Patent Office Rejects Blackboard’s User Role Patent
Monday, March 31st, 2008Back in February, a judge ruled in favor of Blackboard in a patent dispute case involving the concept of multiple user roles through a single log-in. The result was that Desire2Learn was found to have infringed on Blackboard’s patent rights and must pay damages of $3.1 million U.S.
The champagne must be flowing today in the […]
Jury Rules Blackboard Has a Patent on LMS User Roles
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Let’s be honest. The world of learning technology rarely has much in the way of legal intrigue. A significant exception is the patent case between two LMS providers, Blackboard and Desire2Learn.
At the core of the case are Blackboard’s allegations that they hold a legal patent on the idea of user roles in learning management systems.
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