You will probably run into design patents.
Software patents is not a thing in EU.
Very much is. "Software programs, as such" are exempt in the EPC article 52. However if the software program interacts with the world - if it has a "further technical effect" - it is patentable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_Eur...
I said design patents:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent
They absolutely are. That's a myth.
But also software patents and design patents are totally different things.
Software patents is not a thing in EU.
Very much is. "Software programs, as such" are exempt in the EPC article 52. However if the software program interacts with the world - if it has a "further technical effect" - it is patentable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_Eur...
I said design patents:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent
They absolutely are. That's a myth.
But also software patents and design patents are totally different things.