44 www.worldipreview.com MURKY WATERS: SOFTWARE INNOVATIONS AND BUSINESS METHODS IN INDIA Patent protection in India is governed by the Indian Patents Act 1970. Indian soſtware companies such as Infosys, TCS, Wipro and many multinational companies have been proactive in filing patent applications for their innovations in India. is is evident from the annual report of 2010–2011 published by the Indian Patent Office, which indicates that in the year 2010– 2011, around 219 applications were filed in the field of bioinformatics and 9,594 applications in the field of computer science/electronics, which SOFTWARE PATENTS 44 World Intellectual Property Review March/April 2013 e soſtware industry has been one of the most promising sectors of the global economy. Many soſtware companies come up with creative business models in their endeavour to grow. In recent years, it has been observed that soſtware companies ardently seek intellectual property protection as part of their business strategies to build on their assets. In India, soſtware and computer programs are protected under the Indian Copyright Act 1957. is an increase of 12.6 percent over the previous year. In the same year, 892 patents were granted in the field of computer science/electronics. e grant of soſtware patents is a debatable subject matter under the Indian patent regime. e Indian Patent Act, 1970 under Section 3(k) provides that “a mathematical or business method or a computer program per se or algorithm” is non-patentable, which raises the questions of what is actually patentable under the act.
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MURKY WATERS: SOFTWARE INNOVATIONS AND
BUSINESS METHODS IN INDIA
Patent protection in India is governed by
the Indian Patents Act 1970. Indian so�ware
companies such as Infosys, TCS, Wipro and many
multinational companies have been proactive in
#ling patent applications for their innovations
in India. �is is evident from the annual report
of 2010–2011 published by the Indian Patent
O%ce, which indicates that in the year 2010–
2011, around 219 applications were #led in the
#eld of bioinformatics and 9,594 applications in
the #eld of computer science/electronics, which
SOFTWARE PATENTS
44 World Intellectual Property Review March/April 2013
�e so�ware industry has been one of the most
promising sectors of the global economy. Many
so�ware companies come up with creative
business models in their endeavour to grow. In
recent years, it has been observed that so�ware
companies ardently seek intellectual property
protection as part of their business strategies to
build on their assets.
In India, so�ware and computer programs are
protected under the Indian Copyright Act 1957.
is an increase of 12.6 percent over the previous
year. In the same year, 892 patents were granted
in the #eld of computer science/electronics.
�e grant of so�ware patents is a debatable subject