2010/8/10 Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) <r...@linux-delhi.org>: > On Tuesday 10 Aug 2010, Ankit Chaturvedi wrote: >> I'm not a lawyer, though i have been on the wrong side of software >> patents many times. >> >> It's not completely true that software patents are not allowed in >> india. The simple answer is, it depends on the technology. Mobile, >> multimedia codecs, et al are frought with patent issues that can be >> lawfully upheld in india. > > Not a lawyer either, but AFAIR "patents on software per se" are not > permitted in India. This is generally interpreted as disallowing > software patents but permitting patents of embedded software which is > tightly bound to the hardware it runs on. Of course, everyone > interprets the "per se" to their own advantage. > Patents on embedded devices is different than software patents. Software can not be seperated from embedded device and used individually without the required hardware. As such, it does not become a software patent.
> To the best of my knowledge a number of patents have been granted on > software in India too, but using an under-handed technique. However, > standard patents like on MP3 and MPEG technology are technically not > valid in India unless implemented embedded. I am asking for some URL for any such patent so that I can go through it and understand the software patents issue in more detail. Looks like software patents in India are "just HURD not SEEN" ;-) -Sudhanwa ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! www.projects4students.com _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
