elearning | Jason E. Shao

“Blackboard may lose its patent…”

Mar

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

Blackboard Won. Making the case for open source

Feb

2008

Blackboard Won:This just in A Texas jury has found Kitchener software company Desire2Learn Inc. guilty of infringing on an American competitorâ€™s patent.The verdict, announced this afternoon, allows Blackboard Inc. to demand a ban on sales of Desire2Learnâ€™s products in the United States. (Via e-Literate.)Michael F. isn’t the only one who’s speechless at this decision. The ...