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throw-qqqqqyesterday at 10:34 PM0 repliesview on HN

Very much is. "Software programs, as such" are exempt in the EPC article 52. However if the software program interacts with the world - if it has a "further technical effect" - it is patentable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_Eur...