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Court rules against Blackboard in patent fight
Learning management system giant ‘disappointed’ with appeals court ruling after lengthy legal battle with Desire2Learn
Scott Testa, a marketing professor at St. Joseph’s University who tracks education technology trends, said Blackboard’s aggressive approach to developing a reliable product and marketing among colleges and universities of every size has paid dividends. Securing patents, he said, is a key to beating out smaller competitors who market similar products.