-------- 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.