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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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