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== Agenda for the Meeting == | == Agenda for the Meeting == | ||
# Presentation on the principles of patent law and software patents | Nagarjuna G. (Free Software Foundation of India) and 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), and 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 Sudhir Krishnaswamy (National Law School) | |||
# 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) | ||
# Open house on software patents | People speaking will include: T. Ramakrishna (National Law School), 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 | |||
== 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 | ||
# S.P. Shukla (to be confirmed) | |||
# S.P. Shukla ( | |||
== Organisations Involved == | == Organisations Involved == | ||
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# Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore | # Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore | ||
# Free Software Users Group, Bangalore | # Free Software Users Group, Bangalore | ||
# Free Software Foundation | # Free Software Foundation of India | ||
# IT for Change, Bangalore | # IT for Change, Bangalore | ||
# Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore | # Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore | ||
# Delhi Science Forum | # Delhi Science Forum | ||
# | # Movingrepublic | ||
# Open Space | # Open Space, Bangalore | ||
# Swathanthra Malayalam Computing | # Swathanthra Malayalam Computing | ||
# | # Servelots - Janastu | ||
# Mahiti | # Mahiti | ||
# | # DeepRoot Linux | ||
# Wiki Ocean | # Wiki Ocean | ||