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== Agenda for the Meeting ==
== Agenda for the Meeting ==
# Presentation on the software patents that have been granted so far in India | Pranesh Prakash (Centre for Internet and Society)
# Presentation on the software patents that have been granted so far in India | Pranesh Prakash (Centre for Internet and Society)
# Presentation on the principles of patent law and software patents | Lawrence Liang (TBC, Aternative Law Forum) & Prabir Purkayastha (TBC, Delhi Science Forum)
# Presentation on the principles of patent law and software patents | Sudhir Krishnaswamy (National Law School) & Prabir Purkayastha (Delhi Science Forum)
# Discussion on patents and the development sector (freedom of speech, open standards, healthcare, biotech, agro-sector, etc.) | Sunil Abraham (Centre for Internet and Society), Anivar Aravind (Moving Republic), others
# Discussion on patents and the development sector (freedom of speech, open standards, healthcare, biotech, agro-sector, etc.) | Sunil Abraham (Centre for Internet and Society), Anivar Aravind (Moving Republic), others
# Discussion on software patents in the Indian context: Indian Patent Act, and the draft patent manual | Prashant Iyengar (Alternative Law Forum), Venkatesh Hariharan (TBC, Red Hat), and Nagarjuna G. (TBC, Free Software Foundation of India)
# Discussion on software patents in the Indian context: Indian Patent Act, and the draft patent manual | Prashant Iyengar (Alternative Law Forum), Venkatesh Hariharan (Red Hat), and Nagarjuna G. (Free Software Foundation of India)
# Open house on software patents | People speaking will include: Abhas Abhinav (DeepRoot Linux), Sreekanth S. Rameshaiah (Mahiti Infotech), Vinay Sreenivasa (IT for Change)
# Open house on software patents | People speaking will include: Abhas Abhinav (DeepRoot Linux), Sreekanth S. Rameshaiah (Mahiti Infotech), Vinay Sreenivasa (IT for Change)


(TBC = To be confirmed)  
(TBC = To be confirmed)


== Special Invitees ==
== Special Invitees ==
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