Software-Related Patents:
Columbia
copyright 1997 Donald M. Cameron , Aird & Berlis
Contents
Statutes
Article 4(c) of Decision 85 of the Cartagena Agreement excludes from the category of inventions commercial, financial, accounting or other similar plans and rules for games or other systems to the extend that they are strictly abstract. Thus software per se is not patentable. However, if the software is made part of a product or a process capable of industrial application, the invention may be patentable.
Article 12(f) of decision 85 of the Cartagena Agreement requires the disclosure to be clear and complete so that a person skilled in the art may accomplish the invention. In Colombia it is normal practice to submit a copy of the computer code with the application.
Regulations
There are no regulations that deal specifically with the patentability of software.
Case Law
There is no case law that deals specifically with the patentability of software.
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