[Fsf-friends] Re: THE PATENTS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2004

[Ramanraj K]

Ramanraj K wrote:

> The THE PATENTS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2004 is available online at
> http://lawmin.nic.in/Patents%20Amendment%20Ordinance%202004.pdf

Could anyone in New Delhi obtain a copy of the Govt. of India Gazette 
containing the Ordinace, and report if the online version is accurate 
[particularly the amendment to Section 3 in page 2]?  Please also mail a 
couple of copies of it to the FSF-India office at Trivandrum, if possible.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has made a statement at 
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=6074
The intention of the amendment appears to be to merely  clarify 
patentability of computer hardware in combination with computer 
programs.  If the Ordinance has used unintended expressions, it needs 
more careful analysis.

Thanks,
Ramanraj.