TY - BOOK AU - Hughes,Anton TI - The patentability of software: software as mathematics T2 - Routledge research in intellectual property SN - 9781138240599 PY - 2019///. KW - Software protection KW - Law and legislation KW - Patent laws and legislation KW - Computer software KW - Mathematics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The nature -- Why software patents are a problem -- The nature of mathematics -- Why mathematics is not patentable -- Why programming is not among the useful arts -- Implications ER -