The issue of patentability of computer programmes has been
fluxed with puzzlement since ages. Through this blog we will dig
into the concept addressing the topic of patentability of computer
programmes with technical effect and contribution and analyse the
meaning behind the suffix 'per se' added to computer
programmes in the patents act, 1970, in light of the recent
judgment of Delhi High Court, in the case of FeridAllani v.
UOI.
A computer programme is a set of instructions that enables the
computer to function or perform a particular task. According to the
Copyright Act, 1957, Computer Programme means a set of instructions
exhibited through codes, words, schemes, etc., including a machine
readable medium, which enables the computer to perform certain
tasks or achieve particular result1. A Computer
programme is categorized as a literary work, copyrightable under
the Indian Copyrights act.2
