-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ilugd] Revoking/Objecting to Software Patents in Indian Patent Office Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:02:56 +0530 From: Saurabh Nanda saurabhnanda@gmail.com Reply-To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org, GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India linuxers@mm.glug-bom.org
http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2007/09/spicyip-tidbits_23.html
India, prima facie, does not allow pure software patents or business method patents. But that doesn't stop companies from trying. The Indian Patent Office is already being flooded with the patents described as "A web based system to do XYZ" or "A computer system in conjunction with XY to do Z"
With no one opposing them (and not enough noise about this, like in the case of pharma patents), there's a high probability that this would get granted. Does anyone know of a concerted effort to keep this kind of cruft out from our country? Any pointers?
Nandz.
http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2007/09/spicyip-tidbits_23.html
India, prima facie, does not allow pure software patents or business method patents. But that doesn't stop companies from trying. The Indian Patent Office is already being flooded with the patents described as "A web based system to do XYZ" or "A computer system in conjunction with XY to do Z"
With no one opposing them (and not enough noise about this, like in the case of pharma patents), there's a high probability that this would get granted. Does anyone know of a concerted effort to keep this kind of cruft out from our country? Any pointers?
Nandz,
Why not FSF, maybe volunteers / members of FSF, review such patents while they are posted for public comments ?
/Ram
On 9/30/07, Ramanathan Muthaiah rus.cahimb@gmail.com wrote:
http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2007/09/spicyip-tidbits_23.html
India, prima facie, does not allow pure software patents or business
method
patents. But that doesn't stop companies from trying. The Indian Patent Office is already being flooded with the patents described as "A web
based
system to do XYZ" or "A computer system in conjunction with XY to do Z"
With no one opposing them (and not enough noise about this, like in the
case
of pharma patents), there's a high probability that this would get
granted.
Does anyone know of a concerted effort to keep this kind of cruft out
from
our country? Any pointers?
Nandz,
Why not FSF, maybe volunteers / members of FSF, review such patents while they are posted for public comments ?
Considering the importance of this matter, FSF India is willing to find a way of doing this. If any of you would like to work for FSF, FSFI can consider to compensate for their time. Please write to me if you know of such candidates.
Nagarjuna
Considering the importance of this matter, FSF India is willing to find a way of doing this. If any of you would like to work for FSF, FSFI can consider to compensate for their time. Please write to me if you know of such candidates.
Though am currently doing diploma in IPR @ NLSIU, Bangalore, am no expert in any form of IP ( patents, copyrights, so on and so forth), but am willing to spend time / efforts, in anyway that fits this objective.
Couple of suggestions on possible ways to "identify potential candidates":
1. Hold brief "awareness sessions" as part of the various events, like, http://freed.in, foss.in and other such events
2. Post this requirement at FSFI's website
/Ram
Considering the importance of this matter, FSF India is willing to find a way of doing this. If any of you would like to work for FSF, FSFI can consider to compensate for their time. Please write to me if you know of such candidates.
Nagarjuna,
Please have a look at this post:
http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com/2007/09/challenging-software-and-business.h...
I quote, partially from the blogpost, below, as the person has provided his / her e-mail id:
" . . . We know that there are some fabulous civil society groups opposing pharmaceutical patents, such as IMAK and Lawyers Collective. Is there one doing software patents? If not, this may perhaps be the right time to form one or to help an existing NGO take on this additional task by providing inputs. If any of you are interested, please let us know via the "comments" section of the blog or write to me at shamnad@gmail.com.
Hopefully, in the coming years, SpicyIP can provide legal inputs to anyone wishing to rid India of "bad" patent applications such as this and serve as a forum for generating more discussion around this theme. . . "
HTH,
/Ram
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