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Blackboard v iParadigms Is Over

As has already been reported in several other fora, Blackboard and iParadigms (the maker of Turnitin) have settled their patent dispute out of court and are working together again as partners. I’m not sure that we’ll ever really know what … Continue reading

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Sorting Out the Issues in Blackboard v iParadigms

The latest news is that Blackboard has stated that the language of the intellectual property waiver in their contract with iParadigms was specific to that contract, motivated by specific concerns about the particular company and business relationship involved. Blackboard further … Continue reading

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iParadigm's Statement on the Suit

Stephen has a press statement [.doc] from iParadigms, as does

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Update on Blackboard v Turnitin

Update: immagic has several more documents available (one, two, three, four) on what is apparently an outgrowth of a long-running conflict between iParadigms, the company that owns Turnitin, and Sciworth, the company that owns the Safe Assignment anti-plagiarism technology licensed … Continue reading

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Has Blackboard Filed Another Patent Suit?

It certainly looks that way. As usual, immagic has what little court documentation is publicly available. The defendant, by the way, appears to be the company that owns Turnitin. We know very, very little at this point. Stay tuned.

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