Order on Extension of Stay
Order Denying Motion to Stay
Motion to Stay (PTO) Exhibits
Order on Desire2Learn's JMOL Motion
Follow up to Desire2Learn's JMOL Motion
Desire2Learn Reply Exhibits
Postverdict Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and Motion for a New Trial
Proposed Order and Exhibits
Reexamination Merger
Court Order
Desire2Learn's Response To Blackboard's Motion For Permanent Injunction
Exhibits to Desire2Learn's Response To Blackboard's Motion For Permanent Injunction
Jury Instructions
Joint Final Pretrial Order
Order Denying Blackboard's Objections to Memorandum and Order Construing Claim Terms
Blackboard Prior Art References
Responses to Markman Decision Objections
Attachments to Blackboard's Response to Desire2Learn's Conditional Objections
Objection to Markman Decision
Blackboard Objection Attachments
Markman Decision
Technology Tutorials
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Desire2Learn Claims Construction Response Brief
Blackboard Opening Claims Construction Brief
Order granting Desire2Learn's Request for InterPartes Reexamination
Desire2Learn Invalidity Contention Documents
Order Granting SFLC Ex Parte Reexam Request
Blackboard's Preliminary Infringement Contentions
Desire2Learn's Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Reexamination
Blackboard's Response in Opposition to Desire2Learn's Motion to Stay
Exhibits to Blackboard's Response in Opposition to Desire2Learn's Motion to Stay
| Exhibit A (687 kb) |
(Pages of Desire2Learn's Patent-Info blog, www.Desire2Learn.com/PatentInfo) |
| Exhibit B (526 kb) |
(Declaration of Mark Jones) |
| Corrected Exhibit B (135 kb) |
(Declaration of Mark Jones) (Note: Blackboard does not disclose why two versions of the same exhibit are attached) |
| Exhibit C (7 kb) |
(Not attached; furnished for outside counsel use only) |
| Exhibit D (102 kb) |
(Declaration of Andrew J. Olek) |
| Exhibit E (103 kb) |
(Ex Parte Reexamination Filing Data, June 30, 2006) |
Desire2Learn's Reply to Blackboard's Opposition
Exhibits to Desire2Learn's Reply to Blackboard's Opposition
| Exhibit 1.pdf (22 kb) |
(December 1, 2006 C|net article) |
| Exhibit 2.pdf (25 kb) |
(November 30, 2006 NewsForge article) |
| Exhibit 3.pdf (63 kb) |
(Dec. 1, 2006 Inside Higher Ed article) |
| Exhibit 4.pdf (19 kb) |
(Sep. 3, 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer/AP article) |
| Exhibit 5.pdf (136 kb) |
(Aug. 2., 2006 Chronicle of Higher Education article) |
| Exhibit 6.pdf (211 kb) |
("What's Really Happening in Inter Partes Reexaminations," Cohen, Joseph D.) |
| Exhibit 7.pdf (437 kb) |
(USPTO Office Action, Oct. 3, 2003) |
| Exhibit 8.pdf (423 kb) |
(USPTO Office Action, Jul. 8, 2004) |
Blackboard's Sur-Reply in Opposition to Motion for Stay
Desire2Learn's Request for
Inter Partes Reexamination
Appendices
| Appendix A.pdf (2536 kb) |
(Copy of Blackboard US Patent No. 6,988,138 B1) |
| Appendix B.pdf (322 kb) |
(Chart Comparing Claims Of '138 Patent and Educom/NLII Instructional Management Systems Specifications Document, Ver. 0.5 (April 29, 1998), and Other Relevant Prior Art) |
| Appendix C.pdf (175 kb) |
(Chart Comparing Claims of '138 Patent and Janison Solutions, Web Training Toolbox Management Guide (May 1999) ("Janison Solutions Management Guide), and Other Relevant Prior Art) |
| Appendix D.pdf (209 kb) |
(Chart Comparing Claims Of '138 Patent and S. D. Benford, E. K. Burke, E Foxley, N. Gutteridge, A. Mohd Zin, The Design Document for Ceilidh Version 2, Learning Technology Research Computer Science Department University of Nottingham (October 21, 1996) ( "Ceilidh Design Document"), and Other Relevant Prior Art) |
| Appendix E.pdf (181 kb) |
(Chart Comparing Claims Of '138 Patent and Fred T. Hofstetter, Serf User Guide Version 1.0, University Of Delaware (January 1998) ("Serf User Guide") and Other Relevant Prior Art) |
| Appendix F.pdf (213 kb) |
(Chart Comparing Claims Of '138 Patent and Topclass Version 2.0.0 Instructor's Guide (March 1998) ("Topclass Instructor's Guide") and Other Relevant Prior Art) |
| Appendix G.pdf (314 kb) |
(Chart Comparing Claims Of '138 Patent and Modeling the Virtual Campus by Gilbert Paquette (1995) and Other Relevant Prior Art) |
| Appendix H.pdf (40 kb) |
(Chart Comparing Claims Of '138 Patent and ClassNet: Managing the Virtual Classroom and Other Relevant Prior Art) |
| Appendix I.pdf (21 kb) |
(List of Prior Art Relied On In The Inter Partes Reexamination Request) |
| Appendix J.pdf (2443 kb) |
(Complaint Filed By Blackboard in Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc., Case No. 9:06 CV 155 (E.D. Texas-Lufkin Division)) |
| Appendix K.pdf (459 kb) |
(Answer of Requester, Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc., Case No. 9:06 CV 155 (E.D. Texas-Lufkin Division)) |
| Appendix L.pdf (104 kb) |
(Order on Plaintiff's Motion To Dismiss Defendant's Claim of Inequitable Conduct Nov. 6, 2006, Blackboard Inc. v. Desire2Learn Inc, Case No. 9:06 CV 155 (E.D. Texas-Lufkin Division).) |
ClassNet and Other Prior Art
Daedalus
FirstClass
Product Comparisons
Renaissance
WebCT
Software Freedom Law Center's Request for an
Ex Parte Reexamination
Software Freedom Law Center Filings with the USPTO