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.