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== Agenda for the Meeting ==
== Agenda for the Meeting ==
1. Presentation on the software patents that have been granted so far in India | Pranesh Prakash
# Presentation on the software patents that have been granted so far in India | Pranesh Prakash
# Presentation on the principles of patent law and software patents | Lawrence Liang (TBC) & Prabir Purkayastha (TBC)
# Discussion on patents and the development sector (freedom of speech, open standards, healthcare, biotech, agro-sector, etc.) | Sunil Abraham, Anivar Aravind, others
# Discussion on software patents in the Indian context: Indian Patent Act, and the draft patent manual | Prashant Iyengar, Venkatesh Hariharan (TBC), and Nagarjuna G. (TBC)
# Open house on software patents | People speaking will include: Abhas Abhinav, Sreekanth S. Rameshaiah, Vinay Sreenivasa


2. Presentation on the principles of patent law and software patents | Lawrence Liang & Prabir Purkayastha
(TBC = To be confirmed)  
 
3. Discussion on patents and the development sector (freedom of speech, open standards, healthcare, biotech, agro-sector, etc.) | Sunil Abraham, Anivar Aravind, others
 
4. Discussion on software patents in the Indian context: Indian Patent Act, and the draft patent manual | Prashant Iyengar, Venkatesh Hariharan, and Nagarjuna G.
 
5. Open house on software patents


== Special Invitees ==
== Special Invitees ==
This is a tentative list eminent person who could act as a jury
This is a tentative list eminent person who could act as a jury
 
# N.S. Gopalakrishnan (TBC, will get back to us by Wednesday)
1. N.S. Gopalakrishnan
# S.P. Shukla (TBC)
 
2. S.P Sukla


== Organisations Involved ==
== Organisations Involved ==