December 12, 2008
Blackboard Sues Patent Office in Dispute Over Course Software
Just when you thought the patent fight over course-management software couldn't get any more confusing, Blackboard Inc. went to federal court late last month to sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, seeking to overturn a recent decision concerning Blackboard's controversial patent on course-management software.
The patent is being challenged on two fronts:
Front one is the courts. Blackboard previously sued its biggest commercial competitor, Desire2Learn, arguing that the
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