BIOINFORMATICS SOFTWARE: HOW PATENTABLE IT IS IN INDIA WHEN SOFTWARE PATENTABILITY IS NOT ALLOWED?

Abstract

The paper talks about permitting of software patent protection and patent laws in India. With digital India on the go patentability laws for India is running way behind. The paper analyses the legal aspect of software patentability in India and it highlights upon the latest development and advances in different fields software patentability, for instance, bioinformatics. If an essential field like bioinformatics software can be granted patent protection considering software patentability being allowed in India?