Why Software Inventions Are Just Like Inventions In Other Fields Of Technology In India?

It can be undisputedly argued that Computer programs and electronic circuitry diagrams both have been a subject matter of copyright protection but implementations of these appear more than the subject matter of copyright protection. However, there has been uncertainty and controversy over software patentability internationally including India for a long time. The software which can be termed as computer codes/programs written in any computer language is an intangible form/nature asset, and due to its nature, it is generally debated whether the software a subject matter of copyright or a subject matter of a patent. It appears that software, due to its special nature, is mistakenly considered a subject matter of copyright as 'literary work' primarily than a subject matter of patent as software inventions. This article discusses that the software invention, despite its special nature, is just like inventions in other fields of technology. This assertion has been affirmed