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22 Feb, 2008 7:23 am
The jury has begun deliberating in the Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc. case, 9:06cv155 in Lufkin in Judge Clark's court. Evidence finished Wednesday and the
jury started deliberations yesterday. While the jury deliberates, the attorneys are presenting the inequitable conduct case to Judge Clark.
29 Jul 5:41 am
This week the Federal Circuit issued a new ruling holding a computer-related "means-plus-function" claim indefinite where the specification did not adequately describe the structure or
process used to perform the function. In Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc. the Federal Circuit was asked to determine the validity of certain claims of U.S.
Patent 6,988,138, which relates to an Internet-based educational support [...]
10 Mar, 2008 10:35 am
Wired Campus: Blackboard Gets Into VideoSurveillance - Chronicle.com Blackboard Gets Into Video Surveillance Blackboard Inc., the course-management company,
clearly wants to be more than a course-management company. Today it announced a ... or other hazards (like dangerous weather) on the campus. With both the video security system and the
emergency alerts, Blackboard is selling services that reach beyond its traditional classroom territory. Because the digital surveillance cameras can send images ...
30 Mar, 2008 12:23 am
... S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a preliminary decision Tuesday that would invalidate Blackboard Inc.'s patent on its e-learning management systems. While more
accurate than ... NOT have the effect of invalidating claims. There were two re-exams filed on BlackBoard's US 6,988,138: 90/008,330 and 95/ ... and Trounson. The statements
contained no articulated reasoning with rational underpinning. The examiner in the BlackBoard matter also cited KSR on the "combination of familiar elements." 127 S. Ct. ...
12 Feb, 2008 9:01 pm
... one? Maybe it's Sharp Technology Ventures. Still, a troll? Does anyone know what Foley is talking about? In other news, Blackboard (a company headquartered in Washington, DC)
and Desire2Learn (a Canadian company, from Ontario), are litigating U.S. Patent 6,988,138 ... , and Southern Baptist churches, the high-tech industry doesn't have much of a presence in
Lufkin, Texas, where Blackboard Inc. has chosen to sue its Kitchener (Ontario)-based competitor for patent infringement. East Texas is, however, ...
28 Aug, 2006 11:41 am
... that virtual classrooms should closely resemble real ones. But a major education software company contends it wasn't always so obvious. And now, in a move that has shaken up the
e-learning community, Blackboard Inc. has been awarded a patent establishing its claims to some of the basic features of the software that powers online education.
Blackboard's patent doesn't refer to any device or even specific software code. Rather, it describes the basic ...
8 Aug, 2006 9:14 pm
By John Ottaviani Blackboard, Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc., No. 9:06-cv-00155-RHC (complaint filed July 26, 2006) Although this story does not...
26 Feb, 2008 12:10 pm
A federal jury in Texas awarded Blackboard Inc. $3.1 million, saying that a smaller Canadian competitor, Desire2Learn Inc., had infringed its patent for a system of
delivering course materials online. The jury also found that Desire2Learn had not shown clear and convincing evidence that Blackboard's patent was invalid. Read the article: The
Chronicle of Higher Education
31 Jul 8:43 am
Back in February of 2008 the jury in the Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc. case, 9:06cv155 in Lufkin in Judge Clark's court found for the plaintiff on
infringement and found that the defendant had not shown by clear and convincing evidence that the patent was ... didn't address D2L's claim that they were also obvious. The court didn't
address the infringement arguments on appeal, and held that Blackboard's appeal pertaining to the amount of court costs was moot.
2 Feb, 2007 9:37 pm
SiliconValley.com reports: Facing sharp criticism from academic computing experts, Blackboard Inc. announced Thursday what it calls a legally binding promise that it won't
pursue patent lawsuits against users of open-source online classroom technology ... A year ago, Washington, D.C.-based Blackboard, which has about 60 percent of the market for
so-called ``e-learning'' systems, was awarded a patent that covers some of the basic features ...
25 Jan, 2007 5:20 pm
... US Patent and Trademark Office today ordered re-examination of the e-learning patent owned by Blackboard Inc. Once again, we have the Software Freedom Law Center to
thank for filing the request. Their press release tells us this: The Patent Office found that prior art cited in SFLC's request raises "a substantial new question of patentability"
regarding all 44 claims of Blackboard's patent.... A re-examination of this type usually takes one or two years to complete. Roughly ...
31 Mar, 2008 4:27 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary decision that rejects all 44 claims Blackboard Inc. made regarding the controversial patent it was granted
for an online-learning system. The case could have major ramifications for the ongoing lawsuit between Blackboard and Canadian-based Desire2Learn.
31 Mar, 2008 6:05 pm
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary decision that rejects all 44 claims Blackboard Inc. made regarding the controversial patent it was granted
for an online-learning system. If upheld, the decision could have sweeping ramifications for Blackboard's...
1 Apr, 2008 10:05 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary decision that rejects all 44 claims Blackboard Inc. made regarding the controversial patent it was granted
for an online-learning system. If upheld, the decision could have sweeping ramifications for Blackboard's competitors and universities that use course-management software. Read
the article: The Chronicle of Higher Education
22 Feb, 2008 1:38 pm
Apparently Troll Tracker works in the local Dairy Queen in Lufkin, Texas, because he just broke the news that the jury in the Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc.
case, 9:06cv155 in Lufkin in Judge Clark's court just found for the plaintiff. No details yet.
23 Feb, 2008 5:59 am
The jury in the Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc. case, 9:06cv155 in Lufkin in Judge Clark's court found for the plaintiff on infringement and found that the
defendant had not shown by clear and convincing evidence that the patent was invalid. Plaintiff sought $17 million, and the jury awarded $3.1 million. Again, the inequitable conduct
issues are being tried to Judge Clark nonjury, so we should be seeing a ruling on those before long, as well as on any claims ...
28 Jan, 2007 7:15 pm
On January 25, in response to a formal request filed by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ordered re-examination of the
e-learning patent owned by Blackboard Inc. SFLC, provider of pro-bono legal services to protect and advance Free and Open Source Software, had filed the request [...]
4 Feb, 2007 11:40 pm
As reported elsewhere, the USPTO has recently granted a re-examination of the 44 claims contained in patent No. 6,988,138 B1 held by Blackboard Inc. This patent is for an
e-learning software that allows for a separation of students and teachers, and creates a forum for online coursework and discussion. The request for the [...]
28 Aug, 2008 10:05 am
Chronicle notes: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected a request by Blackboard Inc. for a temporary halt in the office's review [re-examination] of a software
patent the company holds concerning course-management systems.
26 Mar 9:04 am
... company (OCTBB: GOJO.OB) got its patents when it acquired Network Engineering Software, Inc. (NES) in 2005. And, says GraphOn CEO Robert Dilworth, "aggressively protecting
... 09-cv-00040-RC, E.D. Texas., 3/16/09. Blackboard Inc. owns some patents on e-learning that did a good job of getting ... against Desire2Learn, which says its
design-around means it should be free from that injunction. Blackboard, the industry leader in providing educational-management software used by professors in higher education
...
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