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Trying To Follow Blackboard v Desire2Learn

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

There’s a blog post update from Desire2Learn on the latest back and forth between them and Blackboard over the patents. (Remember, there’s more than one patent now.) Here’s the latest, as near as I can follow it: On the original … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Settles with TechRadium

Posted on August 11, 2009 by

Update: It turns out that TechRadium has also filed suit against Twitter. Oy. (Via Laura Gekeler.) Blackboard and TechRadium have apparently come to some sort of cross-licensing agreement on their emergency notification patents. This isn’t surprising. What we don’t know … Continue reading →

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The Financial Impact of the Patent Loss on Blackboard

Posted on July 28, 2009 by

You may recall that Blackboard originally won a judgment of $3.3 million from Desire2Learn in their lawsuit. The ruling from the Court of Appeals means that Blackboar will probably have to return that money—plus interest—to Desire2Learn, as Blackboard indicates in … Continue reading →

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Another Victory for D2L, Another Opportunity for Blackboard

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

Update: Patently-O blogger Dennis Crouch has posted a legal analysis of the ruling in which he concludes, “Defendant Desire2Learn wins a complete victory (after a few million in attorney fees).” Via Desire2Learn’s patent blog, we learn today that the U.S. … Continue reading →

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EduPatent Updates

Posted on June 6, 2009 by

On the one hand, Thomson Reuters’ lawsuit against Zotero has been dismissed. Details are scant at this point. We don’t yet know the grounds for dismissal or whether Thomson Reuters will pursue other legal action. On the other hand, the … Continue reading →

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