April 1, 2009

As Appeal of Earlier Verdict Begins, Blackboard Sues Desire2Learn Again

By Jeffrey R. Young

Washington

A federal appeals court here heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the case of Blackboard v. Desire2Learn, in which the leading course-management company won a patent-infringement lawsuit against its largest rival.

But even as the appeals process in that long-running dispute began, Blackboard filed a new patent-infringement lawsuit this month against Desire2Learn, guaranteeing that the battle between the two companies will not end anytime soon.

Blackboard won

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