Comments on: Taking the Wikipedia Prior Art Effort to the Next Level http://mfeldstein.com/taking_the_wikipedia_prior_art_effort_to_the_next_level/ What Michael Feldstein Is Learning About Online Learning...Online Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:15:09 +0000 By: Leonard Low http://mfeldstein.com/taking_the_wikipedia_prior_art_effort_to_the_next_level/#comment-406 Leonard Low Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:06:40 +0000 996634001#comment-406 As well as looking at prior art that covers the patent just granted to Blackboard, we need to be aware of Blackboard's other patent claims, and lodge notifications with respective IP organisations. Blackboard appear to have also lodged patent claims on Learning Objects, educational portals, multi-language LMS systems, and embedded HTML editors. Check out these blog posts for more information on some of the patents lodged in Australia, and how to notify IP Australia of prior art: http://blackfate.edublogs.org/2006/08/02/blackboard-patents-in-australia/ http://blackfate.edublogs.org/2006/08/02/informing-ip-australia-of-prior-art/ Let's get proactive, let's get smart, and let's take action. As well as looking at prior art that covers the patent just granted to Blackboard, we need to be aware of Blackboard’s other patent claims, and lodge notifications with respective IP organisations.

Blackboard appear to have also lodged patent claims on Learning Objects, educational portals, multi-language LMS systems, and embedded HTML editors.

Check out these blog posts for more information on some of the patents lodged in Australia, and how to notify IP Australia of prior art:

http://blackfate.edublogs.org/2006/08/02/blackboard-patents-in-australia/
http://blackfate.edublogs.org/2006/08/02/informing-ip-australia-of-prior-art/

Let’s get proactive, let’s get smart, and let’s take action.

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