As I indicated in previous posts, the jury questionnaire should be made public by the end of the day today. It will take us some time to sort through it once it’s out, so expect updates over the next couple of days. In the meantime, D2L has posted the judge’s instructions to the jury. Written […]
Desire2Learn
Blackboard Seeking an Injunction Against New US Sales
From the latest piece in The Chronicle: Mr. Small said colleges have nothing to fear. Blackboard isn’t seeking an injunction against any of Desire2Learn’s already-installed products. It is hoping, however, to persuade the court during a hearing scheduled for March 10 to ban the company from future sales of its course-management system in the United […]
The Sakai Foundation's Response
Executive Director Michael Korcuska has posted a response on his blog. In my opinion, it hits all the right notes and is well worth reading in its entirety. I’ll just highlight one particular point Michael makes that I think is particularly important: One of the main reasons the Sakai project was started in the first […]
Details Are Trickling In
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]