US Patent Office To Re-Examine Blackboard Patent

Posted by kdawson on Friday January 26, 2007 @03:23AM from the no-chalk-for-you dept.

Mr_5tein writes "Groklaw is reporting that the US Patent and Trademark Office has just ordered a re-examination of the e-learning patent owned by Blackboard Inc, thanks to a filing by the Software Freedom Law Center. SFLC's press release states, 'The Patent Office found that prior art cited in SFLC's request raises "a substantial new question of patentability" regarding all 44 claims of Blackboard's patent...' The SFLC explains that though such re-examinations may take a couple of years to complete, approximately '70% of re-examinations are successful in having a patent narrowed or completely revoked.'"

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Blackboard patent? by tsa · 2007-01-26 03:31 · Score: 2, Funny

I read the title and I thought: "Hey, has someone patented the blackboard? Cool!"

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1. Re:Blackboard patent? by krakelohm · 2007-01-26 04:51 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Damn marker sniffers.
  
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Oh well... by Superfreaker · 2007-01-26 04:28 · Score: 2, Funny

I guess its back to the old drawing board...