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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 principles of patent law and software patents | Lawrence Liang (TBC, Aternative Law Forum) & Prabir Purkayastha (TBC, 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 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) | |||
# 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) | |||
== 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) | |||
# S.P. Shukla (TBC) | |||
== Organisations Involved == | == Organisations Involved == | ||
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Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008 | Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008 | ||
Venue: | Venue: United Theological College, Ecumenical Resource Centre, IInd Floor. Millers Road. Benson Town. Bangalore - 560046 | ||