5. Paragraph 5 of Article 1350 of the Russian Civil Code states that a computer program cannot be patented. How can we patent it?

According to the law, a computer program is source code text. Accordingly, Article 1350 stipulates that a program’s source code text can not be patented. However, this article does not apply to a program’s algorithms. In this regard, a program’s source code is registered as a copyrightable product and an algorithm is protected by a patent for an invention

en RF Civil Code 3.2 stage patenting of a computer program

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5. Paragraph 5 of Article 1350 of the Russian Civil Code states that a computer program cannot be patented. How can we patent it?