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from Desire2Learn Patent-Info’s Blog
On March 25, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued its Non-Final Action on the re-examination of the Blackboard Patent. We are studying the document, found here, but in short, the PTO has rejected all 44 of Blackboard’s claims. We caution that this is a NON-final action; both Blackboard and Desire2Learn will have an opportunity to comment before a final action will issue, and after that, the decision will be subject to appeals.
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After months of criticism that its patent policies had the potential to squelch important education projects, Blackboard on Thursday announced a “patent pledge” under which it vowed not to assert its patent rights to sue open source projects or home-grown software used by colleges and universities.
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In response to a formal request filed by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today ordered re-examination of the e-learning patent owned by Blackboard Inc.
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We now have an LMS/elearning jobs category in our forum. Feel free to post any industry related job offers. Job seekers are also free to post their resumes.
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Moodle also have compiled a complete of key milestones in internet-based learning.