, ▁is ▁occasionally ▁referenced ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁legal ▁framework ▁for ▁the ▁pat ent ability ▁of ▁software , ▁and ▁on ▁whether ▁software ▁and ▁computer - im plement ed ▁invent ions ▁should ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁technology . ▁ ▁Article ▁ 2 7 ▁of ▁T RI PS ▁Article ▁ 2 7 ▁paragraph ▁ 1 ▁of ▁T RI PS ▁provides ▁for ▁that : ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁allow able ▁exceptions ▁to ▁this ▁provision ▁are ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁paragraph s ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁Article ▁ 2 7 , ▁and ▁neither ▁software ▁nor ▁computer ▁programs ▁are ▁mentioned ▁there in . ▁The ▁following ▁elements ▁may ▁be ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁pat ent ability ▁by ▁W TO ▁members ▁under ▁T RI P s : ▁ ▁( ...) ▁invent ions , ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁within ▁their ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁commercial ▁explo itation ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁protect ▁ord re ▁public ▁or ▁mor ality , ▁including ▁to ▁protect ▁human , ▁animal ▁or ▁plant ▁life ▁or ▁health ▁or ▁to ▁avoid ▁serious ▁pre jud ice ▁to ▁the ▁environment , ▁provided ▁that ▁such ▁ex clusion ▁is ▁not ▁made ▁merely ▁because ▁the ▁explo itation ▁is ▁prohib ited ▁by ▁their ▁law .( paragraph ▁ 2 ) ▁ ▁di agnostic , ▁th era pe ut ic ▁and ▁surg ical ▁methods ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁humans ▁or ▁animals ; ▁( paragraph ▁ 3 ( a )) ▁and ▁ ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁other ▁than ▁micro - organ isms , ▁and ▁essentially ▁bi ological ▁processes ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁plants ▁or