[Fsf-friends] Norms for software patents to be finalised

[Nagarjuna G.]

On Saturday 19 Feb 2005 5:41 pm, Mahesh T. Pai wrote:
> Apologies if this has been noticed on this list. 
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Ram <prabhuram ( at ) gmail.com> -----
> 
>  > Norms for software patents to be finalised 
>  >  
>  > Business Standard 
>  >  
>  >  
>  > The government will finalise detailed guidelines for patent 
examiners
>  > over the next one month specifying the conditions under which
>  > software, polymers and other chemicals can be patented.
>  >   
>  > "There is a general notion that software can be patented. That is 
not
>  > true. You cannot patent software. However software embedded in
>  > hardware can be patented. All such issues are sought to be 
clarified
>  > through these working guidelines for the patent examiners which 
will
>  > be put up on the web once they have been finalised," an official 
told
>  > Business Standard.


we need to find out how to submit guidelines.  Should'we submit them
immediately to the concerned.  whom to send the guidelines.

Nagarjuna