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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 | | # Presentation on the principles of patent law and software patents | Nagarjuna G. (Free Software Foundation of India) & 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 (Red Hat), and | # 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 Sudhir Krishnaswamy (National Law School) | ||
# 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) | ||