While we think s/w and business models are not patentable in India the
following report says about 36 s/w and business model patents have
been granted in India!

http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/07005343/Cozy-deals-and-conflict-of-int.html

Patents (the non software ones included) are causing a lot of pain and
stifling innovation by small players even in advanced economies -
where the rule of law is much better than here. In India where
anything and everything has a price and can be bought, this is going
to create real havoc!

mano

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