On Friday 07 November 2008 17:54, Arun Khan wrote: > On Friday 07 Nov 2008, jtd wrote: > > http://www.pli.edu/patentcenter/blog.asp?view=plink&id=368 > > http://www.pli.edu/patentcenter/blog.asp?view=plink&id=371 > > > > Software patents are no more in the USA, even if linked to > > general purpose hardware. Probably even those linked to special > > purpose hardware. > > Seen a similar posting on another LUG list. This is good news. > > Does it have any bearing on the Indian software patent scene?
Definetly. > IIRC, you had posted a few links way back in July/Aug wherein > Indian software patents were granted even though there is no > software patent in India. SPs in India are superficially linked to some hardware. Several to mere pcs. Some to a little different (typical TY engineering servo motor drives) hardware. Since a precedent has been set, i am sure that patent trolls will now think a hundred times before serving a notice. Wether the granted patents will be reversed, unlikely unless someone challenges them. Till date there has been no response to my letter to the patent office on the SP issue. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
