>> We are contacting Nuxeo SAS as a former supporter of the >> "Economic Majority" campaign (http://economic-majority.com/), launched >> by the FFII regarding a legislative project which tried to legalise >> software patents in the EU. >> >> Support from enterprises has repeatedly been decisive for our work, as >> exemplified by the successful defusing of the software patent directive >> in 2005. Although this has prevented software patents from being >> enforceable in Europe, the European Patent Office (EPO) is still >> granting such patents. >> >> As soon as the Parliament returns after the summer break, Members of the >> European Parliament will debate on a draft regulation about a unitary >> patent and on a draft international agreement setting up a unified >> patent court. But this project amounts to rubber stamp EPO's practices >> of granting software patents, which would be enforceable before a court >> that is likely to follow EPO's case law. >> >> In a debate where the position of patent attorneys and judges is yet the >> only one to be heard, we wish to ask for your involvement to highlight >> the damage the current project would cause to European ICT enterprises. >> >> Please let us know by answering this mail whether Nuxeo SAS >> would accept to publicly support the resolution below. >> >> For more information on the unitary patent, please see the dedicated >> website: http://www.unitary-patent.eu >> >> Yours sincerely, >> >> Benjamin Henrion, FFII president