“Blackboard may lose its patent…”

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a preliminary decision Tuesday that would invalidate Blackboard Inc.’s patent on its e-learning management systems.

(Via Washington Business Journal.)

Blackboard Won. Making the case for open source

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Blackboard Won:This just in A Texas jury has found Kitchener software company Desire2Learn Inc. guilty of infringing on an American competitor’s patent.The verdict, announced this afternoon, allows Blackboard Inc. to demand a ban on sales of Desire2Learn’s products in the United States.(Via e-Literate.)Michael F. isn’t the only one who’s speechless at this decision. The [...]

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