The Waterloo Record has some more details (although there’s still a lot we don’t know): Of the $3.1 million awarded to Bb, there were $2.5 million in lost profits and $630,000 in royalties. I don’t understand this yet, but it appears at first blush as though the forward-looking damages (i.e., royalties) might be limited. The […]
A Bit More Detail
Campus Technology has some color on the verdict: Blackboard was seeking $17 million in lost revenue, as well as an injunction against the company, which is based in Canada. After a day of deliberation, the jury found the patent valid but suggested that Blackboard should be awarded only $3 million, according to coverage posted on […]
D2L's Letter to their Customers
From their patent blog: Dear Client, I am writing to update you on the current status of the Blackboard v. Desire2Learn Patent Infringement lawsuit. Earlier today the jury handed down its verdict that the patent is valid and that Blackboard should be awarded damages of approximately $3 million. As you know, Blackboard filed a patent […]
Blackboard Won
This just in: A Texas jury has found Kitchener software company Desire2Learn Inc. guilty of infringing on an American competitor’s patent. The verdict, announced this afternoon, allows Blackboard Inc. to demand a ban on sales of Desire2Learn’s products in the United States. The jury in Lufkin, Texas, awarded Blackboard damages of $3.1 million US for […]
Triggit: AJAXy, Mash-uppy Goodness
This is just too cool for words: I’d love to see this capability incorporated into LMSs. It would certainly help with the whole “chairs are bolted to the floor” feeling.
Giunti Labs Acquires Harvest Road
A good find by Scott Leslie. This continues the trend of LMS vendors and projects to incorporate content management right into their core product line.
Updates on Blackboard v Desire2Learn
A number of folks have contacted me asking for up-to-the-minute updates on the trial. To begin with, I am tagging all relevant articles so that they appear in the EduPatents feed. I probably won’t blog about most of these directly unless I feel I have something substantially new to say about them, so my advice […]