Blackboard and Desire2Learn settle litigation
Category:LMS; Virtual Learning Environments
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Vendor:Blackboard Inc.
Date:14/12/09
Blackboard and Desire2Learn announced that the companies have reached an agreement to license each other's worldwide e-learning patent portfolios and settle all outstanding litigation between them. Under the terms of the Agreement, the companies will dismiss their pending litigation.

"We are pleased to have resolved our differences with Desire2Learn," said Michael Chasen, President and CEO of Blackboard. "Bringing this matter to resolution is in the best interests of both of our organizations, our respective clients and the broader education community."

"We're pleased to enter this agreement, and believe it is in the best interests of the educational community," said John Baker, President and CEO of Desire2Learn. "We will continue to focus our attention on our clients, as well as the development of our products and services."

Additional details of the settlement were not disclosed.


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