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Blackboard wins patent lawsuit - Darlene Darcy, Washington Business Journal
Blackboard Inc. won its patent infringement suit against competitor Desire2Learn Inc.. A federal jury in Lufkin, Texas, ruled Friday that the D.C.-based software company's patent is valid, and that the company should be awarded $3 million in damages, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Blackboard brought suit against Desire2Learn in January 2006. Desire2Learn claimed Blackboard's patent should never have been awarded because the patented system already existed in the marketplace. In a letter to customers Friday, John Baker, president and chief executive officer of Desire2Learn, wrote: "We will continue to challenge the patent's validity and Blackboard's charges of infringement. We are currently evaluating our next steps." The online learning community has been watching the case closely, concerned that a favorable outcome for Blackboard could result in additional legal actions by Blackboard against competitors.
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