Last year, I wrote about a patent lawsuit launched by Blackboard against Waterloo-based Desire2Learn. On Friday, a jury in Texas ruled against the Canadian company, awarding $3.1 million in damages.
Desire2Learn Loses Patent Case in Texas
February 26, 2008
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Episode 277: Kate Robertson on the Risks That Lie Behind Canada's Unexpected Signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 277: Kate Robertson on the Risks That Lie Behind Canada’s Unexpected Signing of the UN Cybercrime Convention

Unfortunate, but also unsurprising. Anyone know why it is that a Washington company is allowed to launch a lawsuit against a Canadian company in a Texas court? Since they are based in Washington, I would have thought they’d have to file in Washington.