Yes, software are considered Intellectual Property and they are subject to copyright and patent laws.
Windows is Copyright software of Microsoft.
There are certain matters which require courts' interpretation as if the patent can be applied or not, but generally if you devise a software, you can patent the code to ensure it is not infringed.
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yes, software is 'patentable'...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patent
Yes, software are considered Intellectual Property and they are subject to copyright and patent laws.
Windows is Copyright software of Microsoft.
There are certain matters which require courts' interpretation as if the patent can be applied or not, but generally if you devise a software, you can patent the code to ensure it is not infringed.
I don't know what " Patentable" means.
Seems like my college school suck.