Patent Files Page

Ex. A.pdf (8 kb)	(Filed under seal)
Ex. B (transcript excerpts).pdf (132 kb)
Ex. C.pdf (8 kb)	(Filed under seal)
Ex. D.pdf (8 kb)	(Filed under seal)
Ex. E (Carter Declaration - Pacifica).pdf (109 kb)
Ex. F (Utter Declaration).pdf (117 kb)
Ex. G (Baker Declaration).pdf (92 kb)
Ex. H.pdf (8 kb)	(Filed under seal)
Ex. I.pdf (8 kb)	(Filed under seal)
Ex. J (St. Clair Declaration - TBR).pdf (1200 kb)
Ex. K (pretrial conference excerpts).pdf (16 kb)
Ex. L (Hightower Declaration).pdf (98 kb)
Ex. M (Niemi Declaration - Minnesota).pdf (183 kb)
Ex. N (Thomas Declaration).pdf (86 kb)
Ex. O (Glowa Declaration).pdf (68 kb)

Jury Instructions

Feb 25, 2008

Jury Instructions (78 kb)

Joint Final Pretrial Order

Feb 8, 2008

Signed Final Pre-Trial Order (133 kb)

Order Denying Blackboard's Objections to Memorandum and Order Construing Claim Terms

Feb 8, 2008

Order Denying Bb Motion Reconsideration of Markman Order (138 kb)

Blackboard Prior Art References

Feb 8, 2008

Jastrow, CBT Systems Roll Out New Training Pack for Microsoft, Computer Reseller News Network (December 1997) (80 kb)

Menefee, S., Using the Internet to Advance Education, Newsbytes News Network (December 1997) (119 kb)

Gill, D., Online Learning in the Off Hours, Business Week, December 1997 (208 kb)

Responses to Markman Decision Objections

Aug 30, 2007

Desire2Learn's Response to Blackboard's Objections (102 kb)

Blackboard's Response to Desire2Learn's Conditional Objections (1078 kb)

Attachments to Blackboard's Response to Desire2Learn's Conditional Objections

Blackboard Exhibit A.pdf (3443 kb)

Blackboard Exhibit B.pdf (995 kb)

Blackboard Exhibit C.pdf (4684 kb)

Objection to Markman Decision

Aug 22, 2007

Blackboard's Objections To Memorandum (634 kb)

Desire2Learn's Conditional Objections To The Order Construing Claim Terms (67 kb)

Blackboard Objection Attachments

BbAttachment01.pdf (109 kb)

BbAttachment02.pdf (283 kb)

BbAttachment03.pdf (120 kb)

BbAttachment04.pdf (248 kb)

BbAttachment05.pdf (251 kb)

BbAttachment06.pdf (295 kb)

BbAttachment07.pdf (3579 kb)

BbAttachment08.pdf (196 kb)

BbAttachment09.pdf (98 kb)

BbAttachment10.pdf (677 kb)

BbAttachment11.pdf (252 kb)

BbAttachment12.pdf (2425 kb)

BbAttachment13.pdf (236 kb)

BbAttachment14.pdf (1202 kb)

Markman Decision

Oct 16, 2007

Memorandum Opinion Construing Claim Terms (208 kb)

Order on Agreed Terms (85 kb)

Technology Tutorials

Jun 27, 2007

Submitted by Desire2Learn

Submitted by Blackboard *

* Note that the Blackboard tutorial was not designed to run on the web, and lacks a preloader. Please be patient until the initial file is loaded (15-30 seconds or more, depending on your connection speed). For similar reasons, the audio file may be inconsistent. Although Desire2Learn obtained permission to post the file, we do not have the source files to correct the situation. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

Desire2Learn Claims Construction Response Brief

Jun 27, 2007

Desire2Learn Claims Construction Response Brief(200 kb)

Response Exhibits

Ex 1.pdf (3395 kb)

Ex 2.pdf (165 kb)

Ex 3.pdf (49 kb)

Ex 4.pdf (550 kb)

Ex 5.pdf (1566 kb)

Ex 6.pdf (328 kb)

Ex 7.pdf (124 kb)

Ex 8.pdf (123 kb)

Ex 9.pdf (234 kb)

Ex 10.pdf (391 kb)

Ex 11.pdf (72 kb)

Ex 12.pdf (328 kb)

Ex 13.pdf (159 kb)

Blackboard Opening Claims Construction Brief

Jun 27, 2007

Blackboard Opening Claims Construction Brief(1082 kb)

Claim Attachments

Attachment 1.pdf (3806 kb)

Attachment 2.pdf (86 kb)

Attachment 3.pdf (301 kb)

Attachment 4.pdf (57 kb)

Attachment 5.pdf (1269 kb)

Attachment 6.pdf (1213 kb)

Attachment 7.pdf (65 kb)

Attachment 8.pdf (229 kb)

Attachment 9.pdf (328 kb)

Attachment 10.pdf (100 kb)

Attachment 11.pdf (242 kb)

Attachment 12.pdf (193 kb)

Attachment 13.pdf (1391 kb)

Attachment 14.pdf (48 kb)

Attachment 15.pdf (935 kb)

Attachment 16.pdf (319 kb)

Order granting Desire2Learn's Request for InterPartes Reexamination

Jun 27, 2007

Order Granting Desire2Learn's Request for InterPartes Reexamination(1188 kb)

Desire2Learn Invalidity Contention Documents

Feb 2, 2007

Desire2Learn's Preliminary Invalidity Contentions (369 kb)

Claim Charts

Ceilidh.pdf (249 kb)

ClassNet.pdf (395 kb)

Daedalus.pdf (474 kb)

FirstClass.pdf (488 kb)

IMS Spec.pdf (392 kb)

Invalidity Chart Under Sec. 112.pdf (64 kb)

Janison Solutions.pdf (212 kb)

Modeling the Virtual Campus.pdf (395 kb)

On-Line Educational Institute.pdf (505 kb)

Product Comparisons.pdf (290 kb)

RBAC.pdf (547 kb)

Renaissance.pdf (496 kb)

Serf.pdf (168 kb)

TopClass.pdf (337 kb)

WebCT.pdf (320 kb)

Order Granting SFLC Ex Parte Reexam Request

Jan 26, 2007

Order Granting SFLC Ex Parte Reexam Request (335 kb)

Blackboard's Preliminary Infringement Contentions

Jan 26, 2007

Blackboard'sDisclosure of Asserted Claims and Preliminary Infringement Contentions (107 kb)

Exhibit A to Blackboard's Preliminary Infringement Contentions(1180 kb)

Desire2Learn's Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Reexamination

Jan 26, 2007

Desire2Learn's Motion to Stay and Memorandum in Support of Motion to Stay Proceedings (73 kb)

Exhibit C to Memorandum in Support of Motion to Stay (374 kb)

The above Motion and Memorandum refer to a number of exhibits. With the exception of the exhibit listed above, all referenced exhibits can be found below under Desire2Learn's Request for Inter Partes Reexamination and the Software Freedom Law Center's Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination.

Blackboard's Response in Opposition to Desire2Learn's Motion to Stay

Jan 26, 2007

Blackboard's Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Desire2Learn's Motion to Stay Proceedings (64 kb)

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

Dec 7, 2006

Desire2Learn's Reply to Blackboard's Opposition to Stay Proceedings (49 kb)

Declaration of Jonathan Spivey (17 kb)

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

Dec 7, 2006

Blackboard's Sur-Reply in Opposition to Motion for Stay (75 kb)

Desire2Learn's Request for Inter Partes Reexamination

Dec 7, 2006

Signed Inter Partes Request.pdf (691 kb)

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).)