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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

EduPatent Fight As Complicated As Ever

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on April 22, 2009

As you might imagine, Blackboard and Desire2Learn have somewhat different interpretations of what the recent USPTO ruling means in the bigger picture. And there certainly is plenty of room for interpretation, given the complexity of the situation. There are now no less than three separate, parallel, but not entirely unrelated fronts in the legal war […]

Blackboard Patent Invalidated. Again.

By Michael Feldstein. Posted on April 17, 2009

Update: Turns out I was incorrect about the relationship between the old patent and the new one. The ruling may (or may not) have some influence on the suit over the new patent, but it is not determinative. This is getting very complicated. I’ll try to get a post up about at least some of […]

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