June 2, 2006
Federal Officials Agree to Re-Examine a Company's Broad Patent on Online Testing
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has agreed to re-examine the validity of a patent that covers many types of online testing.
The owner, a company called Test.com, was awarded a patent in 2003 that relates "generally to a method of making a test and posting the test online for potential test takers." The company has since asked some colleges that offer online courses to pay licensing fees for rights to give students online tests.
Some colleges and organizations have
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