The existence of mankind is unthinkable without progressive ideas in the field of medicine, education, industrial production, etc. The rhythm of modern life, characterized by a variety of technological solutions, changes in social and political conditions, inevitably entails the complication of social relations. At the same time, the current legislation should develop adequately to the trends of these relations. The need for discoveries also requires a different understanding of an inventor’s personality, the results of his creative activity, as well as the development of a mechanism for copyright protection. The ongoing researches confirm that today only a small number of copyright holders managed to really protect their copyright subjective rights. The need to find ways to solve the emerging problems determines the relevance of the study. The purpose of the study: analysis of the provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of copyright protection in a rapidly changing reality, as well as problematic issues that arise in the implementation of these provisions. The forms of participation in the civil circulation of objects of copyright in modern reality are becoming more and more significant, which is due to the complexity of judicial proof and the dynamism of legal relations in the field under study. The need to improve legislation is due to the importance of consistently updating legal regulatory mechanisms in the context of expanding economic sanctions. In the current conditions of restrictions, government bodies are developing measures aimed at stimulating the processes of import substitution. This circumstance actualizes the demand for domestic developments, inventions, innovative solutions that are important for the development of the country’s economy. In the process of research, the following methods were used: comparative legal, formal logic, analogy, interpretation of law, technical legal. Based on the results of the study, the authors come to the conclusion that the creation of opportunities for the progressive development of the intellectual sphere (conditions for the implementation of creative ideas and their integration into the economy) begins with the formation of a legal framework, taking into account the balance of interests of the parties.