I have trimmed this post for the sake of brevity. My reply below.

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Vickram Crishna <[email protected]>wrote:

>
> 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.
>

Vickram, I agree with you. When the next Amendment is proposed, we should
vigorously push for the removal of the "per se" clause. However, the next
Amendment may be a few years away. In the interim, the oppositions is the
most pragmatic and practical thing we can do to change the game. If we can
invalidate a bunch of patents and demonstrate how this "per se" clause is
used to defeat the will of the Indian parliament, it makes our case much
stronger when the next Amendment comes along.

Venky
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