(IANAL) In Europe, software is not patentable unless there is a kind of physical/technical effect that goes beyond the normal interaction between the program

(IANAL) In Europe, software is not patentable unless there is a kind of physical/technical effect that goes beyond the normal interaction between the program and the computer. The usual example is the software to control a anti-lock braking system: as there is a technical effect, it is patentable... More details here: http://www.epo.org/topics/issues/computer-implemented-inventions/software.html http://www.epo.org/topics/issues/computer-implemented-invent...