TagVenkatesh Hariharan

November 23, 2015

14 Min read

A couple of months ago, you might have noticed press reports where iSPIRT took a strong stance against software patents in India. The global experience with software patents has been that it leads to increased patent litigation, and uncertainty for startups. Thanks to some enlightened policy making, India has been relatively free of the kind of software patent lawsuits that we see in the US, and...

Software Patents: Evil, Necessary or an Evil Necessity? iSPIRT OEQ Hangout

By Venkatesh Hariharan

In Open Ecosystem Hangout(OEQ), Open Source

April 21, 2015

3 Min read

iSPIRT organized a OEQ(Open Ecosystem Hangout) on 20th April, 2015, to understand the role of software patents within the software ecosystem.Software patents are a much debated subject in the technology world today. In some jurisdictions like India, software is not part of patentable subject matter, while in other jurisdictions like the US, software patents are rampant. Do Indian startups need...