative case, date of bi rth, citizenship, and 
address of residence of the author, including the official name  of the country, and 
phone number are indicated i n the following order. 
The same column describes the author's creative contribution to  the creation 
of this work. 
If there are several authors, it is necessary to fill out the C P / DOP form 
(Appendix 2) indicating the volume of each author's specific co ntribution to this 
work. 
If the author wants to register his work anonymously, this colu mn is not 
filled in, or the author, specifying his name, asks not to ment ion it as the author 
when publishing information about the official registration of this computer 
program or database. 
The fields "application Documents" and "Documents attached to t he 
application" are filled in by pl acing the "X" sign in the corre sponding cells. 
In the "Deposited materials" colum n, the form of materials to b e deposited to a 
computer program or database (listing the source text, printing  an image, etc.) is 
marked. 
In the column "Information about the destination" to specify de tails about 
the target to which you should s end correspondence for this app lication, i.e. the 
address, the name of one of the applicants meet the usual requi rements of fast 
postal delivery, and telephone, Fa x, e-mail address e-mail (her einafter e-mail) (if 
any). 
The last column of the applicati on confirms that the informatio n specified in 
the application is reliable a nd corresponds to the deposited id entifying materials. 
The column is signed by the applicant or his representative wit h the date of 
signing. Signature and date are m andatory. The signature must b e deciphered by 
indicating the surname and initials of the signatory. When applying for registration from two or more applicants, the  application 
form is signed by each of the m, and correspondence is conducted  w i t h  a  
representative authorized by the applicants at the address spec ified in the 
corresponding column of the application. 
On behalf of the legal entity, the application is signed by the  head of the 
organization with the indication of his position, the signature  is decrypted and 
sealed. 
11. Kyrgyzpatent deposits materia ls that provide unambiguous id entification 
of the registered computer progr am or database, including the a bstract. 
The deposited materials identifying the computer program or dat abase must 
be presented in the form of the source text. 
In order to identify the deposited computer program, you should  submit 
materials in the amount of the first 15 and last 15 pages of th e listing (hard copy) 
of the source text, including th e page containing the copyright  notice and the name 
of the computer program. If the volume of the registered comput er program 
contains less than 30 pages of the source text listing, then th e listing is deposited in 
full. 
In order to identify the deposited computer program containing confidential 
information (for example, related to "know-how"), this fact sho uld be indicated on 
the page containing the name of the computer program, and also present the 
deposited materials in one  of the following types: 
- 15 first and 15 last pages of the source text listing with ex cluded parts 
containing confidential materials; 
- 10 first and 10 last pages of the source text listing without  any excluded 
parts; 
- 15 first and 15 last pages of the object code, as well as 10 or more 
consecutive pages of the source code listing without any exclud ed parts; 
- if the registered computer program contains less than 30 page s of the 
source code listing, the latter i s  d e p o s i t e d  i n  f u l l  w i t h  t h e  e xcluded parts 
containing confidential information. 
In order to identify the deposited database containing a single  file (a set of 
related records considered as a whole), you should submit mater ials in the volume 
of the first 15 and last 15 pages of the listing. 
In order to identify a deposited database containing more than one file, you 
should submit materials related to each file in the amount of 1 0 pages of the listing 
or in full if it does not exceed 10 pages. In order to identify new versions of previously registered data bases that are 
being deposited (containing both  one file and more than one fil e), materials related 
to their modified parts should be submitted in the amount of 10  pages of the listing 
or in full, if it does not exceed 10 pages. 
For a visually perceived form of publishing a computer program or database 
(a published printout of the sour ce text), one copy of the depo sited identifying 
materials is presented. 
If the registered computer program includes copyrightable image s on the 
display screen, the owner of the right to which is the person w ho has the right to 
the computer program, the set of materials identifying such a c omputer program 
should include materials that a llow you to uniquely identify th e images on the 
display screen. These materials can be submitted on electronic media in the form 
of a printout of this image, its photo or drawing. 
If the registered computer program includes copyrightable music al works, 
the owner of the right to which is the person who has the right  to the computer 
program, the set of materials id entifying such a computer progr am should include 
materials that allow you to unique ly identify the corresponding  musical works. 
If the computer program submitted for registration contains aud io and video 
materials, then examples of such  materials can be presented on electronic media. 
(In the wording of the resolution of the government of the Kyrg yz REPUBLIC dated November 23, 2018, no. 555) 
12. An abstract of a computer pr ogram or database that is inclu ded in the 
deposited identifying materials mu st contain the following info rmation: 
- name of the computer  program or database; 
- name of the applicant; - author name; - creation date; - scope, purpose, a nd functionality; 
- main technical characteristics; - computer language; - type of implementing computer. The average volume of the abstract  text is up to 1500 printed c haracters. 
3. Consideration of the application in Kyrgyzpatent 13. The application materials re ceived by Kyrgyzpatent are assi gned an 
incoming number and the date o f their receipt is fixed. The applicant is issued a receipt for acceptance of the applica tion materials 
indicating the name of the computer program or database, the nu mber of sheets of 
accepted documents, the incoming number and the date of receipt  o f  t h e  
application. 
The application is assigned a registration number to four numbe rs the high-
order digits indicate the year of receipt of the application, f our other figures - serial 
number of the application in a series this year, the figure 6 a fter the designation of 
a computer program, figure 7 - the symbol database that is ente red in the 
application form. 
14. The application is considered within two months. The received application materials are checked for the presence  o f  a  
document confirming payment of the registration fee for filing and consideration of 
the application in the prescri bed amount or grounds for exempti on from its 
payment or reduction of its size. If the specified document is not submitted, the 
application will not be accepted. 
At the request of Kyrgyzpatent or on its own initiative, the ap plicant has the 
right to Supplement, clarify and correct the application materi als before making a 
decision on official registration. 
During the review, verification is carried out: - compliance of the amount of the registration fee paid with th e established 
amounts; 
- availability of necessary docum ents defined by these Rules; 
- correct execution of documents in accordance with the require ments of 
these Rules; 
- compliance of the declared program or database with the objec ts that are 
granted legal protection in accordance with these Rules. 
For an application submitted in v iolation of the established re quirements, 
Kyrgyzpatent sends the applicant a request with a proposal to e liminate the 
existing shortcomings within fifteen days from the date of rece ipt of the request. If 
the missing or corrected documents are not available within the  specified period, 
further consideration of the application is not made, and the a pplicant is notified of 
this. The application review per iod is extended by fifteen days , respectively. 
The basis for the request can be: - non-compliance of the amount of the registration fee paid wit h the 
established amounts; 
- absence of any document provide d for in paragraph 5 of these Rules; - violation of requirements fo r registration of application doc uments; 
- improper execution of a power of attorney if the application is submitted 
through a representative; 
- the need to clarify the inform ation required in the applicati on columns; 
- violation of the requirements for registration of deposited m aterials. 
(In the wording of the resolution of the government of the Kyrg yz REPUBLIC dated November 23, 2018, no. 555) 
15. If the evaluation result is set, it is decorated on the obj ect, which is 
granted legal protection in accordance with parts 1-4 of articl e 3 of the Act and 
these Rules, the decision on offi cial registration of software or database. 
16. If, as a result of consideration of the application, it is established that the 
claimed object is not granted legal protection in accordance wi th part 5 of article 3 
of the Law and these Rules, a decision is made to refuse offici al registration of the 
computer program or database with  the relevant justifications. 
In case of refusal to register the application, the paid regist ration fee and 
application materials will not b e returned to the applicant. 
  Appendix 1 