On the one hand, Thomson Reuters’ lawsuit against Zotero has been dismissed. Details are scant at this point. We don’t yet know the grounds for dismissal or whether Thomson Reuters will pursue other legal action. On the other hand, the U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to investigate whether Desire2Learn is violating trade laws with […]
U.S. International Trade Commission
Blackboard Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Desire2Learn in Canada
Once again, Jeff Bohrer gets the scoop. (Add this guy to your feed reader, for sure.) Blackboard has apparently been issued a Canadian patent comparable to its US patent and is suing D2L in Canada. As Jeff puts it, To summarize, here are the active proceedings in this complicated story listed in chronological order: – […]
Yet Another EduPatent Suit
Jeff Boerer has a good find on this. It looks like Blackboard has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission aleging that Desire2Learn is illegally importing software into the United States that violates a U.S. patent. I don’t know anything more than what Jeff has posted, so I recommend you go to his […]