▁animals ▁other ▁than ▁non - bi ological ▁and ▁micro bi ological ▁processes . ▁( ...) ▁( paragraph ▁ 3 ( b )). ▁ ▁However , ▁despite ▁not ▁being ▁mentioned ▁as ▁an ▁exception ▁in ▁paragraph s ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁of ▁Article ▁ 2 7 ▁T RI P s , ▁' p ure ▁software ' ▁is ▁not ▁considered ▁an ▁in vention ▁under ▁European ▁law . ▁The ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁contract ing ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁T RI PS ▁Ag re ement , ▁i . e . ▁the ▁W TO ▁member ▁states , ▁was ▁that ▁pat ents ▁should ▁be ▁granted ▁in ▁all ▁fields ▁of ▁technology , ▁without ▁disc rim ination ▁( Art . ▁ 2 7 ( 1 ) ▁T RI PS ). ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁Paul ▁Hart n ack , ▁former ▁Com pt roller - General ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Pat ent ▁Office , ▁it ▁is ▁arg u able ▁whether ▁pure ▁software ▁is ▁a ▁technology , ▁or ▁is , ▁in ▁many ▁cases , ▁capable ▁of ▁industrial ▁application . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁its ▁accept ance ▁as ▁such ▁under ▁European ▁juris diction ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁political ▁matter ▁based ▁on ▁economic ▁interest . ▁ ▁Art . ▁ 3 1 ( 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁Tre aties ▁requires ▁" ordinary ▁meaning ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ". ▁The ▁same ▁provision ▁requires ▁interpretation ▁within ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁object ▁and ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁treat y . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁dispute ▁settlement ▁procedures ▁regarding ▁software ▁pat