This definitely needed explaining, thanks. I see nothing wrong (other than the utter failure of patent law to actually spur innovation and protect the inventor) in affording protection (assuming that both law and commerce will one day agree that this is the purpose) to true inventors; however, to name 'software' in any embedded device specifically, as enabled by the 'per se' phrase, is a travesty.
However, while opposing every dubious patent application is timely and pragmatic, it seems to me a more practical approach is to build support for an Amendment to the Act that will remove this lacuna once and for all. On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Prasanth Sugathan <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > I have seen some comments in certain posts and also some articles which > have appeared in press on Software patents in which it is mentioned that > many patents were issued during the period when the Patent (Amendment) > Ordinance, 2004 was in force . I think this requires some clarification. > > -- Vickram http://communicall.wordpress.com
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